योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-12

असत्यपि यथा वह्नावुष्णसंविद्धि भासते ।
संविन्मात्रात्मके व्योम्नि तथार्थः स्वस्वभासकः ॥ १२ ॥

asatyapi yathā vahnāvuṣṇasaṃviddhi bhāsate ,
saṃvinmātrātmake vyomni tathārthaḥ svasvabhāsakaḥ 12

12. asati api yathā vahnau uṣṇasaṃvit hi bhāsate
saṃvinmātra ātmake vyomni tathā arthaḥ svasvabhāsakaḥ

12. yathā asati api vahnau uṣṇasaṃvit hi bhāsate tathā
saṃvinmātra ātmake vyomni arthaḥ svasvabhāsakaḥ

12. Just as the sensation of heat appears even when fire is not truly present, so too do objects (artha) manifest as self-luminous within the space that is essentially mere consciousness (saṃvit).

Words meanings summery:

• असति (asati) - in the absence of (fire) (being non-existent, in the absence of)

• अपि (api) - even (when absent) (even, also, too)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• वह्नौ (vahnau) - in fire

• उष्णसंवित् (uṣṇasaṁvit) - sensation of heat, perception of heat

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

• संविन्मात्र (saṁvinmātra) - mere consciousness, consisting only of consciousness

• आत्मके (ātmake) - in the essential nature of mere consciousness (in the essence of, in that which consists of)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, meaning, purpose, thing

• स्वस्वभासकः (svasvabhāsakaḥ) - self-luminous, shining by its own light

Words meanings and morphology

असति (asati) - in the absence of (fire) (being non-existent, in the absence of)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Prefix 'a-' (negation) + 'sat' (present participle of 'as' - to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (when absent) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

वह्नौ (vahnau) - in fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Root: vah (class 1)

उष्णसंवित् (uṣṇasaṁvit) - sensation of heat, perception of heat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uṣṇasaṃvit

uṣṇasaṁvit - sensation of heat, perception of heat

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uṣṇa+saṃvit)

• uṣṇa – hot, warmth
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, sensation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhās

Present Middle

Root 'bhās', 1st class, ātmanepada, present tense.

Root: bhās (class 1)

संविन्मात्र (saṁvinmātra) - mere consciousness, consisting only of consciousness

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātra

saṁvinmātra - consisting only of consciousness, mere consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃvit+mātra)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)

आत्मके (ātmake) - in the essential nature of mere consciousness (in the essence of, in that which consists of)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - related to the self, forming the self of, of the nature of

From 'ātman' + 'ka' suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used as part of a compound with 'saṃvinmātra' qualifying 'vyomni'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - object, meaning, purpose, thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth

स्वस्वभासकः (svasvabhāsakaḥ) - self-luminous, shining by its own light

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasvabhāsaka

svasvabhāsaka - self-luminous, shining by its own light

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+sva+bhāsaka)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāsaka – shining, illuminating, causing to shine
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participle
  From root 'bhās' (to shine) with 'ṇvul' suffix.
  Root: bhās (class 1)