योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-14

आभासमात्रमेवेदं दृश्यमित्यवबुध्यते ।
दृश्यमित्यवबोधेन तदृते स्यात्क्व दृश्यता ॥ १४ ॥

ābhāsamātramevedaṃ dṛśyamityavabudhyate ,
dṛśyamityavabodhena tadṛte syātkva dṛśyatā 14

14. ābhāsamātram eva idam dṛśyam iti avabudhyate
dṛśyam iti avabodhena tat ṛte syāt kva dṛśyatā

14. idam dṛśyam ābhāsamātram eva iti avabudhyate
dṛśyam iti avabodhena tat ṛte kva dṛśyatā syāt

14. This perceived world (dṛśya) is understood to be merely an appearance. It is by the understanding that something is a perceived object (dṛśya) that it gains perceptibility; without such understanding, where would there be any perceptibility (dṛśyatā) at all?

Words meanings summery:

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only a reflection, a mere semblance

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, perceptible, visible; the perceived world

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is perceived, becomes aware

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, perceptible, visible; the perceived world

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• अवबोधेन (avabodhena) - by understanding, through knowledge, by means of perception

• तत् (tat) - that understanding (that)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen

Words meanings and morphology

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only a reflection, a mere semblance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - merely an appearance, only a reflection, a mere semblance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, luster, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root bhās with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, measure
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, perceptible, visible; the perceived world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, the object of sight

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Future Passive Participle formed from root dṛś with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is perceived, becomes aware

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of avabudh

present tense, passive/middle voice

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, perceptible, visible; the perceived world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, the object of sight

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Future Passive Participle formed from root dṛś with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

अवबोधेन (avabodhena) - by understanding, through knowledge, by means of perception

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avabodha

avabodha - understanding, perception, knowledge

derived from root budh with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that understanding (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: governs genitive or ablative, but used adverbially here

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative mood

Root: as (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen

formed with suffix -tā from dṛśya