योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-47

स्प्रष्टव्या सा न भव्येन सश्वमांसेव पुष्कसी ।
तया सुदूरोज्झितया दृष्टौ पटललेखया ॥ ४७ ॥

spraṣṭavyā sā na bhavyena saśvamāṃseva puṣkasī ,
tayā sudūrojjhitayā dṛṣṭau paṭalalekhayā 47

47. sprāṣṭavyā sā na bhavyena saśvamāṃsā iva puṣkasī
tayā sudūra ujjhitayā dṛṣṭau paṭalalekhayā

47. bhavyena sā na sprāṣṭavyā.
dṛṣṭau paṭalalekhayā saśvamāṃsā iva puṣkasī (tulyā sā) tayā sudūra ujjhitayā (satyām) (śuddha dṛṣṭiḥ bhavati).

47. That [deluding perception], which is like a low-caste woman (Puṣkasī) carrying dog's meat, should not be entertained by a noble person. When that layer of film, similar to a cataract obscuring one's vision (dṛṣṭi), is completely cast off, [then true insight is revealed].

Words meanings summery:

• स्प्राष्टव्या (sprāṣṭavyā) - to be retained, to be kept (implicitly: not to be kept) (to be touched, to be contacted, to be experienced, to be retained)

• सा (sā) - that (referring to the illusion/cataract) (she, that (feminine))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भव्येन (bhavyena) - by a noble person, by an elevated soul (by a noble person, by an honorable one, by what is to be)

• सश्वमांसा (saśvamāṁsā) - carrying/associated with dog's meat (with dog's meat, having dog's meat)

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as if, as)

• पुष्कसी (puṣkasī) - a woman of the low (Puṣkasa) caste (a low-caste woman, a woman of the Puṣkasa caste (daughter of a Śūdra and a Kṣatriyā))

• तया (tayā) - by that (referring to the illusion/cataract) (by her, by that (feminine))

• सुदूर (sudūra) - very far away, completely (cast off) (very far, at a great distance, extremely remote)

• उज्झितया (ujjhitayā) - by that which is cast off, abandoned (by one who is cast off, by one who is abandoned)

• दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - in perception, in the eye (as the faculty of sight) (in sight, in vision, in perception, in the eye)

• पटललेखया (paṭalalekhayā) - by a layer of film (cataract) (by a layer of film, by a cataract)

Words meanings and morphology

स्प्राष्टव्या (sprāṣṭavyā) - to be retained, to be kept (implicitly: not to be kept) (to be touched, to be contacted, to be experienced, to be retained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sprāṣṭavya

sprāṣṭavya - to be touched, to be contacted, to be perceived, to be experienced

Gerundive

From root spṛś (to touch) + suffix -tavya.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with sā (she/that)

सा (sā) - that (referring to the illusion/cataract) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भव्येन (bhavyena) - by a noble person, by an elevated soul (by a noble person, by an honorable one, by what is to be)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavya

bhavya - noble, auspicious, proper, good, what is to be

Gerundive

From root bhū (to be) + suffix -ya. Can also be used as a noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied puruṣeṇa or used substantively.

सश्वमांसा (saśvamāṁsā) - carrying/associated with dog's meat (with dog's meat, having dog's meat)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saśvamāṃsa

saśvamāṁsa - with dog's meat, having dog's meat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śvan+māṃsa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with puṣkasī.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

पुष्कसी (puṣkasī) - a woman of the low (Puṣkasa) caste (a low-caste woman, a woman of the Puṣkasa caste (daughter of a Śūdra and a Kṣatriyā))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣkasī

puṣkasī - a low-caste woman, a woman of the Puṣkasa caste (daughter of a Śūdra and a Kṣatriyā)

Feminine form of puṣkasa.

तया (tayā) - by that (referring to the illusion/cataract) (by her, by that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Agrees with paṭalalekhayā and ujjhitayā.

सुदूर (sudūra) - very far away, completely (cast off) (very far, at a great distance, extremely remote)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sudūra

sudūra - very far, very distant, remote

su (very) + dūra (far).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dūra)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies ujjhitayā.

उज्झितया (ujjhitayā) - by that which is cast off, abandoned (by one who is cast off, by one who is abandoned)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ujjhita

ujjhita - cast off, abandoned, rejected, given up

Past Passive Participle

From root hā (to abandon) with prefix ud (often listed with root ujjh).

Prefix: ud

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with tayā and paṭalalekhayā.

दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - in perception, in the eye (as the faculty of sight) (in sight, in vision, in perception, in the eye)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, perception, eye, view

From root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ti.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पटललेखया (paṭalalekhayā) - by a layer of film (cataract) (by a layer of film, by a cataract)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of paṭalalekhā

paṭalalekhā - a layer of film (over the eye), cataract, veil

paṭala (layer) + lekhā (line/streak/mark).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṭala+lekhā)

• paṭala – layer, membrane, film, a multitude
  noun (neuter)
• lekhā – line, streak, mark, writing
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the cataract itself.