योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-22, verse-27

आत्मानमितरच्चैव दृष्ट्या नित्याविभिन्नया ।
सर्वं चिज्ज्योतिरेवेति यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ २७ ॥

ātmānamitaraccaiva dṛṣṭyā nityāvibhinnayā ,
sarvaṃ cijjyotireveti yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati 27

27. ātmānam itarat ca eva dṛṣṭyā nityāvibhinnayā
sarvam cit jyotiḥ eva iti yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati

27. yaḥ nityāvibhinnayā dṛṣṭyā ātmānam ca itarat ca
sarvam cit jyotiḥ eva iti paśyati sa paśyati

27. One who, with an eternally undivided vision, sees the self (ātman) and everything else as nothing but consciousness-light (cit jyotiḥ), he alone truly sees.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the individual essence

• इतरत् (itarat) - the other, another, different

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - with a vision, by means of perception/sight

• नित्याविभिन्नया (nityāvibhinnayā) - with an eternally undivided/non-separate (vision)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, effulgence, radiance

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who, which

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• स (sa) - he, that (person)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the individual essence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life, breath

Note: Object of 'paśyati'

इतरत् (itarat) - the other, another, different

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different, rest, remaining

Note: Object of 'paśyati'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - with a vision, by means of perception/sight

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, vision, view, understanding, wisdom

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नित्याविभिन्नया (nityāvibhinnayā) - with an eternally undivided/non-separate (vision)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nityāvibhinna

nityāvibhinna - eternally undivided, perpetually non-separate

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nitya+a+vibhinna)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual, continuous
  adjective (masculine)
• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vibhinna – divided, separated, different, distinct
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid (to break, to divide) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭyā

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Object of 'paśyati', encompassing both 'ātman' and 'itarat'

चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, effulgence, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, radiance, splendor, star, celestial body, divine light

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present Tense (Pashya-stem)

Root dṛś forms paśyati in present tense (Class 1 verb).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present Tense (Pashya-stem)

Root dṛś forms paśyati in present tense (Class 1 verb).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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