योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-10

पूर्व प्रध्वंसनान्योन्याभावैर्यदुपशाम्यति ।
न शाम्यत्येव तच्चित्ते शाम्यत्येव तु दृश्यते ॥ १० ॥

pūrva pradhvaṃsanānyonyābhāvairyadupaśāmyati ,
na śāmyatyeva taccitte śāmyatyeva tu dṛśyate 10

10. pūrva pradhvaṃsanānyonyābhāvaiḥ yat upaśāmyati
na śāmyati eva tat citte śāmyati eva tu dṛśyate

10. yat pūrva pradhvaṃsanānyonyābhāvaiḥ upaśāmyati,
tat citte na eva śāmyati,
tu eva dṛśyate.

10. That which is understood to cease through prior non-existence, non-existence after destruction, and mutual non-existence—it (the phenomenal world) does not truly cease within consciousness (citta). Instead, it merely appears to be.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्व (pūrva) - referring to 'prior non-existence' (prāgabhāva) (prior, previous, former)

• प्रध्वंसनान्योन्याभावैः (pradhvaṁsanānyonyābhāvaiḥ) - by the categories of non-existence known as pradhvaṃsābhāva (non-existence following destruction) and anyonyābhāva (mutual non-existence) (by non-existence after destruction and mutual non-existence)

• यत् (yat) - that which (refers to the phenomenal world) (which, that which)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - is understood to cease (subsides, calms down, ceases)

• न (na) - not, no

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - truly ceases (subsides, ceases)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to the phenomenal world)

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्व (pūrva) - referring to 'prior non-existence' (prāgabhāva) (prior, previous, former)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, previous, ancient, eastern

Note: Used as an adjective implicitly qualifying 'abhāva' (non-existence).

प्रध्वंसनान्योन्याभावैः (pradhvaṁsanānyonyābhāvaiḥ) - by the categories of non-existence known as pradhvaṃsābhāva (non-existence following destruction) and anyonyābhāva (mutual non-existence) (by non-existence after destruction and mutual non-existence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pradhvaṃsanānyonyābhāva

pradhvaṁsanānyonyābhāva - non-existence after destruction and mutual non-existence (a combination of Nyaya categories of abhāva)

Compound type : dvandva (pradhvaṃsana-abhāva+anyonyābhāva)

• pradhvaṃsana-abhāva – non-existence after destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• anyonyābhāva – mutual non-existence, difference
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - that which (refers to the phenomenal world) (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - is understood to cease (subsides, calms down, ceases)

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - truly ceases (subsides, ceases)

(verb)

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

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (refers to the phenomenal world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cit (to perceive, to understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases

(verb)

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

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)