योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-29

दृष्टं द्रष्टव्यमखिलं भ्रान्त्वा भ्रान्त्वा दिशो दश ।
जनाः कतिपया एव यथावस्त्ववलोकिनः ॥ २९ ॥

dṛṣṭaṃ draṣṭavyamakhilaṃ bhrāntvā bhrāntvā diśo daśa ,
janāḥ katipayā eva yathāvastvavalokinaḥ 29

29. dṛṣṭam draṣṭavyam akhilam bhrāntvā bhrāntvā diśaḥ
daśa janāḥ katipayā eva yathāvastvavalokinaḥ

29. diśaḥ daśa bhrāntvā bhrāntvā,
akhilam draṣṭavyam dṛṣṭam (asti).
janāḥ katipayā eva yathāvastvavalokinaḥ.

29. All that is to be seen has been seen, having roamed repeatedly through the ten directions. However, only a few people perceive reality as it truly is (yathāvastu).

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (as in, everything has been observed) (seen, perceived)

• द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - that which is to be seen (to be seen, worthy of being seen, what should be seen)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

• भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

• भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• दश (daśa) - all ten directions (cardinal, intercardinal, up, down) (ten)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• कतिपया (katipayā) - a few, some

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• यथावस्त्ववलोकिनः (yathāvastvavalokinaḥ) - those who perceive reality as it is (those who perceive things as they are, realists)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (as in, everything has been observed) (seen, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - that which is to be seen (to be seen, worthy of being seen, what should be seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, perceptible, visible, worthy of being seen

Gerundive (Kartavya-pratyaya)

from root dṛś (to see), suffix -tavya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, without defect

a (not) + khila (gap)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• khila – gap, void, uncultivated land
  noun (neuter)

भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used twice for emphasis, meaning "again and again".

भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used twice for emphasis, meaning "again and again".

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

from root diś (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

दश (daśa) - all ten directions (cardinal, intercardinal, up, down) (ten)

(numeral)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - man, person, people, creature

from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

कतिपया (katipayā) - a few, some

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - some, a few, several

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

emphasis

यथावस्त्ववलोकिनः (yathāvastvavalokinaḥ) - those who perceive reality as it is (those who perceive things as they are, realists)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathāvastvavalokin

yathāvastvavalokin - seeing things as they are, perceiving reality

agent noun from avalokin

from yathāvastu (as reality is) + avalokin (one who sees)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yathāvastu+avalokin)

• yathāvastu – according to reality, as it is
  indeclinable (avyayībhāva compound)
  yathā (as) + vastu (reality)
• avalokin – looking at, beholding, perceiving
  adjective (agent noun) (masculine)
  agent noun
  from ava-lok (to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Agrees with janāḥ.

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