योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-52

यथा तापस्य पीनस्य भासनं मृगतृष्णिका ।
एवं पीवरमद्वैतं तथा चिद्भासनं जगत् ॥ ५२ ॥

yathā tāpasya pīnasya bhāsanaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇikā ,
evaṃ pīvaramadvaitaṃ tathā cidbhāsanaṃ jagat 52

52. yathā tāpasya pīnasya bhāsanam mṛgatṛṣṇikā
evam pīvaram advaitam tathā cidbhāsanam jagat

52. yathā pīnasya tāpasya mṛgatṛṣṇikā bhāsanam
evam tathā pīvaram advaitam cidbhāsanam jagat

52. Just as a mirage is the appearance caused by intense heat, so also is the world merely a manifestation of consciousness (cit) within the expansive, non-dual (advaitam) reality.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• तापस्य (tāpasya) - of the intense heat (of the sun or summer) (of heat, of suffering, of penance)

• पीनस्य (pīnasya) - of the intense (heat) (of the intense, of the abundant, of the swollen)

• भासनम् (bhāsanam) - appearance, manifestation, shining

• मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - mirage, optical illusion

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• पीवरम् (pīvaram) - vast, immense (referring to the non-dual reality) (vast, strong, flourishing, plump)

• अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - the non-dual (Brahman) (non-duality, the non-dual (Brahman))

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, similarly

• चिद्भासनम् (cidbhāsanam) - manifestation of consciousness, appearance of consciousness

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'tathā'.

तापस्य (tāpasya) - of the intense heat (of the sun or summer) (of heat, of suffering, of penance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, warmth, suffering, pain, penance

From √tap (to heat, suffer)

Root: tap (class 1)

पीनस्य (pīnasya) - of the intense (heat) (of the intense, of the abundant, of the swollen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pīna

pīna - full, fat, swollen, robust, intense, abundant

Past Passive Participle

From √pyāy (to swell, grow fat)

Root: pyāy (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tāpasya'.

भासनम् (bhāsanam) - appearance, manifestation, shining

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsana

bhāsana - shining, light, manifestation, appearance

Action Noun

From √bhās (to shine, appear)

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - mirage, optical illusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇikā

mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage, deer's thirst, optical illusion

From 'mṛga' (deer) + 'tṛṣṇā' (thirst) + 'ika' (suffix).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'tṛṣ'
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

पीवरम् (pīvaram) - vast, immense (referring to the non-dual reality) (vast, strong, flourishing, plump)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pīvara

pīvara - strong, vast, abundant, flourishing, plump

Derived from √pyāy (to swell, grow).

Root: pyāy (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'advaitam'.

अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - the non-dual (Brahman) (non-duality, the non-dual (Brahman))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advaita

advaita - non-duality, the non-dual reality, oneness

From 'a' (not) + 'dvaita' (duality).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dvaita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the non-dual Brahman.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

चिद्भासनम् (cidbhāsanam) - manifestation of consciousness, appearance of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidbhāsana

cidbhāsana - manifestation of consciousness, appearance of consciousness, shining of consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) + 'bhāsana' (manifestation, shining).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+bhāsana)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhāsana – shining, light, manifestation, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Action Noun
  From root 'bhās'
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, moving

Present Active Participle

From √gam (to go, move), referring to that which is moving or fleeting.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.