योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-71

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यादृक्स्यादज्ञविषयं जगत्तस्य न सत्यता ।
यादृक्व तज्ज्ञविषयं तदनाख्यं यदद्वयम् ॥ ७१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yādṛksyādajñaviṣayaṃ jagattasya na satyatā ,
yādṛkva tajjñaviṣayaṃ tadanākhyaṃ yadadvayam 71

71. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yādṛk syāt ajñaviṣayam jagat tasya na
satyatā yādṛk ca tajjñaviṣayam tat anākhyam yat advayam

71. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ajñaviṣayam jagat yādṛk syāt,
tasya satyatā na.
tajjñaviṣayam ca yādṛk,
tat anākhyam yat advayam.

71. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Whatever the world (jagat) appears to be to the ignorant (ajña), it has no reality (satyatā). And whatever it appears to be to those who know (tajjña), that is indescribable and non-dual.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - in whatever way (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

• स्यात् (syāt) - appears to be (may be, let it be, would be)

• अज्ञविषयम् (ajñaviṣayam) - pertaining to the ignorant (the domain/object of the ignorant, pertaining to the ignorant)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, what moves)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (of it, its, for him/her/it)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• सत्यता (satyatā) - reality (satyatā) (reality, truth, truthfulness)

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - whatever it appears to be (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तज्ज्ञविषयम् (tajjñaviṣayam) - pertaining to those who know (the domain/object of those who know, pertaining to those who know)

• तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, it)

• अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - indescribable (indescribable, unnameable)

• यत् (yat) - which is (which, whatever, that)

• अद्वयम् (advayam) - non-dual (non-dual, without a second)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, a celebrated Vedic sage; an epithet for a venerable person.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (Pāṇini 2.4.53 - substitution of √vac with 'uvac' in perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - in whatever way (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

(adjective)

singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of such a nature, as, like, similar to

Note: Form of yādṛś in nominative/accusative singular.

स्यात् (syāt) - appears to be (may be, let it be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative

3rd person singular optative of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

अज्ञविषयम् (ajñaviṣayam) - pertaining to the ignorant (the domain/object of the ignorant, pertaining to the ignorant)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñaviṣaya

ajñaviṣaya - object of ignorance, perceived by the ignorant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajña+viṣaya)

• ajña – ignorant, unknowing, fool
  adjective
  From a (negation) + jñā (to know).
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• viṣaya – object, sphere, domain, subject matter, sense object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used predicatively with `jagat`.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From √gam "to go, move", present active participle.

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - its (of it, its, for him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत्यता (satyatā) - reality (satyatā) (reality, truth, truthfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truth, true state, truthfulness

From 'satya' + suffix '-tā' indicating abstract noun.

यादृक् (yādṛk) - whatever it appears to be (whatever kind, of what sort, such as)

(adjective)

singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, of such a nature, as, like, similar to

Note: Form of yādṛś in nominative/accusative singular.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तज्ज्ञविषयम् (tajjñaviṣayam) - pertaining to those who know (the domain/object of those who know, pertaining to those who know)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tajjñaviṣaya

tajjñaviṣaya - object of knowledge, perceived by the knower

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tajjña+viṣaya)

• tajjña – one who knows that, a knower of reality
  adjective
  From tat (that) + jña (knower).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• viṣaya – object, sphere, domain, subject matter, sense object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used predicatively.

तत् (tat) - that (reality) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - indescribable (indescribable, unnameable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākhya

anākhya - indescribable, unnameable, unmentionable

From a (negation) + ākhyā (name, description).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+ākhya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ākhya – named, called, to be described
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √khyā (to tell, relate, name) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā

यत् (yat) - which is (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Connects "tat" and "advayam".

अद्वयम् (advayam) - non-dual (non-dual, without a second)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advaya

advaya - non-dual, without a second, unique

From a (negation) + dvaya (pair, duality).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+dvaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• dvaya – pair, couple, duality, two-fold
  noun (neuter)
  From dvi (two).

Note: Predicate adjective for "tat".