योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-20

दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् ।
नित्योदितो निराभासो द्रष्टास्मि परमेश्वरः ॥ २० ॥

dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān ,
nityodito nirābhāso draṣṭāsmi parameśvaraḥ 20

20. dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān
nityoditaḥ nirābhāsaḥ draṣṭā asmi parameśvaraḥ

20. aham dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān
nityoditaḥ nirābhāsaḥ draṣṭā parameśvaraḥ asmi

20. I am the supreme lord (parameśvaraḥ), the seer, possessing a purely spotless form, free from both the seen and the act of seeing, eternally manifest, and without any reflection or external appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् (dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān) - possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

• नित्योदितः (nityoditaḥ) - eternally risen/manifest

• निराभासः (nirābhāsaḥ) - without appearance, reflection, or illusion

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer, observer

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - supreme lord

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् (dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān) - possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavat

dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavat - one possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

From rūpa + matup (vat) suffix; preceded by a complex compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛśya+darśana+nirmukta+kevala+amala+rūpa+vat)

• dṛśya – what is seen, object
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś (1st class) + yat suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root dṛś (1st class) + lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• nirmukta – freed, released, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (6th class) with nir prefix + kta suffix.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: muc (class 6)
• kevala – pure, sole, alone, unmixed
  adjective (masculine)
• amala – spotless, pure, unblemished
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Long bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one having a form which is pure and spotless, and is free from the seen and the act of seeing'.

नित्योदितः (nityoditaḥ) - eternally risen/manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityodita

nityodita - eternally risen, perpetually manifest

Past Passive Participle

Compound of nitya (eternal) and udita (risen/manifested, from root iṇ (2nd class) with ud prefix + kta suffix).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+udita)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• udita – risen, ascended, appeared, manifested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root iṇ (2nd class) with prefix ud + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: iṇ (class 2)

निराभासः (nirābhāsaḥ) - without appearance, reflection, or illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirābhāsa

nirābhāsa - without appearance, reflection, illusion, shadow; self-effulgent

Compound of nis (absence) and ābhāsa (appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ābhāsa)

• nis – without, out, separation
  indeclinable
• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, glimmer, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhās (1st class) with prefix ā + ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer

Agent noun

From root dṛś (1st class) + tṛc suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Pāṇinian root as (2nd class), 1st person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - supreme lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameśvara

parameśvara - supreme lord, highest ruler

Compound of parama (supreme) and īśvara (lord).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (2nd class) + varac suffix.
  Root: īś (class 2)

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