योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-27

अतोऽलीकमिदं जातमलीकं परिदृश्यते ।
अलीकं स्वदतेऽलोकमेवं पश्यति शून्यकम् ॥ २७ ॥

ato'līkamidaṃ jātamalīkaṃ paridṛśyate ,
alīkaṃ svadate'lokamevaṃ paśyati śūnyakam 27

27. ataḥ alīkam idam jātam alīkam paridṛśyate
alīkam svadate alokam evam paśyati śūnyakam

27. ataḥ idam alīkam jātam,
alīkam paridṛśyate.
alīkam alokam svadate.
evam śūnyakam paśyati.

27. Therefore, this [world] has arisen as illusory and is perceived everywhere as illusory. The illusory [mind] delights in that which is not truly existent. Thus, one perceives only emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अलीकम् (alīkam) - pertaining to the illusory nature of the world (false, unreal, illusory, untrue)

• इदम् (idam) - this manifest world (this, here)

• जातम् (jātam) - born, arisen, produced

• अलीकम् (alīkam) - as a falsehood, as an illusion (false, unreal, illusory)

• परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived everywhere

• अलीकम् (alīkam) - the illusory mind or self (false, unreal, illusory)

• स्वदते (svadate) - finds pleasure or satisfaction in (tastes, delights in, makes agreeable, makes sweet)

• अलोकम् (alokam) - that which is not truly real or manifest, the illusory object of perception (non-world, unseen, not shining, unusual)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - the ultimate unreality of all phenomena (emptiness, void, nothingness)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

From 'idam' (this) with 'tas' suffix

अलीकम् (alīkam) - pertaining to the illusory nature of the world (false, unreal, illusory, untrue)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alīka

alīka - false, unreal, illusory, untrue, vain

Negative prefix 'a' + 'līka' (truth/reality)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+līka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• līka – truth, reality (less common, alīka is common)
  noun (neuter)
  Perhaps from li (to cling/hide)
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this manifest world (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Subject of 'jātam'.

जातम् (jātam) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

अलीकम् (alīkam) - as a falsehood, as an illusion (false, unreal, illusory)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alīka

alīka - false, unreal, illusory, untrue, vain

Negative prefix 'a' + 'līka'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+līka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• līka – truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective, describing how the world is perceived.

परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived everywhere

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice. Root 'dṛś' with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'idam' (world).

अलीकम् (alīkam) - the illusory mind or self (false, unreal, illusory)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alīka

alīka - false, unreal, illusory, untrue, vain

Negative prefix 'a' + 'līka'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+līka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• līka – truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'svadate', implicitly referring to an illusory entity like the mind or ego.

स्वदते (svadate) - finds pleasure or satisfaction in (tastes, delights in, makes agreeable, makes sweet)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of svad

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: svad (class 1)

अलोकम् (alokam) - that which is not truly real or manifest, the illusory object of perception (non-world, unseen, not shining, unusual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aloka

aloka - non-world, not seen, invisible, dark, unusual

Negative prefix 'a' + 'loka' (world/light)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+loka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• loka – world, people, sight, light
  noun (masculine)
  From root lok (to see/perceive)
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of 'svadate'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Root dṛś takes 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Implicit subject is 'one' or 'the wise person'.

शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - the ultimate unreality of all phenomena (emptiness, void, nothingness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnyaka

śūnyaka - emptiness, void, nothingness, absence

From śūnya (empty) + ka (suffix)

Root: śū

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

Previous Verse Next Verse