योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-39, verse-44

आभासमात्रमेवेदं परिदृश्यत एव च ।
स्पन्दः समीरणस्येव न सन्नासदवस्थितम् ॥ ४४ ॥

ābhāsamātramevedaṃ paridṛśyata eva ca ,
spandaḥ samīraṇasyeva na sannāsadavasthitam 44

44. ābhāsamātram eva idam paridṛśyate eva ca spandaḥ
samīraṇasya iva na sat na asat avasthitam

44. idam ābhāsamātram eva ca paridṛśyate.
samīraṇasya spandaḥ iva.
na sat na asat avasthitam.

44. This [world] is merely an appearance, and it is indeed perceived, just like the vibration of the wind. It is not truly existent, nor is it non-existent; rather, it is established as such.

Words meanings summery:

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only a reflection, illusion

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, merely

• इदम् (idam) - this [phenomenal world] (this, this one)

• परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, merely

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, pulsation, tremor, movement

• समीरणस्य (samīraṇasya) - of the wind, of the breeze

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, good, truth)

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - established in an indeterminate state (neither truly real nor truly unreal) (situated, established, existing, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only a reflection, illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - mere appearance, only a reflection, illusion

Compound of ābhāsa and mātra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, semblance, light
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhās (to shine) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Used as a suffix to mean 'only' or 'mere'

Note: Used adverbially to qualify the state of 'idam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, merely

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this [phenomenal world] (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'idam'

परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

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

Root dṛś with upasarga pari, passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, merely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, pulsation, tremor, movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, pulsation, tremor, movement

Derived from root spad (to tremble, move)

Root: spad (class 1)

समीरणस्य (samīraṇasya) - of the wind, of the breeze

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samīraṇa

samīraṇa - wind, breeze, air

Derived from root īr (to move) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: īr (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, good, truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, truth, being

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'na' and 'sat', present active participle of root as (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, truth, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - established in an indeterminate state (neither truly real nor truly unreal) (situated, established, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, established, existing, standing

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ava

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.