योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-17

दृश्यते केवलं ब्रह्मण्यप्सु वीचिचयो यथा ।
आत्मसत्तोपजीवित्वादात्मानुभवतीह हि ॥ १७ ॥

dṛśyate kevalaṃ brahmaṇyapsu vīcicayo yathā ,
ātmasattopajīvitvādātmānubhavatīha hi 17

17. dṛśyate kevalam brahmaṇi apsu vīcicayaḥ yathā
ātmasattā upajīvitvāt ātmā anubhavati iha hi

17. yathā apsu vīcicayaḥ kevalam dṛśyate brahmaṇi
ātmasattā upajīvitvāt iha hi ātmā anubhavati

17. Just as a multitude of waves is merely seen in the waters, so too is [this delusion or the world] perceived solely in Brahman. Indeed, here, due to its subsistence on the very existence of the self (ātman), the self (ātman) itself experiences [its own nature or existence].

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

• वीचिचयः (vīcicayaḥ) - mass of waves, multitude of waves

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• आत्मसत्ता (ātmasattā) - the existence of the self, self-existence

• उपजीवित्वात् (upajīvitvāt) - because of its dependence on the existence of the self (ātman) (due to subsistence, on account of dependence)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular form).

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the Supreme Reality, universal spirit

अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

वीचिचयः (vīcicayaḥ) - mass of waves, multitude of waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīcicaya

vīcicaya - collection of waves, multitude of waves

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīci+caya)

• vīci – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)
• caya – heap, pile, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ci (to gather, collect)
  Root: ci (class 5)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

आत्मसत्ता (ātmasattā) - the existence of the self, self-existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmasattā

ātmasattā - existence of the self, self-existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+sattā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'ātmasattopajīvitvāt'.

उपजीवित्वात् (upajīvitvāt) - because of its dependence on the existence of the self (ātman) (due to subsistence, on account of dependence)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of upajīvitva

upajīvitva - subsistence, dependence, livelihood

Abstract noun suffix -tva added to upajīvin (subsisting)

Compound type : tatpurusha (upajīvin+tva)

• upajīvin – subsisting on, dependent on
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root jīv (to live) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Subject of 'anubhavati'.

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)