योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-48

यथाहमेवं स्मयदेहिकेयं सर्वं तथैवाङ्ग न चित्रमेतत् ।
अन्यैः स्वभावो विदितो न शुद्धो यदा न पश्यन्ति तदेत्थमङ्ग ॥ ४८ ॥

yathāhamevaṃ smayadehikeyaṃ sarvaṃ tathaivāṅga na citrametat ,
anyaiḥ svabhāvo vidito na śuddho yadā na paśyanti tadetthamaṅga 48

48. yathā aham evam smayadehikā iyam
sarvam tathā eva aṅga na citram etat
anyaiḥ svabhāvaḥ viditaḥ na śuddhaḥ
yadā na paśyanti tadā ittham aṅga

48. aṅga yathā aham evam iyam smayadehikā
sarvam tathā eva etat citram na
anyaiḥ śuddhaḥ svabhāvaḥ na viditaḥ
yadā na paśyanti tadā ittham aṅga

48. Just as I perceive it, this individual self prone to ego (smayadehikā) is truly everything, O dear one; this is not surprising. When others fail to recognize the pure intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of reality, then, O dear one, it appears to them in a distorted manner.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• अहम् (aham) - I, I am

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• स्मयदेहिका (smayadehikā) - the individual self, understood as the empirical ego (a body of wonder, an individual self associated with ego/pride)

• इयम् (iyam) - refers to the smayadehikā (this, this one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entirety of existence (all, whole, everything)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, in that manner

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word 'tathā' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - an address to the listener, indicating affection or familiarity (O dear one, O friend (vocative particle))

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, strange (wonder, surprise, strange, picture)

• एतत् (etat) - refers to the entire situation just described (this, this one)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by people who lack the speaker's insight (by others)

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - the true, pure nature of reality (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essential character)

• विदितः (viditaḥ) - perceived or understood (by others) (known, understood, perceived)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• शुद्धः (śuddhaḥ) - truly, correctly (modifying 'known') (pure, clean, undefiled, clear)

• यदा (yadā) - introduces a temporal clause (when, at which time)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they (others) perceive (they see, they perceive)

• तदा (tadā) - marks the consequence of the temporal clause (then, at that time)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - refers to the distorted way reality appears to others (thus, in this manner)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - an address to the listener, indicating affection or familiarity (O dear one, O friend (vocative particle))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, I am

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स्मयदेहिका (smayadehikā) - the individual self, understood as the empirical ego (a body of wonder, an individual self associated with ego/pride)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smayadehikā

smayadehikā - body of wonder, individual self (with ego/pride)

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (smaya+dehikā)

• smaya – wonder, astonishment, smile, pride, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
  From root smī (to smile)
  Root: smī (class 1)
• dehikā – body, individual, living being
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of deha (body)

इयम् (iyam) - refers to the smayadehikā (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entirety of existence (all, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete, entire

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'everything'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative of yathā

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word 'tathā' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle

अङ्ग (aṅga) - an address to the listener, indicating affection or familiarity (O dear one, O friend (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

In this context, it is used as an interjection/particle of address.

Note: Used as a vocative particle.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, strange (wonder, surprise, strange, picture)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, distinct, strange, wonderful, bright, picture

Note: Predicate nominative.

एतत् (etat) - refers to the entire situation just described (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Demonstrative pronoun

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by people who lack the speaker's insight (by others)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to 'others' generally.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - the true, pure nature of reality (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essential character)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own being or state, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature, essential character

Derived from sva (own) + bhāva (being/state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – being, state, existence, disposition, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'viditaḥ'.

विदितः (viditaḥ) - perceived or understood (by others) (known, understood, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived, found

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

शुद्धः (śuddhaḥ) - truly, correctly (modifying 'known') (pure, clean, undefiled, clear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, undefiled, correct

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh (to become clean).

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'svabhāvaḥ viditaḥ'.

यदा (yadā) - introduces a temporal clause (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, correlative to tadā.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they (others) perceive (they see, they perceive)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root dṛś forms present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'anyaiḥ' (others).

तदा (tadā) - marks the consequence of the temporal clause (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, correlative to yadā.

इत्थम् (ittham) - refers to the distorted way reality appears to others (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - an address to the listener, indicating affection or familiarity (O dear one, O friend (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

In this context, it is used as an interjection/particle of address.

Note: Used as a vocative particle.