योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-36

एवमालोक्यमानैषा क्वापि याति पलायते ।
असद्रूपा ह्यवस्तुत्वाद्दृश्यते ह्यविचारणात् ॥ ३६ ॥

evamālokyamānaiṣā kvāpi yāti palāyate ,
asadrūpā hyavastutvāddṛśyate hyavicāraṇāt 36

36. evam ālokyamānā eṣā kva api yāti palāyate |
asat-rūpā hi avastutvāt dṛśyate hi avicāraṇāt ||

36. evam ālokyamānā eṣā kva api yāti palāyate hi
asat-rūpā avastutvāt hi avicāraṇāt dṛśyate

36. Thus, when this (darkness/ignorance) is observed, it simply vanishes and flees somewhere. Indeed, it possesses an unreal form because of its insubstantiality, and it is perceived only due to a lack of proper discernment.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आलोक्यमाना (ālokyamānā) - being observed, being seen, being perceived

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to darkness (tamas) or ignorance (avidyā), which is implicitly feminine in its nature of māyā. (this (feminine))

• क्व (kva) - somewhere (where? to what place?)

• अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean "somewhere" (also, even, perhaps)

• याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds

• पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away

• असत्-रूपा (asat-rūpā) - having an unreal form, non-existent by nature

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अवस्तुत्वात् (avastutvāt) - due to being non-existent, due to its lack of substance

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अविचारणात् (avicāraṇāt) - due to non-discrimination, due to lack of investigation/thought

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आलोक्यमाना (ālokyamānā) - being observed, being seen, being perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ālokyamāna

ālokyamāna - being seen, being perceived

Present Passive Participle

formed from root `lok` (to see) with prefix `ā`, and passive suffix `yamāna`

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to darkness (tamas) or ignorance (avidyā), which is implicitly feminine in its nature of māyā. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

क्व (kva) - somewhere (where? to what place?)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean "somewhere" (also, even, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

verb form of root `yā`

Root: yā (class 2)

पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ay

verb form of 'ay' (to go) with prefix 'parā' (away, back); ātmanepada

Prefix: parā

Root: ay (class 1)

Note: Verb `ī/ay` with `parā` prefix.

असत्-रूपा (asat-rūpā) - having an unreal form, non-existent by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asat-rūpa

asat-rūpa - having an unreal form, non-existent as form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asat+rūpa)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective (neuter)
  negation of `sat` (existent, real)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `eṣā`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अवस्तुत्वात् (avastutvāt) - due to being non-existent, due to its lack of substance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avastutva

avastutva - non-substantiality, unreality, lack of essence

derived from `avastu` (non-thing) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu+tva)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  negation
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)
  Taddhita suffix
  Forms abstract nouns.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

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

verb form of root `dṛś` in passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अविचारणात् (avicāraṇāt) - due to non-discrimination, due to lack of investigation/thought

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of avicāraṇā

avicāraṇā - lack of deliberation, non-consideration, absence of discernment

negation of `vicāraṇā` (deliberation, investigation)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicāraṇā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  negation
• vicāraṇā – investigation, deliberation, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  from root `car` with prefix `vi`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)