योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-55

अन्यथानुपपत्त्यार्थकारणाभावतः स्वतः ।
चिद्व्योमात्मानमेवादौ दृश्यमित्येव पश्यति ॥ ५५ ॥

anyathānupapattyārthakāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ ,
cidvyomātmānamevādau dṛśyamityeva paśyati 55

55. anyathā anupapattyā artha kāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ
cidvyomātmanam eva ādau dṛśyam iti eva paśyati

55. anyathā anupapattyā artha kāraṇābhāvataḥ svataḥ
ādau cidvyomātmanam eva dṛśyam iti eva paśyati

55. Otherwise, by the impossibility [of any other explanation], and spontaneously, due to the non-existence of a cause for objects, one perceives, at first, only the self (ātman), which is the space of consciousness (cidvyoman), as the perceivable reality.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• अनुपपत्त्या (anupapattyā) - by the impossibility of any other explanation (by non-occurrence, by impossibility, by non-existence, by reason of the invalidity (of any other explanation))

• अर्थ (artha) - external object, phenomena (object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth)

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally

• चिद्व्योमात्मनम् (cidvyomātmanam) - the self (ātman) as the space of consciousness (cidvyoman)

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

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the perceivable, the seen, visible

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quotation or thought

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

• पश्यति (paśyati) - one sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

अनुपपत्त्या (anupapattyā) - by the impossibility of any other explanation (by non-occurrence, by impossibility, by non-existence, by reason of the invalidity (of any other explanation))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anupapatti

anupapatti - non-occurrence, impossibility, non-existence, invalidity, difficulty

अर्थ (artha) - external object, phenomena (object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth)

(noun)

of artha

artha - object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth, aim

Note: Used as the first part of a compound.

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

(noun)

Ablative, singular of kāraṇābhāva

kāraṇābhāva - absence of a cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally

(indeclinable)

चिद्व्योमात्मनम् (cidvyomātmanam) - the self (ātman) as the space of consciousness (cidvyoman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cidvyomātman

cidvyomātman - the self (ātman) which is the space of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the perceivable, the seen, visible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, to be seen

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Formed from root dṛś with suffix -ya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'the perceivable'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quotation or thought

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - one sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Root: dṛś (class 4)