योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-16

यो हि यन्मय एवासौ स न पश्यति तत्कथम् ।
असत्यैव जगद्भ्रान्तिरेवं प्रौढिमुपागता ॥ १६ ॥

yo hi yanmaya evāsau sa na paśyati tatkatham ,
asatyaiva jagadbhrāntirevaṃ prauḍhimupāgatā 16

16. yaḥ hi yat-mayaḥ eva asau saḥ na paśyati tat katham
asatyā eva jagat-bhrāntiḥ evam prauḍhim upāgatā

16. hi yaḥ asau yat-mayaḥ eva saḥ tat katham na paśyati
asatyā eva jagat-bhrāntiḥ evam prauḍhim upāgatā

16. Indeed, how can one who is entirely composed of something not perceive that very thing? In this way, the worldly delusion (jagadbhrānti), though itself unreal, has attained great strength.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, that one who

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• यत्-मयः (yat-mayaḥ) - entirely composed of something (consisting of which, made of which, identical with which)

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

• असौ (asau) - that one (who is composed of something) (that one, he, she, it)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

• तत् (tat) - that very thing (that, it)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• असत्या (asatyā) - though itself unreal (by the unreal, by falsehood, by non-existence)

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

• जगत्-भ्रान्तिः (jagat-bhrāntiḥ) - delusion of the world, worldly illusion

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - great strength/prominence (maturity, strength, prominence, development)

• उपागता (upāgatā) - attained, reached, obtained

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever, that one who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that which

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

यत्-मयः (yat-mayaḥ) - entirely composed of something (consisting of which, made of which, identical with which)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat-maya

yat-maya - consisting of which, made of which, identical with which

Compound with the suffix -maya (मय) indicating 'made of', 'consisting of'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (yad+maya)

• yad – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix -maya (मय) forms adjectives indicating material or composition.

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

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (who is composed of something) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), this (near), he, she, it

Note: Refers to yaḥ (whoever).

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

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

Present stem of √dṛś (दृश्), often replaced by paśya- in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that very thing (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

असत्या (asatyā) - though itself unreal (by the unreal, by falsehood, by non-existence)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asatī

asatī - unreal, non-existent, false (feminine form of asat)

Present active participle (feminine)

Feminine of asat, from prefix 'a-' (negation) and √as (to be) + present participle suffix. Here refers to 'jagadbhrāntiḥ'.

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with jagat-bhrāntiḥ implied, or refers to the nature of delusion itself.

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

(indeclinable)

जगत्-भ्रान्तिः (jagat-bhrāntiḥ) - delusion of the world, worldly illusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagat-bhrānti

jagat-bhrānti - delusion of the world, worldly illusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+bhrānti)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From √gam + śatṛ suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrānti – delusion, error, illusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhram (भ्रम्) 'to wander, to err'
  Root: bhram (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - great strength/prominence (maturity, strength, prominence, development)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prauḍhi

prauḍhi - maturity, strength, prominence, development, full growth

From pra- + √vṛdh (to grow) or pra- + ūḍha (from √vah).

उपागता (upāgatā) - attained, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - attained, reached, approached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From upasargas upa-ā + √gam (गम्)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to jagat-bhrāntiḥ.