योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-3

असत्त्वाद्दृश्यविश्रान्तेरलभ्यत्वान्महाचितेः ।
उपलब्धुरभावाच्च शून्यनाम्नीव सत्यपि ॥ ३ ॥

asattvāddṛśyaviśrānteralabhyatvānmahāciteḥ ,
upalabdhurabhāvācca śūnyanāmnīva satyapi 3

3. asattvāt dṛśyaviśrānteḥ alabhyatvāt mahāciteḥ |
upalabdhūḥ abhāvāt ca śūnyanāmnī iva sati api ||

3. dṛśyaviśrānteḥ asattvāt mahāciteḥ alabhyatvāt
ca upalabdhūḥ abhāvāt śūnyanāmnī iva sati api

3. Due to the non-existence of a stable resting place for the perceptible (dṛśya), due to the unattainability of the supreme consciousness (mahācit), and due to the absence of a perceiver, [the reality is such that it is] as if present within the named emptiness (śūnya), even though it exists.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्त्वात् (asattvāt) - due to the non-existence (due to non-existence, due to unreality, due to absence)

• दृश्यविश्रान्तेः (dṛśyaviśrānteḥ) - of a stable resting place for the perceptible (dṛśya) (of the resting of the visible, of the cessation of the perceptible)

• अलभ्यत्वात् (alabhyatvāt) - due to the unattainability (due to unattainability, due to being difficult to obtain)

• महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the supreme consciousness (mahācit) (of the great consciousness, of the supreme thought)

• उपलब्धूः (upalabdhūḥ) - of the perceiver (of the perceiver, of the experiencer, of the understander)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शून्यनाम्नी (śūnyanāmnī) - within that which is called emptiness (śūnya) (in that named emptiness, in emptiness)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

• सति (sati) - even while it exists / is present (being, existing, present)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

असत्त्वात् (asattvāt) - due to the non-existence (due to non-existence, due to unreality, due to absence)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of asattva

asattva - non-existence, unreality, absence

Derived from a- (negation) + sat + -tva (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sattva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sattva – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) + -tva
  Root: as (class 2)

दृश्यविश्रान्तेः (dṛśyaviśrānteḥ) - of a stable resting place for the perceptible (dṛśya) (of the resting of the visible, of the cessation of the perceptible)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dṛśyaviśrānti

dṛśyaviśrānti - resting of the visible, cessation of the perceptible

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+viśrānti)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, an object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Root dṛś with suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• viśrānti – rest, repose, cessation, end, resting-place
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vi + śram
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world or objects of perception.

अलभ्यत्वात् (alabhyatvāt) - due to the unattainability (due to unattainability, due to being difficult to obtain)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of alabhyatva

alabhyatva - unattainability, inaccessibility

Derived from a- (negation) + labhya + -tva (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• labhya – to be obtained, attainable, perceptible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Root labh with suffix -ya
  Root: labh (class 1)

महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the supreme consciousness (mahācit) (of the great consciousness, of the supreme thought)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mahācit

mahācit - great consciousness, supreme intelligence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+cit)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

उपलब्धूः (upalabdhūḥ) - of the perceiver (of the perceiver, of the experiencer, of the understander)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upalabdhu

upalabdhu - perceiver, experiencer, one who understands

Agent noun

Derived from upa + labh + -tṛ (agent suffix)

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agent noun from root labh with upasarga upa.

अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to the absence (due to absence, due to non-existence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, annihilation

Derived from a- (negation) + bhāva

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling, reality
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शून्यनाम्नी (śūnyanāmnī) - within that which is called emptiness (śūnya) (in that named emptiness, in emptiness)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śūnyanāman

śūnyanāman - named emptiness, the name 'emptiness'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śūnya+nāman)

• śūnya – empty, void, nothingness, emptiness
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śū (class 5)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nām (class 1)

Note: The word nāman can form compounds that decline somewhat irregularly. Here, śūnyanāmnī is locative singular. Could be referring to a feminine concept or state.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

सति (sati) - even while it exists / is present (being, existing, present)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be), present participle

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often used in locative absolute constructions ('when/while X is Y'). Here, 'even when being/existing'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)