योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-32

कथं मांसमयेनाक्ष्णा यन्न पश्यामि किंचन ।
तन्मायाजालमतुलं पश्यामि मनसाम्बरे ॥ ३२ ॥

kathaṃ māṃsamayenākṣṇā yanna paśyāmi kiṃcana ,
tanmāyājālamatulaṃ paśyāmi manasāmbare 32

32. katham māṃsamayena akṣṇā yat na paśyāmi kiṃcana
tat māyājālam atulam paśyāmi manasā ambare

32. katham māṃsamayena akṣṇā yat kiṃcana na paśyāmi
tat atulam māyājālam ambare manasā paśyāmi

32. How is it that with a fleshy eye I perceive nothing, yet with my mind, I behold that incomparable net of illusion (māyā) in the sky?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• मांसमयेन (māṁsamayena) - by the fleshy, made of flesh

• अक्ष्णा (akṣṇā) - by the eye, with the eye

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• मायाजालम् (māyājālam) - net of illusion (māyā)

• अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequalled

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

मांसमयेन (māṁsamayena) - by the fleshy, made of flesh

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of māṃsamaya

māṁsamaya - made of flesh, fleshy

Derived from 'māṃsa' (flesh) with suffix '-maya' (made of).

Note: Qualifies 'akṣṇā'

अक्ष्णा (akṣṇā) - by the eye, with the eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye

यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, here used to introduce the 'that' clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

present active indicative

Root 'dṛś' (to see) forms present stem 'paśya'. First person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever (with negative)

Combination of 'kim' and 'cana'.

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi', intensified by 'na'.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'māyājālam'.

मायाजालम् (māyājālam) - net of illusion (māyā)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyājāla

māyājāla - net of illusion, snare of delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+jāla)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, unreality
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'

अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, unequalled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, unequalled, peerless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tula)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tula – scale, balance, measure, comparison
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'māyājālam'

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

present active indicative

Root 'dṛś' (to see) forms present stem 'paśya'. First person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment