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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-57

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
उद्धृस्तमसदाभासमुत्पन्ननगरोपमम् ।
वर्षप्रोन्मृष्टचित्राभं जगत्पश्यत्यवासनः ॥ ५७ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
uddhṛstamasadābhāsamutpannanagaropamam ,
varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābhaṃ jagatpaśyatyavāsanaḥ 57
57. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca uddhṛstamasadābhāsam utpannanagaropamam
varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābham jagat paśyati avāsanāḥ
57. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca avāsanāḥ jagat uddhṛstamasadābhāsam
utpannanagaropamam varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābham paśyati
57. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "One who is free from latent impressions (vāsanā) perceives the world as having dispelled the illusion of non-being, resembling a city that has suddenly appeared, and whose appearance is like a painting washed away by rain."

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • उद्धृस्तमसदाभासम् (uddhṛstamasadābhāsam) - having dispelled the illusion of non-being (whose false appearance is destroyed, dispelling the illusion of unreality)
  • उत्पन्ननगरोपमम् (utpannanagaropamam) - resembling a city that has suddenly appeared (resembling a city that has arisen, like a magically manifested city)
  • वर्षप्रोन्मृष्टचित्राभम् (varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābham) - whose appearance is like a painting washed away by rain (having the appearance of a painting wiped away by rain)
  • जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving, universe)
  • पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, observes, perceives)
  • अवासनाः (avāsanāḥ) - one who is free from latent impressions (vāsanā) (one who is free from latent impressions)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha
śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
perfect tense
Class 2 verb. Perfect 3rd singular active.
Root: vac (class 2)
उद्धृस्तमसदाभासम् (uddhṛstamasadābhāsam) - having dispelled the illusion of non-being (whose false appearance is destroyed, dispelling the illusion of unreality)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uddhṛstamasadābhāsa
uddhṛstamasadābhāsa - (that) whose false appearance is destroyed
Bahuvrihi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ud-dhṛsta+masat+ābhāsa)
  • ud-dhṛsta – destroyed, dispelled, removed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From 'ud-dhṛ' (to draw out, destroy).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • masat – false, untrue, deceptive
    adjective (neuter)
    Root: mas
  • ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, illusion, reflection
    noun (masculine)
    From 'ā-bhās' (to shine, appear).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.
उत्पन्ननगरोपमम् (utpannanagaropamam) - resembling a city that has suddenly appeared (resembling a city that has arisen, like a magically manifested city)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of utpannanagaropama
utpannanagaropama - (that which is) like a city that has sprung up
Bahuvrihi or Karmadhāraya compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (utpanna+nagara+upama)
  • utpanna – arisen, produced, born, manifested
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From 'ud-pad' (to arise, be produced).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: pad (class 4)
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
  • upama – comparison, resemblance, simile, similar to
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.
वर्षप्रोन्मृष्टचित्राभम् (varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābham) - whose appearance is like a painting washed away by rain (having the appearance of a painting wiped away by rain)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābha
varṣapronmṛṣṭacitrābha - (that which has) the semblance of a picture wiped out by rain
Bahuvrihi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (varṣa+pra-unmṛṣṭa+citra+ābha)
  • varṣa – rain, a year
    noun (neuter)
  • pra-unmṛṣṭa – completely wiped away/erased
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From 'pra-ud-mṛj' (to wipe, clean, erase).
    Prefixes: pra+ud
    Root: mṛj (class 2)
  • citra – picture, painting, variegated, wonderful
    noun (neuter)
  • ābha – resembling, like, appearing as
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'ā-bhā' (to shine).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.
जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving, universe)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, universe, moving, existing
Present Active Participle
From root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object of 'paśyati'.
पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, observes, perceives)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
present tense
Class 1 verb (irregular stem 'paśya' in present). Present 3rd singular active.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अवासनाः (avāsanāḥ) - one who is free from latent impressions (vāsanā) (one who is free from latent impressions)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avāsanā
avāsanā - free from latent impressions, desireless
Bahuvrihi compound 'a' (not) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vāsanā)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
    Negative prefix.
  • vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency, desire, perfume
    noun (feminine)
    From root 'vas' (to dwell, to smell).
    Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'paśyati'.