योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-17

वस्तु दृष्टं न दृष्टं च सच्चास्ते चेतनेव खे ।
स्वभावाद्भाति स्वात्मापि दृष्टवच्चातिजृम्भते ॥ १७ ॥

vastu dṛṣṭaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ ca saccāste cetaneva khe ,
svabhāvādbhāti svātmāpi dṛṣṭavaccātijṛmbhate 17

17. vastu dṛṣṭaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ ca sat ca āste cetanā iva khe
svabhāvāt bhāti svātmā api dṛṣṭavat ca atijṛmbhate

17. vastu dṛṣṭaṃ ca na dṛṣṭaṃ ca,
khe cetanā iva sat ca āste.
svātmā api svabhāvāt bhāti ca dṛṣṭavat atijṛmbhate.

17. Reality (vastu) is both seen and unseen, and it truly exists just like consciousness (cetanā) in space. The self (ātman) also, by its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), shines forth and manifests extensively as if it were a perceived object.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

• दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, perceived

• न (na) - not

• दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, perceived

• च (ca) - and

• सत् (sat) - existing, real, true

• च (ca) - and

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, exists, remains

• चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, intelligence

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from its own nature, by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• स्वात्मा (svātmā) - the self (ātman) itself

• अपि (api) - also, even

• दृष्टवत् (dṛṣṭavat) - like what is seen, as if seen

• च (ca) - and

• अतिजृम्भते (atijṛmbhate) - expands excessively, manifests greatly

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, visible, apparent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, visible, apparent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existing, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - sits, exists, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, sentient principle

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from its own nature, by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – nature, state of being, existence, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वात्मा (svātmā) - the self (ātman) itself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self (ātman), the individual soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

दृष्टवत् (dṛṣṭavat) - like what is seen, as if seen

(indeclinable)

adverbial participle (tuvat)

formed from past passive participle 'dṛṣṭa' with 'vat' suffix

Root: dṛś

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अतिजृम्भते (atijṛmbhate) - expands excessively, manifests greatly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of atijṛmbh

Prefix: ati

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)