योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-56

प्रतिबिम्बेष्विवादर्शसमं साक्षिवदास्थितम् ।
नश्यत्सु न विनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ ५६ ॥

pratibimbeṣvivādarśasamaṃ sākṣivadāsthitam ,
naśyatsu na vinaśyantaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati 56

56. pratibimbeṣu iva ādarśasamam sākṣivat āsthitam
naśyatsu na vinaśyantam yaḥ paśyati saḥ paśyati

56. yaḥ paśyati āsthitam sākṣivat ādarśasamam
pratibimbeṣu na vinaśyantam naśyatsu saḥ paśyati

56. He who perceives that which abides like a witness, akin to a mirror amidst reflections, and does not perish even when (other things) perish, he truly sees.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिबिम्बेषु (pratibimbeṣu) - in reflections, in images

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आदर्शसमम् (ādarśasamam) - like a mirror, equal to a mirror

• साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness, as a witness

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - situated, abiding, established

• नश्यत्सु (naśyatsu) - when perishing, in perishing things/beings

• न (na) - not

• विनश्यन्तम् (vinaśyantam) - that which does not perish, imperishable

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• सः (saḥ) - he

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिबिम्बेषु (pratibimbeṣu) - in reflections, in images

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

आदर्शसमम् (ādarśasamam) - like a mirror, equal to a mirror

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādarśa+sama)

• ādarśa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (neuter)

साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness, as a witness

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sākṣin' (witness) with the suffix '-vat' (indicating likeness or possession)

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - situated, abiding, established

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, standing, established, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā- ('to stand') with the prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Self (ātman) implied as the object of 'paśyati'.

नश्यत्सु (naśyatsu) - when perishing, in perishing things/beings

(participle)

Locative, neuter, plural of naśyat

naśyat - perishing, being destroyed, disappearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root naś- ('to perish, be lost')

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, implying 'when things perish'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विनश्यन्तम् (vinaśyantam) - that which does not perish, imperishable

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vinaśyat

vinaśyat - perishing, being destroyed, disappearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root naś- ('to perish') with the prefix vi- ('away, apart')

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Refers to the Self (ātman) implied as the object of 'paśyati'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root form changes to 'paśya' in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root form changes to 'paśya' in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)