योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-45

अलीकजालमेवं खे पश्यन्प्रत्येकमास्थितः ।
पश्यत्याचारयत्यत्ति किंचित्कश्चिन्न कस्यचित् ॥ ४५ ॥

alīkajālamevaṃ khe paśyanpratyekamāsthitaḥ ,
paśyatyācārayatyatti kiṃcitkaścinna kasyacit 45

45. alīka-jālam evam khe paśyan prati-ekam āsthitaḥ
paśyati ācārayati atti kiñcit kaścit na kasyacit

45. evam khe alīka-jālam paśyan,
prati-ekam āsthitaḥ (kaścit) kiñcit paśyati,
ācārayati,
atti.
na kasyacit (asti).

45. Thus, perceiving a network of illusions (māyā) within consciousness (kha), and situated individually within each (object or experience), one sees, acts, and consumes something; yet, truly, nothing belongs to anyone.

Words meanings summery:

• अलीक-जालम् (alīka-jālam) - a network of illusions (māyā) (a network of falsehoods, an illusory web)

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

• खे (khe) - in space, in the ether, in consciousness

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing

• प्रति-एकम् (prati-ekam) - individually within each (object or experience) (each one, individually, severally)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, established, dependent on

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• आचारयति (ācārayati) - acts (reflexive implication in causative) (causes to act, conducts, practices)

• अत्ति (atti) - eats, consumes, enjoys

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain person

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, belonging to anyone

Words meanings and morphology

अलीक-जालम् (alīka-jālam) - a network of illusions (māyā) (a network of falsehoods, an illusory web)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alīkajāla

alīkajāla - a net of falsehoods, an illusory net, a web of deceit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alīka+jāla)

• alīka – false, untrue, illusory, vain
  adjective (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, network, trap, illusion
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in space, in the ether, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - ether, space, sky, zero, consciousness

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, perceiving, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, beholding, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paśya' stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रति-एकम् (prati-ekam) - individually within each (object or experience) (each one, individually, severally)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+eka)

• prati – towards, against, each, every
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, sole, individual
  adjective (masculine)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, established, dependent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, standing, abiding, established, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

1st class Parasmaipada verb (uses 'paśya' stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आचारयति (ācārayati) - acts (reflexive implication in causative) (causes to act, conducts, practices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ā-car

Causative

Causative of root 'car' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

अत्ति (atti) - eats, consumes, enjoys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ad

2nd class Parasmaipada verb

Root: ad (class 2)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, a certain thing

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person, a certain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, belonging to anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person, a certain

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