योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-70

द्रष्टा दृश्यतया तिष्ठन्द्रष्ट्टतामुपजीवति ।
सत्यां कटकसंवित्तौ हेम काञ्चनतामिव ॥ ७० ॥

draṣṭā dṛśyatayā tiṣṭhandraṣṭṭatāmupajīvati ,
satyāṃ kaṭakasaṃvittau hema kāñcanatāmiva 70

70. draṣṭā dṛśyatayā tiṣṭhan draṣṭṛtām upajīvati
satyām kaṭakasamvittau hema kāñcanatām iva

70. draṣṭā dṛśyatayā tiṣṭhan draṣṭṛtām upajīvati,
iva hema satyām kaṭakasamvittau kāñcanatām

70. The seer (draṣṭṛ), while appearing as the seen (dṛśya), subsists on its nature as the seer (draṣṭṛtā), just as gold maintains its golden nature (kāñcanatā) even when there is the perception of a bracelet.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• दृश्यतया (dṛśyatayā) - as the seen, by means of being seen, in the capacity of the seen

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - while appearing (remaining, existing, standing)

• द्रष्टृताम् (draṣṭṛtām) - the state of being a seer, subjectivity

• उपजीवति (upajīvati) - maintains its nature (subsists on, depends upon, lives by)

• सत्याम् (satyām) - being present, existing

• कटकसम्वित्तौ (kaṭakasamvittau) - in the perception of a bracelet, in the awareness of a bracelet

• हेम (hema) - gold

• काञ्चनताम् (kāñcanatām) - the state of being gold, golden nature

• इव (iva) - like, just as

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, subject

Agent noun

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्यतया (dṛśyatayā) - as the seen, by means of being seen, in the capacity of the seen

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - the state of being seen, objectivity, visibility

Derived from dṛśya (seen) with suffix -tā

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - while appearing (remaining, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to be, to remain, to exist

Present Active Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'draṣṭā'.

द्रष्टृताम् (draṣṭṛtām) - the state of being a seer, subjectivity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of draṣṭṛtā

draṣṭṛtā - the state of being a seer, subjectivity

Derived from draṣṭṛ (seer) with suffix -tā

उपजीवति (upajīvati) - maintains its nature (subsists on, depends upon, lives by)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

सत्याम् (satyām) - being present, existing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

कटकसम्वित्तौ (kaṭakasamvittau) - in the perception of a bracelet, in the awareness of a bracelet

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kaṭakasamvitti

kaṭakasamvitti - perception/awareness of a bracelet

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaṭaka+saṃvitti)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, anklet, ring
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvitti – perception, knowledge, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun
  Derived from root vid (to know) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

काञ्चनताम् (kāñcanatām) - the state of being gold, golden nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāñcanatā

kāñcanatā - goldness, the nature of gold

Derived from kāñcana (golden) with suffix -tā

इव (iva) - like, just as

(indeclinable)