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7,43

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-10

असत्तासंभवं दृश्यं द्रष्ट्रात्मकमिदं ततम् ।
अथवा नैव द्रष्ट्रात्म सदवाच्यं किमास्यते ॥ १० ॥
asattāsaṃbhavaṃ dṛśyaṃ draṣṭrātmakamidaṃ tatam ,
athavā naiva draṣṭrātma sadavācyaṃ kimāsyate 10
10. asattāsaṃbhavam dṛśyam draṣṭrātmakam idam tatam
athavā na eva draṣṭrātma sat avācyam kim āsyate
10. idam dṛśyam asattāsaṃbhavam draṣṭrātmakam tatam
athavā na eva draṣṭrātma kim sat avācyam āsyate
10. This perceived world, which is impossible to exist, is pervaded as having the nature of the perceiver and the self (ātman). Or, is it certainly not having the nature of the perceiver and the self (ātman)? What is this indescribable reality that subsists?

Words meanings summery:

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  • असत्तासंभवम् (asattāsaṁbhavam) - whose existence is impossible, born of non-existence
  • दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible world, the object of perception
  • द्रष्ट्रात्मकम् (draṣṭrātmakam) - having the nature of the perceiver and the self (ātman)
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, spread out, extended
  • अथवा (athavā) - or else, or
  • (na) - not
  • एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only
  • द्रष्ट्रात्म (draṣṭrātma) - having the perceiver (draṣṭṛ) as its nature, of the nature of the seer and the self (ātman)
  • सत् (sat) - existent, real, true reality
  • अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - indescribable, inexpressible
  • किम् (kim) - what? which?
  • आस्यते (āsyate) - is seated, is present, subsists

Words meanings and morphology

असत्तासंभवम् (asattāsaṁbhavam) - whose existence is impossible, born of non-existence
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asattāsaṃbhava
asattāsaṁbhava - originating from non-existence, impossible to exist
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asattā+saṃbhava)
  • asattā – non-existence, unreality
    noun (feminine)
    Formed by 'a-' (negation) and 'sattā' (existence).
    Prefix: a
  • saṃbhava – origin, birth, existence, possibility
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam-'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'dṛśyam'.
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible world, the object of perception
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, the perceived object/world
gerundive (future passive participle)
Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-ya'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
द्रष्ट्रात्मकम् (draṣṭrātmakam) - having the nature of the perceiver and the self (ātman)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭrātmakam
draṣṭrātmakam - having the nature of the perceiver (draṣṭṛ) or self (ātman)
Compound of 'draṣṭṛ' and 'ātman' with the suffix '-ka'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (draṣṭṛ+ātman)
  • draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-tṛ'.
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying 'dṛśyam'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here
Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to 'dṛśyam'.
ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, spread out, extended
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tata
tata - spread, extended, pervaded, stretched
past passive participle
Derived from root 'tan' meaning 'to stretch, extend'.
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Adjective modifying 'dṛśyam'.
अथवा (athavā) - or else, or
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects two alternative possibilities or questions.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only
(indeclinable)
द्रष्ट्रात्म (draṣṭrātma) - having the perceiver (draṣṭṛ) as its nature, of the nature of the seer and the self (ātman)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭrātman
draṣṭrātman - having the perceiver (draṣṭṛ) as its true nature (ātman)
Compound of 'draṣṭṛ' and 'ātman'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (draṣṭṛ+ātman)
  • draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-tṛ'.
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate adjective/noun for an implied subject (what is being questioned).
सत् (sat) - existent, real, true reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, true; being, reality
present active participle
Derived from root 'as' (to be), present active participle.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Subject or predicate of 'āsyate'.
अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - indescribable, inexpressible
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avācya
avācya - not to be spoken, inexpressible, indescribable
gerundive (future passive participle)
Formed by 'a-' (negation) and 'vācya' (speakable, from root 'vac').
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vācya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • vācya – speakable, to be spoken
    participle (neuter)
    gerundive (future passive participle)
    Derived from root 'vac' with suffix '-ya'.
    Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Adjective modifying 'sat'.
किम् (kim) - what? which?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
आस्यते (āsyate) - is seated, is present, subsists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ās
present indicative, third person singular, passive
Derived from root 'ās', present indicative passive, third person singular.
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the second question.