योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-4

द्रष्टव्यमिह यत्किंचित्तद्दृष्टं किं समं भ्रमैः ।
न हि हेयमुपादेयं चेह पश्यामि तद्विदः ॥ ४ ॥

draṣṭavyamiha yatkiṃcittaddṛṣṭaṃ kiṃ samaṃ bhramaiḥ ,
na hi heyamupādeyaṃ ceha paśyāmi tadvidaḥ 4

4. draṣṭavyam iha yat kiñcit tat dṛṣṭam kim samam bhramaiḥ
| na hi heyam upādeyam ca iha paśyāmi tat-vidaḥ

4. iha yat kiñcit draṣṭavyam,
tat kim bhramaiḥ samam dṛṣṭam? hi,
iha heyam upādeyam ca tat-vidaḥ na paśyāmi.

4. Whatever is to be perceived here—is it truly seen as distinct from illusions? Indeed, for one who understands, I perceive nothing here that is either to be abandoned or to be embraced.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - that which is to be seen, perceivable, observable

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived, observed

• किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative particle)

• समम् (samam) - equal, similar to

• भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by illusions, by errors, by delusions

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• हेयम् (heyam) - to be abandoned, to be rejected

• उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be adopted, to be embraced

• च (ca) - and, also

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• तत्-विदः (tat-vidaḥ) - for one who understands the true nature of reality or illusion (of one who knows that, for one who knows that)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - that which is to be seen, perceivable, observable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, visible, perceivable, fit to be seen

Gerundive

Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-tavya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, whatever

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, visible, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, similar to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, like, ordinary

भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by illusions, by errors, by delusions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, illusion, delusion, mistake

Root: bhram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

हेयम् (heyam) - to be abandoned, to be rejected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heya

heya - to be abandoned, to be rejected, to be avoided

Gerundive

Derived from root 'hā' with suffix '-ya'

Root: hā (class 3)

उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be adopted, to be embraced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - to be accepted, to be taken, to be adopted, desirable

Gerundive

Prefixes 'upa' and 'ā' + root 'dā' + suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Indicative

Root 'dṛś' (class 1, paśya-stem) in 1st person singular present indicative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्-विदः (tat-vidaḥ) - for one who understands the true nature of reality or illusion (of one who knows that, for one who knows that)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tat-vid

tat-vid - knower of that, one who knows the truth

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+vid)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'vid'
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

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