योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-17

यस्मिञ्जाग्रति भूतानि दृश्येऽस्मिन्दुःखदायिनि ।
तत्रासौ सततं सुप्तस्तन्न पश्यत्यसौ सुखी ॥ १७ ॥

yasmiñjāgrati bhūtāni dṛśye'sminduḥkhadāyini ,
tatrāsau satataṃ suptastanna paśyatyasau sukhī 17

17. yasmin jāgrati bhūtāni dṛśye asmin duḥkhadāyini
tatra asau satatam suptaḥ tat na paśyati asau sukhī

17. yasmin asmin duḥkhadāyini dṛśye bhūtāni jāgrati,
tatra asau satatam suptaḥ.
asau sukhī tat na paśyati.

17. When all beings are awake to this visible world, which brings sorrow, the wise one is constantly asleep to it. Being happy, he does not perceive that (sorrow-giving world).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (world) (in which)

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - they are awake

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the visible (world/object), in the phenomenal world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• दुःखदायिनि (duḥkhadāyini) - in the sorrow-giving, pain-causing

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/state

• असौ (asau) - he (the wise one) (he, that (person))

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - spiritually asleep (to the world) (asleep)

• तत् (tat) - that (sorrow-giving world) (that, it)

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives

• असौ (asau) - he (the wise one) (he, that (person))

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, blissful

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (world) (in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - they are awake

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jāgṛ

Present active 3rd plural

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the visible (world/object), in the phenomenal world

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object of sight, the phenomenal world

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दुःखदायिनि (duḥkhadāyini) - in the sorrow-giving, pain-causing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of duḥkhadāyin

duḥkhadāyin - causing sorrow, giving pain, afflicting

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+dāyin)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dāyin – giving, granting, causing, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix -in
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place/state

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (the wise one) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something remote or to a prominent person)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - spiritually asleep (to the world) (asleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (sorrow-giving world) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular. Root dṛś takes the stem paśya in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

असौ (asau) - he (the wise one) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something remote or to a prominent person)

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, blissful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, pleasant, blissful, possessing happiness