योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-67

यदनालोकनाद्भान्तिसंसारोरगभीतयः ।
यस्मिन्दृष्टे पलायन्ते सर्वाशाः सर्वभीतयः ॥ ६७ ॥

yadanālokanādbhāntisaṃsāroragabhītayaḥ ,
yasmindṛṣṭe palāyante sarvāśāḥ sarvabhītayaḥ 67

67. yat anālokanāt bhrānti-saṃsāra-uraga-bhītayaḥ
yasmin dṛṣṭe palāyante sarva-āśāḥ sarva-bhītayaḥ

67. yat anālokanāt bhrānti-saṃsāra-uraga-bhītayaḥ (bhavanti)
yasmin dṛṣṭe sarva-āśāḥ sarva-bhītayaḥ palāyante

67. From the non-perception of whom arise the fears of the serpent of illusory transmigration (saṃsāra). When He is truly seen, all desires and all fears vanish.

67. כשהיא אינה נראית, עולים הפחדים מנחש אשליית סבך הקיום התופעתי; וכאשר היא נגלית, נמלטים ומסתלקים כל התקוות וכל הפחדים.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - from whom (causes) (who, which, what)

• अनालोकनात् (anālokanāt) - from the non-perception of Him (from not seeing, due to non-perception, from overlooking)

• भ्रान्ति-संसार-उरग-भीतयः (bhrānti-saṁsāra-uraga-bhītayaḥ) - fears of the illusory serpent of saṃsāra (transmigration) (fears of the serpent of delusive transmigration)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - when He (in whom, when in him)

• दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - is truly seen (when seen, having been seen)

• पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they vanish, they escape

• सर्व-आशाः (sarva-āśāḥ) - all desires (all desires, all hopes, all attachments)

• सर्व-भीतयः (sarva-bhītayaḥ) - all fears

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - from whom (causes) (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Introductory relative pronoun for the causal clause, implying 'by which' or 'from which'.

अनालोकनात् (anālokanāt) - from the non-perception of Him (from not seeing, due to non-perception, from overlooking)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anālokana

anālokana - non-seeing, non-perception, overlooking

Compound of 'an-' (negative prefix) and 'ālokana' (seeing, perception)

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+ālokana)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ālokana – seeing, perception, looking at
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with 'ā' prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Indicates the cause for fears.

भ्रान्ति-संसार-उरग-भीतयः (bhrānti-saṁsāra-uraga-bhītayaḥ) - fears of the illusory serpent of saṃsāra (transmigration) (fears of the serpent of delusive transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhrānti-saṃsāra-uraga-bhīti

bhrānti-saṁsāra-uraga-bhīti - fears of the serpent of delusive transmigration

Tatpurusha compound: 'bhrānti' (illusion) + 'saṃsāra' (transmigration) + 'uraga' (serpent) + 'bhīti' (fear). Saṃsāra is compared to a serpent due to its delusive and fearful nature.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrānti+saṃsāra+uraga+bhīti)

• bhrānti – illusion, delusion, error
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 4)
• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• uraga – serpent, snake (lit. breast-goer)
  noun (masculine)
• bhīti – fear, terror
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The fears are personified as things that arise.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - when He (in whom, when in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'dṛṣṭe' to mean 'when he is seen'.

दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - is truly seen (when seen, having been seen)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, visible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'yasmin'.

पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they vanish, they escape

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of palāy

Derived from 'i' (to go) with 'parā' and 'ā' prefixes

Prefixes: parā+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'sarva-āśāḥ' and 'sarva-bhītayaḥ'.

सर्व-आशाः (sarva-āśāḥ) - all desires (all desires, all hopes, all attachments)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva-āśā

sarva-āśā - all desires, all hopes

Tatpurusha compound: 'sarva' (all) + 'āśā' (hope, desire)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+āśā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'aś' (to obtain) with 'ā' prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'palāyante'.

सर्व-भीतयः (sarva-bhītayaḥ) - all fears

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva-bhīti

sarva-bhīti - all fears

Tatpurusha compound: 'sarva' (all) + 'bhīti' (fear)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhīti)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhīti – fear, terror
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'palāyante', coordinated with 'sarva-āśāḥ'.

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