योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-24

विज्ञानघनमेवेदमिति नूनमपश्यता ।
पश्यता च यथादृष्टं सर्वक्षयमपश्यता ॥ २४ ॥

vijñānaghanamevedamiti nūnamapaśyatā ,
paśyatā ca yathādṛṣṭaṃ sarvakṣayamapaśyatā 24

24. vijñānaghanam eva idam iti nūnam apaśyatā
paśyatā ca yathādṛṣṭam sarvakṣayam apaśyatā

24. idam vijñānaghanam eva iti nūnam apaśyatā
ca yathādṛṣṭam paśyatā sarvakṣayam apaśyatā

24. Certainly, this (state) belongs to one who fails to perceive that this (reality) is merely a dense mass of consciousness. And it belongs to one who, even while perceiving things as they appear, fails to perceive the eventual dissolution of everything.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञानघनम् (vijñānaghanam) - dense mass of knowledge; compact consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed; truly; certainly; only

• इदम् (idam) - this (reality/world)

• इति (iti) - thus; so; in this manner; indicating a quotation or thought

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; indeed; surely

• अपश्यता (apaśyatā) - by one not seeing; by one who fails to perceive

• पश्यता (paśyatā) - by one seeing; by one perceiving

• च (ca) - and; also

• यथादृष्टम् (yathādṛṣṭam) - as seen; according to what is seen

• सर्वक्षयम् (sarvakṣayam) - the destruction of all; the dissolution of everything

• अपश्यता (apaśyatā) - by one not seeing; by one who fails to perceive

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञानघनम् (vijñānaghanam) - dense mass of knowledge; compact consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñānaghana

vijñānaghana - dense mass of knowledge; compact consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijñāna+ghana)

• vijñāna – knowledge; understanding; discernment
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `jñā` with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ghana – dense; solid; mass; compact
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with 'idam'.

एव (eva) - indeed; truly; certainly; only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (reality/world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this; here

इति (iti) - thus; so; in this manner; indicating a quotation or thought

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; indeed; surely

(indeclinable)

Root: nu

अपश्यता (apaśyatā) - by one not seeing; by one who fails to perceive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing; unperceiving

present active participle

From root `dṛś` (to see) with negative prefix `a-`.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine/neuter instrumental singular of the present participle `apaśyat`.

पश्यता (paśyatā) - by one seeing; by one perceiving

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing; perceiving

present active participle

From root `dṛś` (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine/neuter instrumental singular of the present participle `paśyat`.

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

यथादृष्टम् (yathādṛṣṭam) - as seen; according to what is seen

(indeclinable)

Compound of `yathā` and past passive participle `dṛṣṭa`.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+dṛṣṭa)

• yathā – as; just as; according to
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen; perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root `dṛś`.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying `paśyatā`.

सर्वक्षयम् (sarvakṣayam) - the destruction of all; the dissolution of everything

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvakṣaya

sarvakṣaya - destruction of all; universal decay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kṣaya)

• sarva – all; every; whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction; decay; loss; diminution
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṣi` (to destroy, diminish).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of `apaśyatā`.

अपश्यता (apaśyatā) - by one not seeing; by one who fails to perceive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing; unperceiving

present active participle

From root `dṛś` (to see) with negative prefix `a-`.

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine/neuter instrumental singular of the present participle `apaśyat`.