योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-118, verse-3

अदृश्यो दृश्यते राहुर्गृहीतेन यथेन्दुना ।
तथानुभवमात्रात्मा दृश्येनात्मावलोक्यते ॥ ३ ॥

adṛśyo dṛśyate rāhurgṛhītena yathendunā ,
tathānubhavamātrātmā dṛśyenātmāvalokyate 3

3. adṛśyaḥ dṛśyate rāhuḥ gṛhītena yathā indunā
tathā anubhavamātrātmā dṛśyena ātmā avalokyate

3. yathā adṛśyaḥ rāhuḥ gṛhītena indunā dṛśyate,
tathā anubhavamātrātmā dṛśyena ātmā avalokyate.

3. Just as the invisible Rāhu is seen by means of the moon (indu) it eclipses, so too is the self (ātman), which consists solely of experience (anubhava), perceived by means of the visible (world).

Words meanings summery:

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible (invisible, unseen)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

• राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (the invisible entity causing eclipses) (Rahu (mythological serpent-demon))

• गृहीतेन (gṛhītena) - by the (moon) that is grasped/eclipsed (by what is grasped, by what is seized, by what is eclipsed)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• इन्दुना (indunā) - by the moon

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• अनुभवमात्रात्मा (anubhavamātrātmā) - the self which consists solely of experience (anubhava) (the self whose nature is pure experience, the self consisting only of experience)

• दृश्येन (dṛśyena) - by means of the visible (world) (by the visible, by the perceptible)

• आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

• अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, is observed)

Words meanings and morphology

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible (invisible, unseen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negative particle 'a' + root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rāhuḥ.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root 'dṛś' (1st conj.) present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (the invisible entity causing eclipses) (Rahu (mythological serpent-demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rahu (mythological demon, celestial body causing eclipses)

Note: Subject of dṛśyate.

गृहीतेन (gṛhītena) - by the (moon) that is grasped/eclipsed (by what is grasped, by what is seized, by what is eclipsed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - grasped, seized, caught, eclipsed

Past Passive Participle

From root grah (to seize, to grasp).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with indunā.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.

इन्दुना (indunā) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop

Note: The agent by which Rahu is seen (implicitly).

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to yathā.

अनुभवमात्रात्मा (anubhavamātrātmā) - the self which consists solely of experience (anubhava) (the self whose nature is pure experience, the self consisting only of experience)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavamātrātman

anubhavamātrātman - self consisting only of experience

Compound of anubhava (experience) + mātra (only) + ātman (self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anubhava+mātra+ātman)

• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is the subject of avalokyate.

दृश्येन (dṛśyena) - by means of the visible (world) (by the visible, by the perceptible)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see) + suffix '-ya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used as an instrumental agent for avalokyate.

आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: In apposition to anubhavamātrātmā, clarifying or emphasizing 'the Self'.

अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, is observed)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root 'lok' (10th conj.) with prefix 'ava', present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)