योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-12

आलोकिता लोकदृशो दृष्टा दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः ।
न प्राप्तस्तत्त्वयाऽनेन किंचिदासादितं भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

ālokitā lokadṛśo dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ ,
na prāptastattvayā'nena kiṃcidāsāditaṃ bhavet 12

12. ālokitāḥ loka-dṛśaḥ dṛṣṭāḥ dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ na
prāptaḥ tattvayā anena kiṃcit āsāditam bhavet

12. loka-dṛśaḥ ālokitāḥ,
dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ dṛṣṭāḥ.
(ultimate truth) na prāptaḥ.
anena tattvayā kiṃcit āsāditam bhavet.

12. The world's views were observed, and illustrative examples were seen. Yet, (the ultimate truth) was not attained; however, by means of such truth (tattva), through this endeavor, something might indeed have been gained.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकिताः (ālokitāḥ) - observed, seen

• लोक-दृशः (loka-dṛśaḥ) - the views of the world, perceptions of people

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

• दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - illustrative examples, visions of examples

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - (the ultimate truth/state) was not attained (by me) (attained, obtained, reached)

• तत्त्वया (tattvayā) - by means of such truth (tattva) (by truth, by reality (as an instrument))

• अनेन (anena) - through this endeavor (by this, by this means)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

• आसादितम् (āsāditam) - something was gained (gained, obtained)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, may happen, should be

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकिताः (ālokitāḥ) - observed, seen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ālokita

ālokita - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from ā + √lok (to see, look)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'loka-dṛśaḥ'.

लोक-दृशः (loka-dṛśaḥ) - the views of the world, perceptions of people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of loka-dṛś

loka-dṛś - views of the world, perceptions of people

Compound of loka (world) and dṛś (sight, view, perception). Feminine nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+dṛś)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, perception, view
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Here used in plural to denote various views or aspects of worldly perception.

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ'.

दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - illustrative examples, visions of examples

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi - illustrative examples, visions of examples, insights from precedents

Compound of dṛṣṭānta (example, illustration) and dṛṣṭi (sight, view, perception). Feminine nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭānta+dṛṣṭi)

• dṛṣṭānta – example, illustration, precedent
  noun (masculine)
  from dṛṣṭa (seen) + anta (end/limit, here indicating a point of reference)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view, perception, insight
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see) + ti (suffix)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - (the ultimate truth/state) was not attained (by me) (attained, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, obtained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from pra + √āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions here as a predicate adjective with an implied subject.

तत्त्वया (tattvayā) - by means of such truth (tattva) (by truth, by reality (as an instrument))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tattvā

tattvā - truth, reality, essential nature (feminine form)

Highly unusual instrumental singular feminine form of 'tattva' (usually neuter). Possibly a textual variant for 'tattvena' (instrumental neuter) or personification.

Note: Acknowledging the unusual gender/declension for 'tattva'.

अनेन (anena) - through this endeavor (by this, by this means)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Refers to 'this process' or 'this endeavor'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

Note: Subject of 'āsāditaṃ bhavet'.

आसादितम् (āsāditam) - something was gained (gained, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsādita

āsādita - obtained, gained, achieved, brought about

Past Passive Participle

from ā + √sad (to sit, approach, obtain) - causative or derived form

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kiṃcit'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, may happen, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative

Root: bhū (class 1)

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