योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-74

सर्वं शून्यं निरालम्बं ममताप्रत्ययोऽप्ययम् ।
द्विचन्द्रस्वप्नपुरवद्यस्यासौ सोऽपि नास्ति नः ॥ ७४ ॥

sarvaṃ śūnyaṃ nirālambaṃ mamatāpratyayo'pyayam ,
dvicandrasvapnapuravadyasyāsau so'pi nāsti naḥ 74

74. sarvam śūnyam nirālambam mamatāpratyayaḥ api ayam
dvicandrasvapnapuravat yasya asau saḥ api na asti naḥ

74. sarvam śūnyam nirālambam ayam mamatāpratyayaḥ api
dvicandrasvapnapuravat yasya asau saḥ api naḥ na asti

74. Everything is void and unsupported. This very perception of 'mine' is also [void]. Just like the illusion of a double moon or a city in a dream, for whom that [illusory world] appears, even that [perceiver] does not exist for us.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, hollow

• निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - unsupported, without basis, independent

• ममताप्रत्ययः (mamatāpratyayaḥ) - the perception of 'mine', the sense of possessiveness

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• द्विचन्द्रस्वप्नपुरवत् (dvicandrasvapnapuravat) - like a double moon or a dream-city

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• असौ (asau) - that one, yonder

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, hollow

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, vain

निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - unsupported, without basis, independent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - unsupported, without support, independent, self-supported

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ālamba)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• ālamba – support, basis, dependence, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lamb' with upasarga 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

ममताप्रत्ययः (mamatāpratyayaḥ) - the perception of 'mine', the sense of possessiveness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mamatāpratyaya

mamatāpratyaya - the idea or perception of 'mine', possessiveness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mamatā+pratyaya)

• mamatā – mine-ness, possessiveness, egoism, attachment
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'mama' (mine)
• pratyaya – perception, notion, conviction, belief, mental image
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'prati' and suffix 'ac'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

द्विचन्द्रस्वप्नपुरवत् (dvicandrasvapnapuravat) - like a double moon or a dream-city

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/upapada-tatpuruṣa with -vat suffix (dvicandra+svapnapura+vat)

• dvicandra – double moon (an optical illusion)
  noun (masculine)
• svapnapura – dream-city (an illusory city seen in a dream)
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what, that

असौ (asau) - that one, yonder

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, yonder, that

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form

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