योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-47

दृश्यदृष्टिः स्फुटा येयं सा ह्यवश्यमसन्मयी ।
तन्मयत्वं च मनसः स्वरूपं विद्धि नेतरत् ॥ ४७ ॥

dṛśyadṛṣṭiḥ sphuṭā yeyaṃ sā hyavaśyamasanmayī ,
tanmayatvaṃ ca manasaḥ svarūpaṃ viddhi netarat 47

47. dṛśyadṛṣṭiḥ sphuṭā yā iyam sā hi avaśyam asanmayī
tatmayatvam ca manasaḥ svarūpam viddhi na itarat

47. iyam sphuṭā dṛśyadṛṣṭiḥ yā sā hi avaśyam asanmayī
ca manasaḥ tatmayatvam svarūpam na itarat viddhi

47. This clear perception of the visible world is certainly unreal. Understand that the mind's identification with this [unreal] is its inherent nature, and nothing else.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यदृष्टिः (dṛśyadṛṣṭiḥ) - perception of the visible, sight of the seen

• स्फुटा (sphuṭā) - clear, manifest, evident

• या (yā) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• सा (sā) - that, she

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, inevitably, certainly

• असन्मयी (asanmayī) - consisting of the unreal/non-existent, illusory

• तत्मयत्वम् (tatmayatvam) - the state of being identified with that, the nature of being one with that

• च (ca) - and, also

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, spirit

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, own form, identity

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• न (na) - not

• इतरत् (itarat) - other, different

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यदृष्टिः (dṛśyadṛṣṭiḥ) - perception of the visible, sight of the seen

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyadṛṣṭi

dṛśyadṛṣṭi - perception of the visible, sight of the seen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+dṛṣṭi)

• dṛśya – visible, seen, an object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Past Passive Participle form used as a noun/adjective
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्फुटा (sphuṭā) - clear, manifest, evident

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - clear, manifest, evident, opened

Past Passive Participle

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

या (yā) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, inevitably, certainly

(indeclinable)

Gerundive

Root: vaś (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here (neuter accusative singular).

असन्मयी (asanmayī) - consisting of the unreal/non-existent, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of the unreal/non-existent, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
  suffix

तत्मयत्वम् (tatmayatvam) - the state of being identified with that, the nature of being one with that

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatmayatva

tatmayatva - the state of being identified with that, the nature of being one with that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya+tva)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
  suffix
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness'
  suffix (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, spirit

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, consciousness

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - true nature, own form, identity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - true nature, own form, identity, characteristic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – one's own
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, the other

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