योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-3

मया दृष्टा तदाकाशमेव शान्तं तदाकृतिः ।
मयेव तत्परिज्ञातं नान्यः पश्यति तत्तथा ॥ ३ ॥

mayā dṛṣṭā tadākāśameva śāntaṃ tadākṛtiḥ ,
mayeva tatparijñātaṃ nānyaḥ paśyati tattathā 3

3. mayā dṛṣṭā tat ākāśam eva śāntam tat ākṛtiḥ mayā
iva tat parijñātam na anyaḥ paśyati tat tathā

3. mayā dṛṣṭā tat ākāśam eva śāntam tat ākṛtiḥ.
mayā iva tat parijñātam.
na anyaḥ tat tathā paśyati.

3. I have perceived its tranquil form – that very space (ākāśa). By me alone has it been fully understood; no one else sees it in that manner.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived (seen, observed, perceived)

• तत् (tat) - that (qualifying 'ākāśam') (that, it)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, only, just, verily)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (tranquil, peaceful, calm)

• तत् (tat) - its (referring to the ultimate reality of consciousness) (that, its)

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form (form, shape, appearance)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इव (iva) - alone (intensifier, similar to 'eva') (like, as if, just as)

• तत् (tat) - that (the reality seen/understood) (that, it)

• परिज्ञातम् (parijñātam) - fully understood, comprehended (fully known, completely understood, ascertained)

• न (na) - no (one else) (not, no)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other person, anyone else (other, another, different)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives (sees, observes)

• तत् (tat) - it (the ultimate reality) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived (seen, observed, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ta, with irregular sandhi of ś to ṣṭ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, part of passive construction.

तत् (tat) - that (qualifying 'ākāśam') (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

Derived from 'ā' + 'kāś' (to shine).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: The form `ākāśam` is neuter nominative/accusative singular.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, only, just, verily)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (tranquil, peaceful, calm)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - tranquil, peaceful, calm

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root śam (to be calm) + suffix -ta

Root: śam (class 4)

तत् (tat) - its (referring to the ultimate reality of consciousness) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter genitive singular (here acts as a possessive adjective)

Note: Adjective to 'ākṛtiḥ' - 'its form'.

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From prefix ā- + root kṛ (to make) + suffix -ti

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun

इव (iva) - alone (intensifier, similar to 'eva') (like, as if, just as)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing similarity or sometimes emphasis

Note: In this context, 'mayeva' emphasizes 'by me alone', akin to 'mayā eva'.

तत् (tat) - that (the reality seen/understood) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

परिज्ञातम् (parijñātam) - fully understood, comprehended (fully known, completely understood, ascertained)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - fully known, completely understood, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- + root jñā (to know) + suffix -ta

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective, part of passive construction.

न (na) - no (one else) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other person, anyone else (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative singular

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives (sees, observes)

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, root undergoes replacement (paśya instead of dṛśya) in present system

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - it (the ultimate reality) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

तथा (tathā) - in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle