योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-78

दृष्टिजालं जनौघानां पश्यतामिन्दुमन्दिरे ।
यादृगप्रतिघं तादृग्जगत्सदसदात्मकम् ॥ ७८ ॥

dṛṣṭijālaṃ janaughānāṃ paśyatāmindumandire ,
yādṛgapratighaṃ tādṛgjagatsadasadātmakam 78

78. dṛṣṭi-jālam jana-oghānām paśyatām indu-mandire
yādṛk apratigham tādṛk jagat sat-asat-ātmakam

78. indu-mandire paśyatām jana-oghānām dṛṣṭi-jālam yādṛk apratigham [bhavati],
tādṛk jagat sat-asat-ātmakam [asti].

78. Just as the illusion (dṛṣṭijāla) perceived by crowds of people observing in a moon-chamber is clear and unimpeded, so too is the world, being of the nature of both existence and non-existence.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टि-जालम् (dṛṣṭi-jālam) - illusion, network of perceptions (network of visions, multitude of perceptions, illusion of sight)

• जन-ओघानाम् (jana-oghānām) - of crowds of people, of throngs of men

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those seeing, of those observing

• इन्दु-मन्दिरे (indu-mandire) - in the moon-chamber, in the moon-temple, in the house of the moon

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - just as, of what kind, such as

• अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unobstructed, unimpeded, clear, irresistible

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - so, of that kind, similarly

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

• सत्-असत्-आत्मकम् (sat-asat-ātmakam) - of the nature of both existent and non-existent, comprising both being and non-being

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टि-जालम् (dṛṣṭi-jālam) - illusion, network of perceptions (network of visions, multitude of perceptions, illusion of sight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭijāla

dṛṣṭijāla - network of visions, multitude of perceptions, illusion of sight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭi+jāla)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, perception, view, insight
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• jāla – net, network, collection, multitude, illusion
  noun (neuter)

जन-ओघानाम् (jana-oghānām) - of crowds of people, of throngs of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of janaugha

janaugha - multitude of people, crowd of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ogha)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – flood, multitude, crowd, mass
  noun (masculine)

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those seeing, of those observing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing, watching

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see), conjugated as 'paśyati'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'janaughānām'.

इन्दु-मन्दिरे (indu-mandire) - in the moon-chamber, in the moon-temple, in the house of the moon

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of indumandira

indumandira - moon-chamber, moon-temple, house of the moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indu+mandira)

• indu – moon, drop, soma
  noun (masculine)
• mandira – house, temple, chamber, abode, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - just as, of what kind, such as

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - what kind of, such as, as

अप्रतिघम् (apratigham) - unobstructed, unimpeded, clear, irresistible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratigha

apratigha - unobstructed, unimpeded, irresistible, clear

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratigha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• pratigha – obstruction, resistance, impediment, striking back
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - so, of that kind, similarly

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such, so

जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, moving, universe

Present Active Participle (from gam, but used as noun)

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go, move).

Root: gam (class 1)

सत्-असत्-आत्मकम् (sat-asat-ātmakam) - of the nature of both existent and non-existent, comprising both being and non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadasadātmaka

sadasadātmaka - having the nature of both existent and non-existent, consisting of being and non-being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+asat+ātmaka)

• sat – existent, real, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self (ātman)
  adjective
  Derived from 'ātman' (self) with the suffix '-ka'.