योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-32

जलादृते पयोवीचौ नाहं पश्यामि किंचन ।
वीचित्वं तादृशं दृष्टं यत्र नास्त्येव तत्र हि ॥ ३२ ॥

jalādṛte payovīcau nāhaṃ paśyāmi kiṃcana ,
vīcitvaṃ tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ yatra nāstyeva tatra hi 32

32. jalāt ṛte payovīcau na aham paśyāmi kiṃcana
vīcitvam tādṛśam dṛṣṭam yatra na asti eva tatra hi

32. payovīcau jalāt ṛte aham kiṃcana na paśyāmi.
hi,
vīcitvam tādṛśam dṛṣṭam yatra (jalaṃ) na asti eva,
tatra (vīcitvam) na (bhavati).

32. In a water-wave, I perceive nothing apart from water. Indeed, 'wave-ness' is observed in such a way that it simply does not exist where (water) is absent.

Words meanings summery:

• जलात् (jalāt) - from water

• ऋते (ṛte) - apart from (without, except, apart from)

• पयोवीचौ (payovīcau) - in a water-wave (in a water-wave, in a wave of milk)

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (anything, something, whatsoever)

• वीचित्वम् (vīcitvam) - 'wave-ness' (the state of being a wave, wave-ness)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (a manner) (such, of that kind)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is observed (seen, perceived, observed)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - simply (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (where water is absent) (there, in that place)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

Words meanings and morphology

जलात् (jalāt) - from water

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Governed by `ṛte`.

ऋते (ṛte) - apart from (without, except, apart from)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition-like indeclinable governing the ablative.

पयोवीचौ (payovīcau) - in a water-wave (in a water-wave, in a wave of milk)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of payovīci

payovīci - water-wave, wave of milk

Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+vīci)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• vīci – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)

Note: Locative case indicating location.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Personal pronoun.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense Active

Root dṛś (to see), conjugated in present tense, 1st person singular. stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (anything, something, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever

Compound 'kim ca na'

Note: Object of `paśyāmi`.

वीचित्वम् (vīcitvam) - 'wave-ness' (the state of being a wave, wave-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīcitva

vīcitva - the state of being a wave, wave-ness

Derived from vīci + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of `dṛṣṭam`.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (a manner) (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar

Compound 'tad dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `vīcitvam` (or adverbial usage).

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - is observed (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Root dṛś (to see) + kta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used verbally, implying 'is observed'.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - simply (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत्र (tatra) - there (where water is absent) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.