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

मृगतृष्णाम्बुवद्विश्वं नास्ति त्वमथवास्ति च ।
प्रतिभासोऽपि नास्त्यत्र तदभावादतः शिवम् ॥ १० ॥

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvadviśvaṃ nāsti tvamathavāsti ca ,
pratibhāso'pi nāstyatra tadabhāvādataḥ śivam 10

10. mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat viśvam na asti tu athavā asti ca
pratibhāsaḥ api na asti atra tat abhāvāt ataḥ śivam

10. viśvam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat na asti tu athavā asti ca
atra pratibhāsaḥ api na asti tat abhāvāt ataḥ śivam

10. The world, like water in a mirage, is not truly existent, or perhaps it is. Even its appearance is not present here, because of its non-existence. Therefore, it is auspicious (śivam).

Words meanings summery:

• मृगतृष्णाम्बुवत् (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat) - like the water of a mirage

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the world, all

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तु (tu) - particle indicating 'but' or 'rather', often used with 'vā' (but, indeed, however, or)

• अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतिभासः (pratibhāsaḥ) - appearance, manifestation, glimmer

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

• तत् (tat) - that, its (referring to the world's non-existence)

• अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to its non-existence, from its absence

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, happiness, (śiva)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगतृष्णाम्बुवत् (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat) - like the water of a mirage

(indeclinable)

-vat suffix meaning 'like' or 'as'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu+vat)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage (lit. deer's thirst)
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  suffix added to nouns to form adverbs

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the world, all

(noun)

neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, universe, world

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - particle indicating 'but' or 'rather', often used with 'vā' (but, indeed, however, or)

(indeclinable)

अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'atha' (then) and 'vā' (or)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतिभासः (pratibhāsaḥ) - appearance, manifestation, glimmer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsa

pratibhāsa - appearance, manifestation, illusion, glimmer

From root 'bhās' (to shine) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'a' + suffix 'tra'

तत् (tat) - that, its (referring to the world's non-existence)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to its non-existence, from its absence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, negation

From negative prefix 'a-' + 'bhāva' (being, existence)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, happiness, (śiva)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, well-being, (śiva)