योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-19

सती वाप्यसती तापनद्येव लहरी चला ।
मनसेहेन्द्रजालश्रीर्जागती प्रवितन्यते ॥ १९ ॥

satī vāpyasatī tāpanadyeva laharī calā ,
manasehendrajālaśrīrjāgatī pravitanyate 19

19. satī vā api asatī tāpanadyā iva laharī calā
manasā iha indrajālaśrīḥ jāgatī pravitanyate

19. iha jāgatī indrajālaśrīḥ satī vā api asatī
tāpanadyā iva calā laharī manasā pravitanyate

19. Whether existent or non-existent, this worldly splendor of illusion (māyā) is like a restless wave in a river of suffering, and it is spread forth here by the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• सती (satī) - existent, real (referring to the worldly illusion) (existent, real, good, virtuous)

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the 'or') (even, also, too, although)

• असती (asatī) - non-existent, unreal (referring to the worldly illusion) (non-existent, unreal, bad, unvirtuous)

• तापनद्या (tāpanadyā) - like a wave in a river of suffering (by or of a river of suffering/heat)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• लहरी (laharī) - a restless wave (wave, ripple)

• चला (calā) - restless (describing the wave) (moving, restless, unsteady)

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• इन्द्रजालश्रीः (indrajālaśrīḥ) - the worldly splendor which is an illusion (māyā) (splendor of illusion, glory of magic)

• जागती (jāgatī) - worldly, pertaining to the waking state of consciousness (worldly, pertaining to the waking state, universal)

• प्रवितन्यते (pravitanyate) - is spread out, is extended, is diffused

Words meanings and morphology

सती (satī) - existent, real (referring to the worldly illusion) (existent, real, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Feminine Nominative Singular of the present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the 'or') (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

असती (asatī) - non-existent, unreal (referring to the worldly illusion) (non-existent, unreal, bad, unvirtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, unvirtuous

Present Active Participle

Feminine Nominative Singular of the present active participle of root 'as' (to be) with negation 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existent, real, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

तापनद्या (tāpanadyā) - like a wave in a river of suffering (by or of a river of suffering/heat)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tāpanadī

tāpanadī - river of heat, river of suffering, river of distress

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tāpa+nadī)

• tāpa – heat, pain, suffering, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used here in comparison, often implying 'like a wave *in* a river'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

लहरी (laharī) - a restless wave (wave, ripple)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laharī

laharī - wave, billow, ripple

चला (calā) - restless (describing the wave) (moving, restless, unsteady)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, agitated, restless

Root: cal (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, faculty of thought and feeling

Root: man (class 4)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रजालश्रीः (indrajālaśrīḥ) - the worldly splendor which is an illusion (māyā) (splendor of illusion, glory of magic)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indrajālaśrī

indrajālaśrī - splendor of magic, glory of illusion, beauty of a magical display

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indrajāla+śrī)

• indrajāla – magic, illusion, juggle, deception
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)

जागती (jāgatī) - worldly, pertaining to the waking state of consciousness (worldly, pertaining to the waking state, universal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāgatī

jāgatī - relating to the world, worldly, pertaining to the waking state

Derived from 'jagat' (world).

प्रवितन्यते (pravitanyate) - is spread out, is extended, is diffused

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of tan

Present Passive

Root 'tan' with prefixes 'pra' and 'vi', 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense, Passive Voice.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: tan (class 8)