योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-3

यथा व्योम्नीक्षणस्पन्दात्पिच्छमौक्तिकमण्डलम् ।
दृश्यते सदिवासत्यं चित्तस्पन्दात्तथा जगत् ॥ ३ ॥

yathā vyomnīkṣaṇaspandātpicchamauktikamaṇḍalam ,
dṛśyate sadivāsatyaṃ cittaspandāttathā jagat 3

3. yathā vyomni īkṣaṇaspandāt picchamauktikamaṇḍalam
dṛśyate sat iva asatyam cittaspandāt tathā jagat

3. yathā vyomni īkṣaṇaspandāt picchamauktikamaṇḍalam sat iva asatyam dṛśyate,
tathā jagat cittaspandāt

3. Just as an illusory circle of peacock-pearls appears in the sky due to the vibration of the eye, seeming both real and unreal, so too the world (jagat) appears due to the vibration of the mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• ईक्षणस्पन्दात् (īkṣaṇaspandāt) - from the tremor of the eye, due to the vibration of the gaze

• पिच्छमौक्तिकमण्डलम् (picchamauktikamaṇḍalam) - a circle of peacock-pearls (an illusory phenomenon)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

• सत् (sat) - real, existent, true, good

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue, non-existent, false

• चित्तस्पन्दात् (cittaspandāt) - from the vibration of the mind, due to mental pulsation

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving things

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

ईक्षणस्पन्दात् (īkṣaṇaspandāt) - from the tremor of the eye, due to the vibration of the gaze

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of īkṣaṇaspanda

īkṣaṇaspanda - tremor of the eye, vibration of the gaze

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īkṣaṇa+spanda)

• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, the eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• spanda – tremor, vibration, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)

पिच्छमौक्तिकमण्डलम् (picchamauktikamaṇḍalam) - a circle of peacock-pearls (an illusory phenomenon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of picchamauktikamaṇḍala

picchamauktikamaṇḍala - circle of peacock pearls (an optical illusion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piccha+mauktika+maṇḍala)

• piccha – peacock's tail feather, wing, plumage
  noun (neuter)
• mauktika – a pearl, pearl-like
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from muktā (pearl)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, ring
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here to denote an optical illusion, like shimmering circles.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सत् (sat) - real, existent, true, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

present active participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

(indeclinable)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue, non-existent, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, unreal, false, non-existent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• satya – true, real, existent, truth, reality
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from sat (existent, real)

चित्तस्पन्दात् (cittaspandāt) - from the vibration of the mind, due to mental pulsation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cittaspanda

cittaspanda - vibration of the mind, mental pulsation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+spanda)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• spanda – tremor, vibration, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, what moves, living beings

present active participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)