योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-15

स्वच्छकन्दुकवम्रीकन्यायेनानिशमत्र ते ।
भ्रमन्तो नाप्नुवन्त्यन्तमन्यत्वं संविदन्ति च ॥ १५ ॥

svacchakandukavamrīkanyāyenāniśamatra te ,
bhramanto nāpnuvantyantamanyatvaṃ saṃvidanti ca 15

15. svacchakandukavamrīkānyāyena aniśam atra te
bhramantaḥ na āpnuvanti antam anyatvam saṃvidanti ca

15. atra,
te svacchakandukavamrīkānyāyena aniśam bhramantaḥ antam na āpnuvanti,
ca anyatvam saṃvidanti.

15. Here, by the analogy of an ant in a clear crystal ball, they wander incessantly, yet they do not reach the end and perceive a sense of otherness (or distinction).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वच्छकन्दुकवम्रीकान्यायेन (svacchakandukavamrīkānyāyena) - by the analogy of a clean crystal ball and an anthill/ant, by the principle of an ant in a crystal ball

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly, constantly, without rest

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• ते (te) - they, those

• भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, roaming

• न (na) - not, no

• आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they attain, they reach, they obtain

• अन्तम् (antam) - the end, the limit

• अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - otherness, distinctness, difference

• संविदन्ति (saṁvidanti) - they perceive, they experience, they know

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

स्वच्छकन्दुकवम्रीकान्यायेन (svacchakandukavamrīkānyāyena) - by the analogy of a clean crystal ball and an anthill/ant, by the principle of an ant in a crystal ball

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svacchakandukavamrīkānyāya

svacchakandukavamrīkānyāya - analogy of a clear ball and an anthill/ant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svaccha+kanduka+vamrīkā+nyāya)

• svaccha – clean, clear, pure, transparent
  adjective (masculine)
• kanduka – ball, globe, crystal ball
  noun (masculine)
• vamrīkā – ant-hill, ant
  noun (feminine)
• nyāya – rule, method, principle, analogy, maxim
  noun (masculine)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly, constantly, without rest

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming, moving about

Present Active Participle

present active participle of root √bhram

Root: √bhram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they attain, they reach, they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āp

root of class 5 (śnu-class)

Prefix: ā

Root: √āp (class 5)

अन्तम् (antam) - the end, the limit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, close

अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - otherness, distinctness, difference

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyatva

anyatva - otherness, distinctness, difference, individuality

derived from anya (other) with suffix -tva

संविदन्ति (saṁvidanti) - they perceive, they experience, they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

root of class 2 (to know) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: √vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)