योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-11

असदेव सदाभासमिदमालक्ष्यतेऽनघ ।
अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रकाकृतयोऽनघ ॥ ११ ॥

asadeva sadābhāsamidamālakṣyate'nagha ,
ajñānabhramavistāramātrakākṛtayo'nagha 11

11. asat eva sadābhāsam idam ālakṣyate anagha
ajñānabhramavistāramātraka ākṛtayaḥ anagha

11. anagha idam asat eva sadābhāsam ālakṣyate.
anagha ajñānabhramavistāramātraka ākṛtayaḥ.

11. O faultless one (anagha), this (world), though ultimately non-existent, always appears to exist. O faultless one (anagha), these forms are merely expansions resulting from the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world's ultimate unreality) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• एव (eva) - indeed, merely (indeed, only, just)

• सदाभासम् (sadābhāsam) - appearing to be ever-existent (appearing as existent, appearing as real)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, this world)

• आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - appears, is observed (is perceived, appears, is observed)

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

• अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रक (ajñānabhramavistāramātraka) - merely (composed of) the expansion of the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna) (merely the expansion of the illusion of ignorance)

• आकृतयः (ākṛtayaḥ) - forms (referring to the perceived manifestations) (forms, shapes, appearances)

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world's ultimate unreality) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle

From root `as` ('to be') with `śatṛ` suffix, meaning 'being not'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying `idam` (this world).

एव (eva) - indeed, merely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

सदाभासम् (sadābhāsam) - appearing to be ever-existent (appearing as existent, appearing as real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadābhāsa

sadābhāsa - appearing as existent, appearing as real

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+ābhāsa)

• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` ('to be') with `śatṛ` suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhās` ('to shine') with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `idam`.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, this world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - appears, is observed (is perceived, appears, is observed)

(verb)

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

present tense

From root `lakṣ` ('to observe, to mark') with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: The passive voice here implies 'it is perceived/appears'.

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound `a-nagha` (a privative + nagha 'fault, sin')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• nagha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Rāma.

अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रक (ajñānabhramavistāramātraka) - merely (composed of) the expansion of the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna) (merely the expansion of the illusion of ignorance)

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of ajñānabhramavistāramātraka

ajñānabhramavistāramātraka - merely an expansion of the illusion of ignorance

Long compound: `ajñāna` (ignorance) + `bhrama` (illusion) + `vistāra` (expansion) + `mātraka` (merely, only).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+bhrama+vistāra+mātraka)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Compound `a-jñāna` (privative `a` + `jñāna` 'knowledge').
• bhrama – illusion, delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhram` ('to wander, to err').
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• vistāra – expansion, extent, spread
  noun (masculine)
  From root `stṛ` ('to spread') with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• mātraka – only, merely, consisting of only
  adjective/noun
  From `mātra` ('measure, mere') with `ka` suffix.

Note: Adjective describing `ākṛtayaḥ`.

आकृतयः (ākṛtayaḥ) - forms (referring to the perceived manifestations) (forms, shapes, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From root `kṛ` ('to make') with prefix `ā` and suffix `kti`.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject of the implied verb 'are'.

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound `a-nagha` (a privative + nagha 'fault, sin')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• nagha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Rāma.