योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-35

द्रष्टृदृश्यदशाभावाज्जाग्रत्येव सुषुप्तिवत् ।
शरदाकाशकोशाभमसत्तोपममास्यताम् ॥ ३५ ॥

draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāvājjāgratyeva suṣuptivat ,
śaradākāśakośābhamasattopamamāsyatām 35

35. draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāvāt jāgrati eva suṣuptivat
śaradākāśakośābham asattopamam āsyatām

35. draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāvāt jāgrati eva suṣuptivat
śaradākāśakośābham asattopamam āsyatām

35. One should remain in a state comparable to non-existence, resembling the clear expanse of an autumn sky, even during wakefulness, just as one does in deep sleep, due to the absence of the distinction between the perceiver and the perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टृदृश्यदशाभावात् (draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāvāt) - due to the absence of the state of perceiver and perceived

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state (in the waking state, in wakefulness)

• एव (eva) - even (only, just, indeed, even)

• सुषुप्तिवत् (suṣuptivat) - like deep sleep, as in deep sleep

• शरदाकाशकोशाभम् (śaradākāśakośābham) - like the empty space of an autumn sky

• असत्तोपमम् (asattopamam) - comparable to non-existence, like non-existence

• आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - one should remain (let it be, let him remain, one should remain)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टृदृश्यदशाभावात् (draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāvāt) - due to the absence of the state of perceiver and perceived

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāva

draṣṭṛdṛśyadaśābhāva - absence of the state of perceiver and perceived

Compound type : tatpurusha (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+daśā+abhāva)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root dṛś
  Formed with tṛc suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, perceived, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Formed with ṇyat suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, stage
  noun (feminine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state (in the waking state, in wakefulness)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - awake, waking

Present Active Participle

From root jāgṛ.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'in the waking state.'

एव (eva) - even (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

सुषुप्तिवत् (suṣuptivat) - like deep sleep, as in deep sleep

(indeclinable)

Formed with the vati suffix (meaning 'like').

शरदाकाशकोशाभम् (śaradākāśakośābham) - like the empty space of an autumn sky

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaradākāśakośābha

śaradākāśakośābha - resembling the empty space or expanse of an autumn sky

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śarad+ākāśa+kośa+ābha)

• śarad – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• kośa – sheath, layer, space, cavity, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, having the appearance of
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Suffix ābha is often used to form compounds meaning 'like' or 'resembling'.

Note: Agrees with asattopamam.

असत्तोपमम् (asattopamam) - comparable to non-existence, like non-existence

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asattopama

asattopama - comparable to non-existence, like non-existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (asatta+upama)

• asatta – non-existent, unreal
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  a (negation) + sat (being, existent). Sat is PPP of as (to be).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, similar
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied object of āsyatām.

आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - one should remain (let it be, let him remain, one should remain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Imperative, Atmanepada, 3rd Person Singular

From root ās (to sit/remain).

Root: ās (class 2)