योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-43

भ्रान्तिस्त्वसत्या वस्त्वेव प्रेक्षयातो न लभ्यते ।
शशश्रृङ्गवदत्यच्छमतो ब्रह्मैव शिष्यते ॥ ४३ ॥

bhrāntistvasatyā vastveva prekṣayāto na labhyate ,
śaśaśrṛṅgavadatyacchamato brahmaiva śiṣyate 43

43. bhrāntiḥ tu asatyā vastu eva prekṣayā ataḥ na labhyate
śaśaśṛṅgavat atyaccham ataḥ brahma eva śiṣyate

43. bhrāntiḥ tu asatyā [asti].
vastu eva prekṣayā ataḥ na labhyate.
[sā] śaśaśṛṅgavat atyaccham [asti].
ataḥ brahma eva śiṣyate.

43. Delusion (bhrānti) is unreal; it cannot be perceived when the object itself is observed. Like a rabbit's horn, it is utterly transparent (non-existent). Therefore, only Brahman remains.

43. מכיוון שהאשליה אינה מציאותית, היא אינה נמצאת כלל כאשר בוחנים אותה מקרוב, ממש כמו קרן של ארנב. לכן, רק הַבְּרַהְמַן הטהור לחלוטין נותר על כנו.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, error, confusion, mistaken perception

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by observation, by sight

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• न (na) - not

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found

• शशशृङ्गवत् (śaśaśṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn

• अत्यच्छम् (atyaccham) - extremely clear, very pure, utterly transparent (implying non-existence in this context)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, error, confusion, mistaken perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, mistaken perception, wandering

Root: bhram (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation)
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (masculine)

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, reality, substance, essence

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by observation, by sight

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prekṣā

prekṣā - observation, sight, perception, examination

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

शशशृङ्गवत् (śaśaśṛṅgavat) - like a rabbit's horn

(indeclinable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa with -vat suffix (śaśa+śṛṅga+vat)

• śaśa – rabbit, hare
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  suffix forming adverbs of comparison

अत्यच्छम् (atyaccham) - extremely clear, very pure, utterly transparent (implying non-existence in this context)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyaccha

atyaccha - extremely clear, very pure, quite transparent

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+accha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceedingly, very
  indeclinable
• accha – clear, pure, transparent, spotless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit

Root: bṛh

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śiṣ

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

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