योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-27

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
भ्रमस्य जागतस्यास्य जातस्याकाशवर्णवत् ।
अत्यन्ताभावसंबोधे यदि रूढिरलं भवेत् ॥ २७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bhramasya jāgatasyāsya jātasyākāśavarṇavat ,
atyantābhāvasaṃbodhe yadi rūḍhiralaṃ bhavet 27

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca bhramasya jāgatasya asya jātasya
ākāśavarṇavat atyantābhāvasambodhe yadi rūḍhiḥ alam bhavet

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yadi ākāśavarṇavat jātasya asya
jāgatasya bhramasya atyantābhāvasambodhe rūḍhiḥ alam bhavet

27. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: If a firm conviction in the absolute non-existence of this worldly delusion, which arises like the illusory color of the sky, becomes sufficiently established (in one's understanding)...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of the delusion (of delusion, of error, of wandering)

• जागतस्य (jāgatasya) - of this worldly (delusion) (of the worldly, of that which exists in the world)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (delusion) (of this)

• जातस्य (jātasya) - of that which has arisen (of that which is born, arisen, produced)

• आकाशवर्णवत् (ākāśavarṇavat) - like the illusory color of the sky (like the color of the sky, like the sky's hue)

• अत्यन्ताभावसम्बोधे (atyantābhāvasambodhe) - when the perfect understanding of its absolute non-existence is attained (in the perfect understanding of absolute non-existence)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• रूढिः (rūḍhiḥ) - a firm conviction (firm establishment, conviction, custom, tradition)

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently (established) (sufficient, enough, complete, able)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes established (should be, might be, would be, becomes)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

third person singular, perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of the delusion (of delusion, of error, of wandering)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, wandering, confusion

जागतस्य (jāgatasya) - of this worldly (delusion) (of the worldly, of that which exists in the world)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jāgata

jāgata - worldly, relating to the world, born of the world

derived from 'jagat' (world)

Note: Agrees with 'bhramasya'.

अस्य (asya) - of this (delusion) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Agrees with 'bhramasya'.

जातस्य (jātasya) - of that which has arisen (of that which is born, arisen, produced)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhramasya'.

आकाशवर्णवत् (ākāśavarṇavat) - like the illusory color of the sky (like the color of the sky, like the sky's hue)

(indeclinable)

composed of ākāśa (sky), varṇa (color), and -vat (like)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+varṇa+vat)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

अत्यन्ताभावसम्बोधे (atyantābhāvasambodhe) - when the perfect understanding of its absolute non-existence is attained (in the perfect understanding of absolute non-existence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of atyantābhāvasambodha

atyantābhāvasambodha - perfect understanding of absolute non-existence

compound of atyanta-abhāva (absolute non-existence) and sambodha (perfect knowledge/understanding)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (atyanta+abhāva+sambodha)

• atyanta – absolute, extreme, complete
  adjective
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• sambodha – perfect understanding, knowledge, awakening, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Denotes the condition or occasion for the main clause.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

रूढिः (rūḍhiḥ) - a firm conviction (firm establishment, conviction, custom, tradition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūḍhi

rūḍhi - firm establishment, conviction, tradition, custom, usage

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently (established) (sufficient, enough, complete, able)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes established (should be, might be, would be, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative active

third person singular, optative active, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)