योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-9

अनालोकनसंसिद्ध आलोकेनैव नश्यति ।
असदात्मा सदाभासो बालवेतालवत्क्षणात् ॥ ९ ॥

anālokanasaṃsiddha ālokenaiva naśyati ,
asadātmā sadābhāso bālavetālavatkṣaṇāt 9

9. anālokanasaṃsiddhaḥ ālokena eva naśyati
asat ātmā sat ābhāsaḥ bālavetālavat kṣaṇāt

9. asadātmā (yasya saḥ) sadābhāsaḥ anālokanasaṃsiddhaḥ (tat) ālokena eva kṣaṇāt naśyati,
bālavetālavat (yathā)

9. That which is established by non-perception, having an unreal essence but appearing to be real, vanishes instantly with perception, just like a child's imaginary goblin (vetāla).

Words meanings summery:

• अनालोकनसंसिद्धः (anālokanasaṁsiddhaḥ) - that which is brought into being or sustained by a lack of correct perception or understanding (established by non-seeing/non-perception)

• आलोकेन (ālokena) - by correct perception, by spiritual knowledge (by seeing, by light, by perception)

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

• नश्यति (naśyati) - vanishes, ceases to exist (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

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

• आत्मा (ātmā) - essence, true nature (self, soul, nature, essence)

• सत् (sat) - real (existent, real, true, good)

• आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - mere appearance, semblance of reality (appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion)

• बालवेतालवत् (bālavetālavat) - like an imaginary goblin conjured by a child (which vanishes when the child's attention moves) (like a child's ghost/goblin)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately (from a moment, in an instant)

Words meanings and morphology

अनालोकनसंसिद्धः (anālokanasaṁsiddhaḥ) - that which is brought into being or sustained by a lack of correct perception or understanding (established by non-seeing/non-perception)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anālokanasaṃsiddha

anālokanasaṁsiddha - established/accomplished by non-seeing

Compound.

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (anālokana+saṃsiddha)

• anālokana – non-seeing, not looking, non-perception
  noun (neuter)
  Negative verbal noun
  From 'a' (negation) + 'ālokana' (seeing). 'ālokana' from 'ā' + root 'lok' (to see) + suffix '-ana'.
  Prefixes: a+ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• saṃsiddha – accomplished, perfected, established, brought about
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'sidh' (to accomplish).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Describes the subject which perishes.

आलोकेन (ālokena) - by correct perception, by spiritual knowledge (by seeing, by light, by perception)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ālokana

ālokana - seeing, looking, perception, light

verbal noun

From prefix 'ā' + root 'lok' (to see) + suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of destruction.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes that it is by sight *alone*.

नश्यति (naśyati) - vanishes, ceases to exist (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

Root 'naś' (to perish) class 4, Parasmaipada.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle

From 'a' (negation) + 'sat' (being, real).

Compound type : nay-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, being, truth
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'asadātmā'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - essence, true nature (self, soul, nature, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul

Note: Part of the compound 'asadātmā'.

सत् (sat) - real (existent, real, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being, truth

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'sadābhāsaḥ'.

आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - mere appearance, semblance of reality (appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion, light

From prefix 'ā' + root 'bhās' (to shine).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'sadābhāsaḥ'.

बालवेतालवत् (bālavetālavat) - like an imaginary goblin conjured by a child (which vanishes when the child's attention moves) (like a child's ghost/goblin)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāla+vetāla)

• bāla – child, young, foolish
  noun (masculine)
• vetāla – goblin, demon, ghost, vampire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately (from a moment, in an instant)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time, leisure

Note: Indicates time (from a moment).