योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-60

यावद्यावदियं दृष्टिः प्रेक्ष्यते न चिराच्चिता ।
तावत्तावदिदं दुःखं भवेत्प्रतिघनं घनम् ॥ ६० ॥

yāvadyāvadiyaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ prekṣyate na cirāccitā ,
tāvattāvadidaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavetpratighanaṃ ghanam 60

60. yāvat yāvat iyaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ prekṣyate na cirāt citā
tāvat tāvat idaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavet pratighanaṃ ghanam

60. iyaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ yāvat yāvat na cirāt citā prekṣyate
tāvat tāvat idaṃ duḥkhaṃ pratighanaṃ ghanam bhavet

60. As long as this perception is quickly grasped and fixated upon, so long does this suffering become increasingly dense and intense.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, whenever, while

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, whenever, while

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - view, perception, vision, sight

• प्रेक्ष्यते (prekṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

• न (na) - not, no

• चिरात् (cirāt) - quickly, soon, not for long

• चिता (citā) - grasped, fixed, accumulated, perceived

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, precisely then

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, precisely then

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दुःखं (duḥkhaṁ) - suffering, pain, misery

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be

• प्रतिघनं (pratighanaṁ) - increasingly dense, very intense, dense upon dense

• घनम् (ghanam) - dense, thick, intense, profound

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, whenever, while

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes duration or recurrence.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, whenever, while

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes duration or recurrence.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - view, perception, vision, sight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, perception, intellect

Derived from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रेक्ष्यते (prekṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of prekṣ

Prefixes: pra+īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चिरात् (cirāt) - quickly, soon, not for long

(indeclinable)

चिता (citā) - grasped, fixed, accumulated, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cita

cita - collected, accumulated, perceived, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ci (to gather, observe, perceive)

Root: ci (class 5)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, precisely then

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes duration or consequence.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, precisely then

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes duration or consequence.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दुःखं (duḥkhaṁ) - suffering, pain, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, unhappiness

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रतिघनं (pratighanaṁ) - increasingly dense, very intense, dense upon dense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratighana

pratighana - very dense, thick, profound, intense

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prati+ghana)

• prati – against, towards, in return, every
  indeclinable
• ghana – dense, thick, intense, profound, solid
  adjective (neuter)

घनम् (ghanam) - dense, thick, intense, profound

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, intense, profound, solid, cloud