योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-10

यस्योन्मेषनिमेषार्धाद्विदः प्रलयसंभवौ ।
पश्येत्त्रिलोक्याः स्वसमः स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते ॥ १० ॥

yasyonmeṣanimeṣārdhādvidaḥ pralayasaṃbhavau ,
paśyettrilokyāḥ svasamaḥ sa jīvanmukta ucyate 10

10. yasya unmeṣa-nimeṣa-ardhāt vidaḥ pralaya-saṃbhavau
paśyet tri-lokyāḥ sva-samaḥ saḥ jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate

10. saḥ yasya unmeṣa-nimeṣa-ardhāt vidaḥ pralaya-saṃbhavau,
tri-lokyāḥ sva-samaḥ paśyet,
jīvanmuktaḥ ucyate.

10. The individual from whose half-blinks (unmeṣa-nimeṣa) occur the dissolution (pralaya) and creation (saṃbhava) of the knower, and who regards the three worlds (trilokī) as equal to himself, is declared to be liberated while living (jīvanmukta).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• उन्मेष-निमेष-अर्धात् (unmeṣa-nimeṣa-ardhāt) - from half of opening and closing of eyelids, from half of a blink

• विदः (vidaḥ) - referring to the ultimate knower/creator, such as Brahmā or Viṣṇu, whose blink marks cosmic cycles (of the knower, of the wise one)

• प्रलय-संभवौ (pralaya-saṁbhavau) - the cosmic cycles of dissolution (pralaya) and creation (saṃbhava) (dissolution and creation, origin and destruction)

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - used in a descriptive sense, 'he who sees' (he should see, may he see, one who sees)

• त्रि-लोक्याः (tri-lokyāḥ) - of the three worlds

• स्व-समः (sva-samaḥ) - equal to oneself, self-equal, like oneself

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - one who has attained liberation (mokṣa) in this very life (liberated while living, a living liberated one)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the person being described.

उन्मेष-निमेष-अर्धात् (unmeṣa-nimeṣa-ardhāt) - from half of opening and closing of eyelids, from half of a blink

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of unmeṣanimeṣārdha

unmeṣanimeṣārdha - half of an opening and closing of eyelids, half a blink

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (unmeṣa+nimeṣa+ardha)

• unmeṣa – opening of the eyes, twinkling
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-miṣ
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• nimeṣa – closing of the eyes, winking, blinking
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-miṣ
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• ardha – half
  noun (neuter)

विदः (vidaḥ) - referring to the ultimate knower/creator, such as Brahmā or Viṣṇu, whose blink marks cosmic cycles (of the knower, of the wise one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vid

vid - knower, wise person, knowledge

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रलय-संभवौ (pralaya-saṁbhavau) - the cosmic cycles of dissolution (pralaya) and creation (saṃbhava) (dissolution and creation, origin and destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pralayasaṃbhava

pralayasaṁbhava - dissolution and creation/origin

Compound type : dvandva (pralaya+saṃbhava)

• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-lī
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• saṃbhava – origin, birth, creation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bhū
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Dual subject.

पश्येत् (paśyet) - used in a descriptive sense, 'he who sees' (he should see, may he see, one who sees)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of paś

Root dṛś (to see) is replaced by paś in present tense forms.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here in a descriptive sense, 'he who sees'.

त्रि-लोक्याः (tri-lokyāḥ) - of the three worlds

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of trilokī

trilokī - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)

स्व-समः (sva-samaḥ) - equal to oneself, self-equal, like oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasama

svasama - equal to oneself, like oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sama)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• sama – equal, same, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject of paśyet.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence.

जीवन्मुक्तः (jīvanmuktaḥ) - one who has attained liberation (mokṣa) in this very life (liberated while living, a living liberated one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvanmukta

jīvanmukta - liberated while living, a living liberated person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīvat+mukta)

• jīvat – living, alive
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, free
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (to release, free)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)