योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-44

उन्मेषमात्रेणाहन्ता जगन्त्यनुभवत्यहो ।
न निमेषेण दृगिव सत्यानीत्यप्यसन्त्यलम् ॥ ४४ ॥

unmeṣamātreṇāhantā jagantyanubhavatyaho ,
na nimeṣeṇa dṛgiva satyānītyapyasantyalam 44

44. unmeṣa-mātreṇa ahantā jaganti anubhavati aho na
nimeṣeṇa dṛk iva satyāni iti api asanti alam

44. aho,
ahantā unmeṣa-mātreṇa jaganti anubhavati.
(jaganti) dṛk nimeṣeṇa iva na (anubhavati).
satyāni iti api,
(tāni) alam asanti.

44. Oh, the ego-sense (ahaṅkāra) perceives the worlds by its mere manifestation. Unlike an eye, whose perception ceases with its closing, these worlds, though seemingly real, are indeed utterly unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मेष-मात्रेण (unmeṣa-mātreṇa) - by the ego's mere act of coming into being or manifesting (by a mere opening, by a mere flash, by mere manifestation)

• अहन्ता (ahantā) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) itself (ego-sense, I-ness, individuality)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - the various worlds or realms of existence (worlds, movable things)

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - the ego-sense experiences or creates the perception of the worlds (experiences, perceives, feels)

• अहो (aho) - an exclamation expressing wonder or a touch of lament (oh!, alas!, an exclamation of wonder or sorrow)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - by the closing of an eye, implying cessation of perception (by a closing (of eyes), by a wink)

• दृक् (dṛk) - an eye (as a faculty of perception) (eye, sight, perception)

• इव (iva) - indicating comparison (like, as, as it were)

• सत्यानि (satyāni) - things that appear or are considered real (real things, truths)

• इति (iti) - signalling that something is *called* real (thus, so, in this way)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing "even though" (also, even, indeed)

• असन्ति (asanti) - are completely unreal or non-existent (are not, are unreal, do not exist)

• अलम् (alam) - emphasizes the utter unreality (sufficiently, indeed, enough, truly)

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मेष-मात्रेण (unmeṣa-mātreṇa) - by the ego's mere act of coming into being or manifesting (by a mere opening, by a mere flash, by mere manifestation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of unmeṣa-mātra

unmeṣa-mātra - a mere opening, just a flash, only the manifestation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (unmeṣa+mātra)

• unmeṣa – an opening (of eyes), a flash, manifestation, waking
  noun (masculine)
  From ud- + √miṣ (to open eyes)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

अहन्ता (ahantā) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) itself (ego-sense, I-ness, individuality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahantā

ahantā - ego-sense, I-ness, individuality

Derived from 'aham' (I) + suffix -tā (fem.) to form abstract noun.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - the various worlds or realms of existence (worlds, movable things)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Root: gam (class 1)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - the ego-sense experiences or creates the perception of the worlds (experiences, perceives, feels)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present Tense, third person singular

Derived from √bhū (to be, to become) with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहो (aho) - an exclamation expressing wonder or a touch of lament (oh!, alas!, an exclamation of wonder or sorrow)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - by the closing of an eye, implying cessation of perception (by a closing (of eyes), by a wink)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - closing (of eyes), winking, a wink of time

From ni- + √miṣ (to open eyes) with ni- implying down/close.

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 6)

दृक् (dṛk) - an eye (as a faculty of perception) (eye, sight, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - eye, sight, vision, appearance

Root √dṛś (to see), used as a feminine noun.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: This is the un-sandhied form of dṛg.

इव (iva) - indicating comparison (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

सत्यानि (satyāni) - things that appear or are considered real (real things, truths)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of satya

satya - true, real, existent; truth, reality

Derived from 'sat' (being, existent).

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - signalling that something is *called* real (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - emphasizing "even though" (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

असन्ति (asanti) - are completely unreal or non-existent (are not, are unreal, do not exist)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asant

asant - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

From na + √as (to be). The participle 'sant' is negated.

Prefix: na

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Can be interpreted as present tense 3rd plural of 'nāsti' (is not) or as adjective 'unreal'.

अलम् (alam) - emphasizes the utter unreality (sufficiently, indeed, enough, truly)

(indeclinable)

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