योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-6

न दृश्यदर्शनद्रष्ट्ररूपं तैलमिवोपले ।
न कर्तृकर्मकरणं दृशीन्दाविव कृष्णता ॥ ६ ॥

na dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭrarūpaṃ tailamivopale ,
na kartṛkarmakaraṇaṃ dṛśīndāviva kṛṣṇatā 6

6. na dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpaṃ tailam iva upale
na kartṛkarmakaraṇaṃ dṛśi indau iva kṛṣṇatā

6. dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpaṃ na tailam iva upale
kartṛkarmakaraṇaṃ na dṛśi indau iva kṛṣṇatā

6. It (consciousness) is not a triad of the seen, the act of seeing, and the seer, just as oil is not inherent in a stone. Nor is it a triad of agent, action, and instrument, just as the dark spot on the moon is not inherent in sight.

6. אין בה את הצורה של הנראה, הראייה והרואה, כפי שאין שמן באבן; אין בה עושה, פעולה ומכשיר, כפי שאין כתם שחור בירח.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यदर्शनद्रष्टृरूपं (dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpaṁ) - of the nature of the seen, the act of seeing, and the seer

• तैलम् (tailam) - oil

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्तृकर्मकरणं (kartṛkarmakaraṇaṁ) - the agent, the action, and the instrument

• दृशि (dṛśi) - in sight, in vision

• इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कृष्णता (kṛṣṇatā) - blackness, darkness

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्यदर्शनद्रष्टृरूपं (dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpaṁ) - of the nature of the seen, the act of seeing, and the seer

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpa

dṛśyadarśanadraṣṭṛrūpa - nature of the triad of object, perception, and perceiver

Compound: (Dṛśya, Darśana, Draṣṭṛ) + Rūpa

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+darśana+draṣṭṛ+rūpa)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from dṛś (to see) + ya (gerundive suffix)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception
  noun (neuter)
  from dṛś (to see) + ana (suffix)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• draṣṭṛ – seer, observer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from dṛś (to see) + tṛ (agent suffix)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

तैलम् (tailam) - oil

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil, sesame oil

from tila (sesame) + aṇ (suffix)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, jewel

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कर्तृकर्मकरणं (kartṛkarmakaraṇaṁ) - the agent, the action, and the instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛkarmakaraṇa

kartṛkarmakaraṇa - the triad of agent, action, and instrument

Dvanda compound listing the three kārakas

Compound type : dvandva (kartṛ+karma+karaṇa)

• kartṛ – agent, doer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from kṛ (to do) + tṛ (agent suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karma – action, deed, object
  noun (neuter)
  from kṛ (to do) + man (suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karaṇa – instrument, means, act of making
  noun (neuter)
  from kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृशि (dṛśi) - in sight, in vision

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - sight, vision, appearance

from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

कृष्णता (kṛṣṇatā) - blackness, darkness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇatā

kṛṣṇatā - blackness, darkness, a dark spot

from kṛṣṇa (black) + tā (abstract suffix)

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