योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-65

भास्वरं शक्रकोदण्डं यथा नानेव शून्यकम् ।
आभासमात्रमेवायं तथा दृश्यात्मको भ्रमः ॥ ६५ ॥

bhāsvaraṃ śakrakodaṇḍaṃ yathā nāneva śūnyakam ,
ābhāsamātramevāyaṃ tathā dṛśyātmako bhramaḥ 65

65. bhāsvaram śakrakodaṇḍam yathā nānā iva śūnyakam
ābhāsamātram eva ayam tathā dṛśyātmakaḥ bhramaḥ

65. yathā bhāsvaram śakrakodaṇḍam nānā iva śūnyakam
tathā ayam dṛśyātmakaḥ ābhāsamātram eva bhramaḥ

65. Just as the brilliant rainbow appears to be manifold yet is merely empty (of true substance), so too this world of perceived objects is nothing but an appearance, an illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, resplendent

• शक्रकोदण्डम् (śakrakodaṇḍam) - Indra's bow, rainbow

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• नाना (nānā) - manifold, diverse, various

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - void, empty, nothingness

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only an appearance

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also

• दृश्यात्मकः (dṛśyātmakaḥ) - of the nature of the visible, consisting of objects of perception

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, wandering

Words meanings and morphology

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, brilliant, resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, radiant, brilliant

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śakrakodaṇḍam.

शक्रकोदण्डम् (śakrakodaṇḍam) - Indra's bow, rainbow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakrakodaṇḍa

śakrakodaṇḍa - Indra's bow, rainbow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+kodaṇḍa)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kodaṇḍa – bow, धनुस्
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

नाना (nānā) - manifold, diverse, various

(indeclinable)

Note: Describes the appearance of the rainbow.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses comparison.

शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - void, empty, nothingness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyaka

śūnyaka - empty, void, nothing, desert

Root: śūny

Note: Predicate for śakrakodaṇḍam.

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only an appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - mere appearance, only an illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, glimmer, illusion, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just, amount
  indeclinable

Note: Predicate for 'ayam dṛśyātmakaḥ bhramaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it is *only* an appearance.

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the world/illusion (which is bhrama, masculine).

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile to the main statement.

दृश्यात्मकः (dṛśyātmakaḥ) - of the nature of the visible, consisting of objects of perception

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyātmaka

dṛśyātmaka - whose nature is visible, consisting of what is seen, of the nature of the objective world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛśya+ātman)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bhramaḥ.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - illusion, delusion, error, wandering, revolving

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Main subject of the second clause.