योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-75

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
असदेव सदाभासमनुत्पन्नमकारणम् ।
जाग्रत्स्वप्नवदुद्भूतमर्थकृच्चानुभूयते ॥ ७५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asadeva sadābhāsamanutpannamakāraṇam ,
jāgratsvapnavadudbhūtamarthakṛccānubhūyate 75

75. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asat eva sadā ābhāsam anutpannam
akāraṇam jāgrat-svapnavat udbhūtam arthakṛt ca anubhūyate

75. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asat eva sadā ābhāsam anutpannam
akāraṇam jāgrat-svapnavat udbhūtam arthakṛt ca anubhūyate

75. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That which is truly non-existent, yet always appears, is unproduced and without cause. It manifests like waking and dream states, creates meaning, and is experienced.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false)

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

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

• आभासम् (ābhāsam) - appearing (as if real) (appearance, seeming, manifestation, reflection)

• अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - unproduced (in reality) (unproduced, unborn, unmanifested)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without a true cause (without cause, causeless)

• जाग्रत्-स्वप्नवत् (jāgrat-svapnavat) - like the states of waking and dreaming (like waking and dream states)

• उद्भूतम् (udbhūtam) - manifested (despite being unproduced) (arisen, manifested, appeared)

• अर्थकृत् (arthakṛt) - creating an appearance of purpose or efficacy (producing purpose, creating meaning, effective)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (by beings) (is experienced, is perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, the venerable sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth, divine feminine
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

From √vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present active participle (negated)

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'sat' (existent, being, present participle of √as 'to be').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, being, good, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here used as a neuter nominative singular, referring to the non-existent thing being described.

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

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

आभासम् (ābhāsam) - appearing (as if real) (appearance, seeming, manifestation, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - appearance, semblance, reflection, lustre, false show

Derived from ā-√bhās (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Used here in the neuter nominative singular, possibly predicatively modifying the implicit subject.

अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - unproduced (in reality) (unproduced, unborn, unmanifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anutpanna

anutpanna - unborn, unproduced, not come into existence

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound of 'an-' (negation) and 'utpanna' (produced, born, P.P.P. of ud-√pad).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+utpanna)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• utpanna – produced, arisen, born, originated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-√pad (to arise, be produced).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject.

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without a true cause (without cause, causeless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, uncaused

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'kāraṇa' (cause).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject.

जाग्रत्-स्वप्नवत् (jāgrat-svapnavat) - like the states of waking and dreaming (like waking and dream states)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `jāgrat` (waking, present participle of √jāgṛ), `svapna` (dream), and suffix `-vat` (like, similar to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāgrat+svapna+vat)

• jāgrat – waking, awake, watchful
  adjective (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From √jāgṛ (to wake, be awake).
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• svapna – sleep, dream, dreaming
  noun (masculine)
  From √svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• vat – like, similar to, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Used as an adverbial comparison.

उद्भूतम् (udbhūtam) - manifested (despite being unproduced) (arisen, manifested, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udbhūta

udbhūta - arisen, produced, manifested, come into existence

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√bhū (to arise, be produced).

Prefix: ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject.

अर्थकृत् (arthakṛt) - creating an appearance of purpose or efficacy (producing purpose, creating meaning, effective)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthakṛt

arthakṛt - producing an object or purpose, efficacious, useful, advantageous

Compound of `artha` (purpose, meaning) and `kṛt` (making, doing, agent noun from √kṛ).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+kṛt)

• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, affair
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – making, doing, causing; doer, maker
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (by beings) (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present passive third person singular

From anu-√bhū (to experience), present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular passive.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)