योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-9

द्रष्टृदृश्ये न यद्येकमभविष्यच्चिदात्मके ।
तद्दृश्यास्वादमज्ञः स्यान्ना दृष्ट्वेक्षुमिवोपलः ॥ ९ ॥

draṣṭṛdṛśye na yadyekamabhaviṣyaccidātmake ,
taddṛśyāsvādamajñaḥ syānnā dṛṣṭvekṣumivopalaḥ 9

9. draṣṭṛdṛśye na yadi ekam abhaviṣyat citātmake tat
dṛśyāsvādam ajñaḥ syāt na dṛṣṭvā ikṣum iva upalaḥ

9. yadi citātmake draṣṭṛdṛśye ekam na abhaviṣyat,
tat ajñaḥ dṛśyāsvādam na syāt,
upalaḥ ikṣum dṛṣṭvā iva.

9. If the seer (draṣṭṛ) and the seen (dṛśya), inherently being of the nature of consciousness (citātmake), were not one (ekam), then the ignorant person would not experience the taste of the perceived (dṛśyāsvādam), just as a stone (upalaḥ), even after seeing sugarcane (ikṣum), does not taste it.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टृदृश्ये (draṣṭṛdṛśye) - the seer and the seen (dual)

• न (na) - not, no

• यदि (yadi) - if

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a unity

• अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would not be, were not (conditional past)

• चितात्मके (citātmake) - of the nature of consciousness (ātman)

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• दृश्यास्वादम् (dṛśyāsvādam) - the taste of the seen/perceived

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - the ignorant person

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be (potential)

• न (na) - not, no

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• इक्षुम् (ikṣum) - sugarcane

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उपलः (upalaḥ) - a stone, rock

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टृदृश्ये (draṣṭṛdṛśye) - the seer and the seen (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of draṣṭṛdṛśya

draṣṭṛdṛśya - the seer and the seen

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of abhaviṣyat.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Subordinating conjunction.

एकम् (ekam) - one, a unity

(numeral)

Note: Predicate for draṣṭṛdṛśye.

अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would not be, were not (conditional past)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional past (lṛṅ) of bhū

Conditional third person singular

Aorist stem a-bhū with sya suffix, for conditional mood.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The verb is singular, agreeing with the singular concept of 'ekam'.

चितात्मके (citātmake) - of the nature of consciousness (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of citātmaka

citātmaka - having consciousness (ātman) as its nature, consisting of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) + ātman (self) + ka (suffix forming adjectives)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ātman+ka)

• cit – consciousness (cit), pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• ka – suffix for adjectives or nouns
  suffix

Note: Qualifies draṣṭṛdṛśye.

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

Correlate of yadi.

Note: Marks the consequence clause.

दृश्यास्वादम् (dṛśyāsvādam) - the taste of the seen/perceived

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛśyāsvāda

dṛśyāsvāda - the tasting of the seen, the enjoyment of the perceived object

Compound of dṛśya (seen) + āsvāda (taste, enjoyment)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+āsvāda)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• āsvāda – taste, flavor, enjoyment, experience
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from ā + root svad
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb 'taste'.

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - the ignorant person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

negation a + jña (knower, wise)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (na+jña)

• na – not
  prefix
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent suffix ka
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be (potential)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (optative) (liṅ) of bhū

Potential Mood (Optative) third person singular

Root bhū in potential mood.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) + suffix tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इक्षुम् (ikṣum) - sugarcane

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ikṣu

ikṣu - sugarcane

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उपलः (upalaḥ) - a stone, rock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, gem