योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-50

स यत्पश्यति तत्तादृक् शून्यात्मा शून्यमम्बरे ।
ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि वा ब्रह्मा तदिदं जगदुच्यते ॥ ५० ॥

sa yatpaśyati tattādṛk śūnyātmā śūnyamambare ,
brahma brahmaṇi vā brahmā tadidaṃ jagaducyate 50

50. saḥ yat paśyati tat tādṛk śūnya-ātmā śūnyam ambare
| brahma brahmaṇi vā brahmā tat idam jagat ucyate ||

50. saḥ yat paśyati,
tat tādṛk (bhavati).
śūnya-ātmā ambare śūnyam (paśyati).
vā idam jagat brahma brahmaṇi ucyate,
(vā) brahmā (ucyate).

50. Whatever he perceives, that is of such a nature (corresponding to his state). For instance, a person whose inner being (ātman) is empty perceives only emptiness, like emptiness in the sky. Alternatively, this world (jagat) is declared to be Brahman existing within Brahman, or (it is declared to be) Brahmā (the creator deity).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the perceiver mentioned in the previous verse) (he, that one)

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind, similar to that

• शून्य-आत्मा (śūnya-ātmā) - one whose self is void, empty-souled

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void, empty space

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), the ultimate truth

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, within Brahman

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, that which moves

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the perceiver mentioned in the previous verse) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, this

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whatever

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root √dṛś, 1st conjugation, present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, this

Note: Refers to 'yat'.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind, similar to that

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind, like that

शून्य-आत्मा (śūnya-ātmā) - one whose self is void, empty-souled

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyātman

śūnyātman - one whose self is void, empty-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ātman)

• śūnya – empty, void, null, desolate
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence, principle of life
  noun (masculine)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void, empty space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, desolate; emptiness, void

Note: Object of an implied verb of seeing/perceiving.

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), the ultimate truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality; sacred word, prayer, knowledge

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman, within Brahman

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality; sacred word, prayer, knowledge

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); priest

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle (from √gam)

Derived from root √gam (to go) with the suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Present Indicative Passive

Root √vac (to speak), 2nd conjugation, passive form.

Root: vac (class 2)