योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-26

तनोति यत्तदास्मैव तस्य तत्र तथा स्थितम् ।
दृश्याभावादसद्दृश्यं तेन कः क्व करोति किम् ॥ २६ ॥

tanoti yattadāsmaiva tasya tatra tathā sthitam ,
dṛśyābhāvādasaddṛśyaṃ tena kaḥ kva karoti kim 26

26. tanoti yat tat asmai eva tasya tatra tathā sthitam
dṛśyābhāvāt asat dṛśyam tena kaḥ kva karoti kim

26. yat tat asmai eva tanoti tasya tatra tathā sthitam
dṛśyābhāvāt asat dṛśyam tena kaḥ kva kim karoti

26. Whatever one projects, that indeed exists for oneself (āsmai). For that (Self), it remains established (sthita) in that way, there. Due to the absence of any true visible reality (dṛśyābhāva), and since the visible world is unreal (asaddṛśya), then who performs what, and where, by what means (tena)?

Words meanings summery:

• तनोति (tanoti) - projects or extends (spreads, extends, creates, performs)

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

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• अस्मै (asmai) - for oneself (āsmai) (for this one, to this one, for oneself)

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

• तस्य (tasya) - For that (Self) (of him, his, of that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तथा (tathā) - in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains established (sthita) (situated, existing, established, remaining)

• दृश्याभावात् (dṛśyābhāvāt) - Due to the absence of any true visible reality (dṛśyābhāva) (due to the absence of the visible, from the non-existence of what can be seen)

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

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (dṛśya) (visible, object of sight, phenomenon)

• तेन (tena) - by what means (tena)? (by that, therefore, by what means)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• क्व (kva) - where?

• करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)

• किम् (kim) - what?

Words meanings and morphology

तनोति (tanoti) - projects or extends (spreads, extends, creates, performs)

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

Laṭ la-kāra, parasmaipada, prathamapuruṣa, ekavacana

Root: tan (class 8)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Subject of `tanoti`.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

अस्मै (asmai) - for oneself (āsmai) (for this one, to this one, for oneself)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Used reflexively for 'oneself'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `asmai`.

तस्य (tasya) - For that (Self) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the Self or 'one'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

from tad + tral

Note: Refers to the 'place' of self-projection.

तथा (tathā) - in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

from tad + thāl

Note: Qualifies `sthitam`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains established (sthita) (situated, existing, established, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, existing, established, remaining, standing

Past Passive Participle

from √sthā (to stand, remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `tat`.

दृश्याभावात् (dṛśyābhāvāt) - Due to the absence of any true visible reality (dṛśyābhāva) (due to the absence of the visible, from the non-existence of what can be seen)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dṛśyābhāva

dṛśyābhāva - absence of the visible, non-existence of the seen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+abhāva)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from √dṛś (to see) + yat
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  a- (not) + bhāva (existence)

Note: Indicates cause.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

a- (not) + sat (being, existing, from √as)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `dṛśyam`.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (dṛśya) (visible, object of sight, phenomenon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from √dṛś (to see) + yat

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject (implicitly, 'the visible is unreal').

तेन (tena) - by what means (tena)? (by that, therefore, by what means)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Can mean 'by that' or 'therefore' or 'by what means'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

Note: Subject of `karoti`.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb of place

Note: Interrogative adverb.

करोति (karoti) - performs (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

Laṭ la-kāra, parasmaipada, prathamapuruṣa, ekavacana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

Note: Object of `karoti`.