योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-27

दृश्यं पश्यन्स्वमात्मानं न द्रष्टा संप्रपश्यति ।
प्रपञ्चाक्रान्तसंवित्तेः कस्योदेति निजा स्थितिः ॥ २७ ॥

dṛśyaṃ paśyansvamātmānaṃ na draṣṭā saṃprapaśyati ,
prapañcākrāntasaṃvitteḥ kasyodeti nijā sthitiḥ 27

27. dṛśyam paśyan svam ātmānam na draṣṭā samprapaśyati
prapañcākrāntasaṃvitteḥ kasya udeti nijā sthitiḥ

27. dṛśyam paśyan draṣṭā svam ātmānam na samprapaśyati.
prapañcākrāntasaṃvitteḥ kasya nijā sthitiḥ udeti?

27. One who perceives (paśyan) the visible world (dṛśyam) does not truly see (samprapaśyati) their own self (ātman). For one whose consciousness (saṃvit) is overwhelmed by the phenomenal world (prapañca), how can their true intrinsic state (nijā sthiti) manifest?

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, object of perception

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing

• स्वम् (svam) - own

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true, essential self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the individual soul)

• न (na) - not, no

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer, witness

• सम्प्रपश्यति (samprapaśyati) - truly sees, perceives clearly, fully discerns

• प्रपञ्चाक्रान्तसंवित्तेः (prapañcākrāntasaṁvitteḥ) - of one whose inner understanding (saṃvit) is entirely taken over by the illusory, expanded world of multiplicity (prapañca) (of one whose consciousness is overwhelmed by the phenomenal world)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, manifests

• निजा (nijā) - own, inherent, true

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, firmness

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, object of perception

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `ya`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of `paśyan`.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observer

Present Active Participle

From root `dṛś` (to see), which takes `paśya` in present tense forms.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'samprapaśyati'.

स्वम् (svam) - own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true, essential self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the individual soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, vital breath, mind

Accusative singular of `ātman`.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of `samprapaśyati`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

Note: Negates `samprapaśyati`.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer, witness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness

agent noun

From root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `tṛ`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of `samprapaśyati`.

सम्प्रपश्यति (samprapaśyati) - truly sees, perceives clearly, fully discerns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of samprapaś

Present Active

From root `dṛś` (to see) with prefixes `sam` and `pra`. `dṛś` becomes `paś` in present forms.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रपञ्चाक्रान्तसंवित्तेः (prapañcākrāntasaṁvitteḥ) - of one whose inner understanding (saṃvit) is entirely taken over by the illusory, expanded world of multiplicity (prapañca) (of one whose consciousness is overwhelmed by the phenomenal world)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prapañcākrāntasaṃvit

prapañcākrāntasaṁvit - consciousness overwhelmed by the phenomenal world

Compound noun in genitive singular.

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (prapañcākrānta+saṃvit)

• prapañcākrānta – overwhelmed by the phenomenal world
  adjective
  Compound formed from `prapañca` (phenomenal world) and `ākrānta` (overwhelmed).
• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vid` (to know) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: This is a long compound in the genitive case.

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Genitive singular of interrogative pronoun `kim`.

Note: Asks "whose [state]".

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ud-i

Present Active

From root `i` (to go) with prefix `ud`.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

निजा (nijā) - own, inherent, true

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nija

nija - own, innate, peculiar, true

Feminine nominative singular of `nija`.

Note: Agrees with `sthitiḥ`.

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, permanence, intrinsic nature

From root `sthā` (to stand). Nominative singular of `sthiti` (i-stem).

Root: sthā (class 1)