योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-34

यथा तैमिरिकाक्षस्य सहजा एव दृष्टयः ।
केशोण्ड्रकादिवद्भान्ति तथेमास्तत्र दृष्टयः ॥ ३४ ॥

yathā taimirikākṣasya sahajā eva dṛṣṭayaḥ ,
keśoṇḍrakādivadbhānti tathemāstatra dṛṣṭayaḥ 34

34. yathā taimirikākṣasya sahajāḥ eva dṛṣṭayaḥ
keśoṇḍrakādivat bhānti tathā imāḥ tatra dṛṣṭayaḥ

34. yathā taimirikākṣasya sahajāḥ dṛṣṭayaḥ keśoṇḍrakādivat eva bhānti,
tathā tatra imāḥ dṛṣṭayaḥ (api bhānti).

34. Just as to a person with a diseased eye (taimirika), natural illusions like "kesoṇḍraka" (floating specks) appear, similarly, these perceptions appear there.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• तैमिरिकाक्षस्य (taimirikākṣasya) - of one with a diseased eye (due to timira, a vision disorder)

• सहजाः (sahajāḥ) - inherent, natural, innate

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - Visual illusions, distortions of sight. (sights, perceptions, visions, illusions)

• केशोण्ड्रकादिवत् (keśoṇḍrakādivat) - like keśoṇḍraka and so on (floating specks, circles of hair)

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - Visual illusions, distortions of sight. (sights, perceptions, visions, illusions)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle of comparison.

तैमिरिकाक्षस्य (taimirikākṣasya) - of one with a diseased eye (due to timira, a vision disorder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of taimirikākṣa

taimirikākṣa - person with a diseased eye, one suffering from timira (an eye disease)

Compound where 'taimirika' (suffering from timira) modifies 'akṣa' (eye). Represents 'one whose eye is affected by timira'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (taimirika+akṣa)

• taimirika – suffering from timira (an eye disease), relating to darkness
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'timira' (darkness, specific eye disease) with 'ika' suffix.
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive case.

सहजाः (sahajāḥ) - inherent, natural, innate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sahaja

sahaja - innate, natural, inherent

Compound of 'saha' (with) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+ja)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭayaḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'sahajāḥ'.

दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - Visual illusions, distortions of sight. (sights, perceptions, visions, illusions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, vision, perception

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'ti' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhānti'.

केशोण्ड्रकादिवत् (keśoṇḍrakādivat) - like keśoṇḍraka and so on (floating specks, circles of hair)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix 'vat' appended to the compound 'keśoṇḍrakādi' (keśoṇḍraka and others).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśoṇḍraka+ādi+vat)

• keśoṇḍraka – visual illusion of floating specks or circles (literally 'hair-balls')
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'keśa' (hair) + 'uṇḍraka' (ball, lump).
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison.

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present indicative

3rd person plural present active of root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle corresponding to 'yathā'.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, here

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'tad' (that).

Note: Refers to the 'space' mentioned in the previous verse.

दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - Visual illusions, distortions of sight. (sights, perceptions, visions, illusions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, vision, perception

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'ti' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhānti'.