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.

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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