योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-45

दुर्दर्शनस्य गगने शिखिपिच्छिकेव सूक्ष्मा परिस्फुरति यस्य तु वासनान्तः ।
मुक्तः स एव भवतीह हि वासनैव बन्धो न यस्य ननु तत्क्षय एव मोक्षः ॥ ४५ ॥

durdarśanasya gagane śikhipicchikeva sūkṣmā parisphurati yasya tu vāsanāntaḥ ,
muktaḥ sa eva bhavatīha hi vāsanaiva bandho na yasya nanu tatkṣaya eva mokṣaḥ 45

45. durdarśanasya gagane śikhipicchika iva
sūkṣmā parisphurati yasya tu vāsanā antaḥ
muktaḥ saḥ eva bhavati iha hi vāsanā eva
bandhaḥ na yasya nanu tat kṣayaḥ eva mokṣaḥ

45. yasya antaḥ durdarśanasya gagane sūkṣmā śikhipicchika iva vāsanā tu parisphurati,
yasya vāsanā na,
saḥ eva iha muktaḥ bhavati hi.
nanu vāsanā eva bandhaḥ,
tat kṣayaḥ eva mokṣaḥ.

45. Within the subtle inner mind, which is difficult to perceive, a mental impression (vāsanā) flickers like a peacock feather in the sky. One is truly liberated (mukta) here if no such mental impression exists for them. Indeed, mental impression (vāsanā) itself is bondage; surely, its destruction is liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्दर्शनस्य (durdarśanasya) - of the imperceptible (mind/self) (of the imperceptible, of the difficult-to-perceive)

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

• शिखिपिच्छिक (śikhipicchika) - peacock feather

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, minute, delicate

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - flickers, vibrates, shines, appears

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression (vāsanā) (mental impression, desire, subtle tendency)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within the inner mind/self (within, inside, end)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mukta) (liberated, released, free)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, is

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression (vāsanā) (mental impression, desire, subtle tendency)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

• न (na) - not, no

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

• तत् (tat) - its, that, of that

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, decay, loss, end

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्दर्शनस्य (durdarśanasya) - of the imperceptible (mind/self) (of the imperceptible, of the difficult-to-perceive)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durdarśana

durdarśana - difficult to see, imperceptible, invisible

compound of dur + darśana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• darśana – seeing, perception, vision
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: modifies an implied 'one' (e.g., self or person)

गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament, space

शिखिपिच्छिक (śikhipicchika) - peacock feather

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhipicchika

śikhipicchika - peacock's tail-feather

compound of śikhin + picchika

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śikhin+picchika)

• śikhin – peacock, having a crest
  noun (masculine)
• picchika – feather (of a peacock)
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, minute, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, delicate, fine

Note: agrees with 'vāsanā'

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - flickers, vibrates, shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: relative pronoun

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression (vāsanā) (mental impression, desire, subtle tendency)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - mental impression, subconscious tendency, desire, perfume

derived from root vas (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 2)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within the inner mind/self (within, inside, end)

(indeclinable)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mukta) (liberated, released, free)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free, disjoined

Past Passive Participle

derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: functions here as a noun/adjective describing the person

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to the person being discussed

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression (vāsanā) (mental impression, desire, subtle tendency)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - mental impression, subconscious tendency, desire, perfume

derived from root vas (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - binding, bondage, fetter, connection

action noun

derived from root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: negation particle

यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: relative pronoun, referring to 'saḥ' (the liberated one)

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

तत् (tat) - its, that, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'vāsanā'

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, decay, loss, end

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, end, loss

action noun

derived from root kṣi (to destroy, waste away)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, salvation

action noun

derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)