योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-12

भात्येवमयमाभासो नैव भाति च किंचन ।
ब्रह्मण्येव स्थितं ब्रह्म तदविद्याभिधं स्वतः ॥ १२ ॥

bhātyevamayamābhāso naiva bhāti ca kiṃcana ,
brahmaṇyeva sthitaṃ brahma tadavidyābhidhaṃ svataḥ 12

12. bhāti eva ayam ābhāsaḥ na eva bhāti ca kiñcana
brahmaṇi eva sthitam brahma tat avidyā abhidham svataḥ

12. ayam ābhāsaḥ eva bhāti,
ca kiñcana na eva bhāti.
tat avidyā-abhidham brahma svataḥ brahmaṇi eva sthitam.

12. This appearance (ābhāsa) alone shines, and nothing else at all truly shines. That which is called ignorance (avidyā) is inherently the Absolute (brahman) itself, situated within the Absolute (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - appearance, manifestation, reflection, semblance

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• च (ca) - and, also

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, in the Absolute reality

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, abiding, established, existing

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

• अभिधम् (abhidham) - named, called, designated

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root verb, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - appearance, manifestation, reflection, semblance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - appearance, manifestation, reflection, semblance, light, splendor

From √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root verb, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

Formed from kim + cana

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, in the Absolute reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the ultimate principle of the universe

From root √bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, abiding, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding, established, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the ultimate principle of the universe

From root √bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, illusion, spiritual ignorance

Negative prefix 'a' + 'vidyā' (knowledge)

Root: vid (class 2)

अभिधम् (abhidham) - named, called, designated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhidha

abhidha - named, called, designated, name

From √dhā (to place, put) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently, naturally

(indeclinable)

From sva (self) + suffix -tas