योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-29

येनायताभिमतदर्शनद्रष्टृदृश्यमुक्तस्वभावमवभासनमात्मतत्त्वम् ।
सर्वार्थशून्यमत एव च शून्यरूपमेकं खमात्रमिव मात्रविकल्पमेव ॥ २९ ॥

yenāyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāvamavabhāsanamātmatattvam ,
sarvārthaśūnyamata eva ca śūnyarūpamekaṃ khamātramiva mātravikalpameva 29

29. yena āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāvam
avabhāsanam ātmatattvam
sarvārthaśūnyam ataḥ eva ca śūnyarūpam
ekam khamātram iva mātravikalpam eva

29. ātmatattvam yena avabhāsanam
āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāvam
sarvārthaśūnyam ataḥ eva ca śūnyarūpam
ekam khamātram iva mātravikalpam eva

29. The illuminating reality of the Self (ātman), by means of which it shines forth, whose intrinsic nature (svabhāvam) is liberated from the extensive and desired aspects of perception, the perceiver, and the perceived; which is devoid of all objects, and for that very reason appears as empty form; which is singular, like mere space (vyoma), and is solely a conceptual distinction of its own measure.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by means of which (Self-reality) (by which, by whom, with which)

• आयताभिमतदर्शनद्रष्टृदृश्यमुक्तस्वभावम् (āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāvam) - whose nature is free from the extended and desired aspects of perception, the perceiver, and the perceived

• अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - shining, illuminating, manifesting, appearance

• आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the reality of the self (ātman), the true nature of the soul

• सर्वार्थशून्यम् (sarvārthaśūnyam) - devoid of all objects, empty of all purposes

• अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• च (ca) - and, also

• शून्यरूपम् (śūnyarūpam) - having the form of emptiness, of the nature of emptiness

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• खमात्रम् (khamātram) - merely space, only space

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मात्रविकल्पम् (mātravikalpam) - merely a conceptual distinction, just a mental construct of measure

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by means of which (Self-reality) (by which, by whom, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

आयताभिमतदर्शनद्रष्टृदृश्यमुक्तस्वभावम् (āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāvam) - whose nature is free from the extended and desired aspects of perception, the perceiver, and the perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāva

āyatābhimatadarśanadraṣṭṛdṛśyamuktasvabhāva - whose nature is free from the extended and desired aspects of perception, the perceiver, and the perceived

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āyata+abhimata+darśana+draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+mukta+svabhāva)

• āyata – extended, vast, long
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yam' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam
• abhimata – desired, intended, approved
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'man' with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man
• darśana – seeing, perception, vision, philosophical system
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dṛś'.
  Root: dṛś
• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś'.
  Root: dṛś
• dṛśya – seen, visible, perceivable, object of sight
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'dṛś'.
  Root: dṛś
• mukta – liberated, free, released
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'muc'.
  Root: muc
• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essential property (svabhāvam)
  noun (masculine)

अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - shining, illuminating, manifesting, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avabhāsana

avabhāsana - shining, illuminating, manifesting, appearance

Derived from root 'bhās' with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās

आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the reality of the self (ātman), the true nature of the soul

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - the reality of the self (ātman), the true nature of the soul

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essential nature
  noun (neuter)

सर्वार्थशून्यम् (sarvārthaśūnyam) - devoid of all objects, empty of all purposes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvārthaśūnya

sarvārthaśūnya - devoid of all objects, empty of all purposes

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+śūnya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective

अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शून्यरूपम् (śūnyarūpam) - having the form of emptiness, of the nature of emptiness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyarūpa

śūnyarūpa - having the form of emptiness, of the nature of emptiness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śūnya+rūpa)

• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

खमात्रम् (khamātram) - merely space, only space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khamātra

khamātra - merely space, only space

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kha+mātra)

• kha – space, ether, sky (vyoma)
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मात्रविकल्पम् (mātravikalpam) - merely a conceptual distinction, just a mental construct of measure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātravikalpa

mātravikalpa - merely a conceptual distinction, just a mental construct of measure

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mātra+vikalpa)

• mātra – only, merely, measure
  indeclinable
• vikalpa – conceptual distinction, mental construction, imagination, doubt, alternative
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)