योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-3

यदीच्छसि मुने द्रष्टुं तं स्वप्नाभं मनोभ्रमम् ।
तत्समुन्मील्य विज्ञाननेत्रमाशु विलोकय ॥ ३ ॥

yadīcchasi mune draṣṭuṃ taṃ svapnābhaṃ manobhramam ,
tatsamunmīlya vijñānanetramāśu vilokaya 3

3. yadi icchasi mune draṣṭum tam svapnābham manobhramam
tat samunmīlya vijñānanetram āśu vilokaya

3. mune yadi tam svapnābham manobhramam draṣṭum icchasi,
tat āśu vijñānanetram samunmīlya vilokaya

3. O sage (muni), if you wish to perceive him – who is but a dream-like illusion of the mind – then quickly open the eye of spiritual knowledge and behold!

3. אם ברצונך, הוי קדוש, לראות את תעתוע החשיבה הזה הדומה לחלום, פקח מהרה את עין התבונה הרוחנית והתבונן בו.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to perceive

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the son, who is currently seen as an illusion. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

• मनोभ्रमम् (manobhramam) - a delusion of the mind

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• समुन्मील्य (samunmīlya) - having opened, having unfolded

• विज्ञाननेत्रम् (vijñānanetram) - the eye of knowledge/wisdom

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• विलोकय (vilokaya) - behold, look, perceive

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

present tense, 2nd person singular

From root 'iṣ' (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic (muni), saint

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Direct address to a sage.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to perceive

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - Refers to the son, who is currently seen as an illusion. (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - dream-like, resembling a dream

Compound of 'svapna' and 'ābha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

मनोभ्रमम् (manobhramam) - a delusion of the mind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manobhrama

manobhrama - delusion of the mind, mental error

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'bhrama' (delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+bhrama)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverbial particle.

समुन्मील्य (samunmīlya) - having opened, having unfolded

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root 'mīl' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ut'. Means 'having opened fully'.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: mīl (class 1)

Note: It is a gerund/absolutive form of the verb.

विज्ञाननेत्रम् (vijñānanetram) - the eye of knowledge/wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijñānanetra

vijñānanetra - eye of knowledge, eye of wisdom, spiritual eye

Compound of 'vijñāna' and 'netra'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijñāna+netra)

• vijñāna – knowledge, wisdom, discriminative knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'nī' (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The eye that perceives true reality, as opposed to mental illusions.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

विलोकय (vilokaya) - behold, look, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of lok

imperative, 2nd person singular (causative stem)

From root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'vi', in causative stem ('lokaya') and imperative mood.

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 1)

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