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!

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)