योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-17

अप्रेक्ष्यमाणा स्फुरति प्रेक्षिता सु विनश्यति ।
मायेयमपरिज्ञायमानरूपैव वल्गति ॥ १७ ॥

aprekṣyamāṇā sphurati prekṣitā su vinaśyati ,
māyeyamaparijñāyamānarūpaiva valgati 17

17. aprekṣyamāṇā sphurati prekṣitā su vinaśyati
māyā iyam aparijñāyamānarūpā eva valgati

17. (māyā) aprekṣyamāṇā sphurati.
(sā) prekṣitā su vinaśyati.
iyam māyā aparijñāyamānarūpā eva valgati.

17. Unobserved, it manifests; but when observed, it surely vanishes. This illusion (māyā), whose form is not known, indeed moves about.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रेक्ष्यमाणा (aprekṣyamāṇā) - unobserved (unobserved, not being seen, unperceived)

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (flashes, vibrates, quivers, appears, manifests)

• प्रेक्षिता (prekṣitā) - when observed (observed, seen, perceived)

• सु (su) - surely (well, good, easily, indeed)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - vanishes (perishes, vanishes, is destroyed, is lost)

• माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, art, magic, deception, cosmic illusion (māyā))

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she, it)

• अपरिज्ञायमानरूपा (aparijñāyamānarūpā) - whose form is not known (whose form is not known, having an unknown form)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• वल्गति (valgati) - moves about (prances, moves about, jumps, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रेक्ष्यमाणा (aprekṣyamāṇā) - unobserved (unobserved, not being seen, unperceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aprekṣyamāṇa

aprekṣyamāṇa - unobserved, not being seen, unperceived

Present Passive Participle

A- (negative prefix) + pra- (prefix) + īkṣ (root, to see) + yamāṇa (passive participle suffix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prakṣyamāṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• prakṣyamāṇa – being observed, being seen
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  Pra- (prefix) + īkṣ (root, to see) + yamāṇa (passive participle suffix).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes implied māyā.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (flashes, vibrates, quivers, appears, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root sphur (6th class, Parasmaipada).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Subject is implied māyā.

प्रेक्षिता (prekṣitā) - when observed (observed, seen, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - observed, seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Pra- (prefix) + īkṣ (root, to see) + ta (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes implied māyā.

सु (su) - surely (well, good, easily, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - vanishes (perishes, vanishes, is destroyed, is lost)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Vi- (prefix) + naś (root, to perish).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied māyā.

माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, art, magic, deception, cosmic illusion (māyā))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, art, magic, deception, cosmic illusion

From root mā (to measure, to build) + ya (suffix).

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of valgati.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to māyā.

अपरिज्ञायमानरूपा (aparijñāyamānarūpā) - whose form is not known (whose form is not known, having an unknown form)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aparijñāyamānarūpa

aparijñāyamānarūpa - whose form is not known, having an unknown form

Bahuvrihi compound: a (not) + parijñāyamāna (being known) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+parijñāyamāna+rūpa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• parijñāyamāna – being known, being understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  Pari- (prefix) + jñā (root, to know) + yamāṇa (passive participle suffix).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes māyā.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वल्गति (valgati) - moves about (prances, moves about, jumps, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root valg (1st class, Parasmaipada).

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Subject is māyā.

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