योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-59

दृश्यं स्वप्नाद्रिवत्स्वच्छं मनागपि न भिद्यते ।
तस्माच्चिद्व्योमचिद्व्योम्नः शून्यत्वं गगनादिव ॥ ५९ ॥

dṛśyaṃ svapnādrivatsvacchaṃ manāgapi na bhidyate ,
tasmāccidvyomacidvyomnaḥ śūnyatvaṃ gaganādiva 59

59. dṛśyam svapnādrivat svaccham manāk api na bhidyate
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyomnaḥ śūnyatvam gaganāt iva

59. dṛśyam svapnādrivat svaccham manāk api na bhidyate
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyomnaḥ śūnyatvam gaganāt iva

59. The visible world, though clear like a mountain seen in a dream, is not even slightly differentiated (from consciousness). Therefore, the consciousness-space (cidvyoma) itself is characterized by emptiness, just like the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world or phenomenal reality (visible, to be seen, phenomenal reality)

• स्वप्नाद्रिवत् (svapnādrivat) - like a dream-mountain

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, clean, transparent

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a bit

• अपि (api) - even (slightly) (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not, no

• भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated (from consciousness) (is broken, is divided, is separated, is differentiated)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, mind-space

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the very consciousness-space (used for emphasis 'itself' or 'inherently') (of consciousness-space, from consciousness-space)

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, the state of being void

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - like the sky (used with 'iva' for comparison) (from the sky, than the sky)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world or phenomenal reality (visible, to be seen, phenomenal reality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, phenomenon

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

derived from root dṛś with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions here as a noun, 'the visible thing/world'.

स्वप्नाद्रिवत् (svapnādrivat) - like a dream-mountain

(indeclinable)

-vat (suffix for 'like') added to svapnādri

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svapna+adri)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• adri – mountain, rock, cloud
  noun (masculine)

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, clean, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, clean

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyam'.

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a bit

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'api' for emphasis.

अपि (api) - even (slightly) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated (from consciousness) (is broken, is divided, is separated, is differentiated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhid

from root bhid (class 7), passive voice

Root: bhid (class 7)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'tad'

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, mind-space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidvyoma

cidvyoma - consciousness-space, the space of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoma)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit
• vyoma – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

Note: The subject of the implied 'is śūnyatvam'.

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the very consciousness-space (used for emphasis 'itself' or 'inherently') (of consciousness-space, from consciousness-space)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-space, the space of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit
• vyoman – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

Note: Could be interpreted as 'of the very consciousness-space' or simply an emphatic repetition in context.

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, the state of being void

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness

derived from śūnya (empty) + tva (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'cidvyoma'.

गगनात् (gaganāt) - like the sky (used with 'iva' for comparison) (from the sky, than the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere

ablative singular of 'gagana'

Root: gam

Note: Used with 'iva' to form a simile 'like the sky'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)