योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-36

एतदालोकयसि चेत्स्वयं योगैकसंविदा ।
तत्पश्यस्येव निःशेषं यथा करतलाम्बुजम् ॥ ३६ ॥

etadālokayasi cetsvayaṃ yogaikasaṃvidā ,
tatpaśyasyeva niḥśeṣaṃ yathā karatalāmbujam 36

36. etat ālokayasi cet svayam yoga-eka-saṃvidā tat
paśyasi eva niḥśeṣam yathā karatala-ambujam

36. cet svayam yoga-eka-saṃvidā etat ālokayasi,
tat eva niḥśeṣam yathā karatala-ambujam paśyasi.

36. If you perceive this yourself through the singular insight of yoga (dhyāna), then you will indeed see it completely, just as clearly as a lotus in the palm of your hand.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• आलोकयसि (ālokayasi) - you perceive, you see, you look at

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

• योग-एक-संविदा (yoga-eka-saṁvidā) - by the singular insight attained through yoga (dhyāna) (by the unique knowledge of yoga)

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you behold

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - completely, entirely, without remainder

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• करतल-अम्बुजम् (karatala-ambujam) - something clearly visible or easily understood (a lotus in the palm of the hand)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, such

Note: Object of `ālokayasi`.

आलोकयसि (ālokayasi) - you perceive, you see, you look at

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ālokaya

Present Indicative (causative stem)

Derived from root lok- 'to see' with prefix ā-, in the causative (10th class equivalent) stem, 2nd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent.

योग-एक-संविदा (yoga-eka-saṁvidā) - by the singular insight attained through yoga (dhyāna) (by the unique knowledge of yoga)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yoga-eka-saṃvid

yoga-eka-saṁvid - unique knowledge of yoga, singular insight of union

Compound of yoga (union, discipline), eka (one, sole), and saṃvid (knowledge, understanding)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+eka+saṃvid)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, concentration, method (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj- 'to yoke, unite'
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• eka – one, unique, sole, singular
  numeral
• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness, understanding, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid- 'to know together, understand'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means by which knowledge is gained.

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction meaning "then".

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Indicative

Root dṛś- (class 1, replaces stem with paśya- in present tense), 2nd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - completely, entirely, without remainder

(indeclinable)

Compound of nis- (without) and śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+śeṣa)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, end
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ- 'to leave'
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Functions adverbially.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

करतल-अम्बुजम् (karatala-ambujam) - something clearly visible or easily understood (a lotus in the palm of the hand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karatala-ambuja

karatala-ambuja - lotus in the palm of the hand; something clearly visible or easily understood

Compound of karatalam (palm of the hand) and ambuja (lotus)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karatala+ambuja)

• karatala – palm of the hand
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of kara (hand) and tala (palm, flat surface)
• ambuja – lotus (born from water)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of ambu (water) and ja (born from)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of implied "seeing" in comparison.