योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-31

सत्येवेयमसत्यैव चित्तचेत्यादिता परे ।
तद्भावात्प्रतिबिम्बस्य प्रतिबिम्बार्हता कुतः ॥ ३१ ॥

satyeveyamasatyaiva cittacetyāditā pare ,
tadbhāvātpratibimbasya pratibimbārhatā kutaḥ 31

31. satī eva iyam asatyā eva cittacetyāditā pare
tadbhāvāt pratibimbasya pratibimbārhatā kutaḥ

31. pare iyam cittacetyāditā satī eva asatyā eva [asti]
tadbhāvāt pratibimbasya pratibimbārhatā kutaḥ [syāt]

31. This state of being mind and its cognizable objects, etc., in the Supreme (Reality), is both real and unreal. From the very nature of that (indeterminable state of reflection-like phenomena), how can a reflection itself possess the fitness to be a reflection?

Words meanings summery:

• सती (satī) - real, existent, true

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, non-existent, untrue

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• चित्तचेत्यादिता (cittacetyāditā) - The entire realm of subjective experience (mind) and objective phenomena (cognizable objects). (the state of being mind, cognizable object, etc.)

• परे (pare) - In the ultimate, supreme (brahman) reality. (in the supreme, in the highest)

• तद्भावात् (tadbhāvāt) - From the nature of 'cittacetyāditā' being indeterminable (both real and unreal), or from the non-existence of a distinct original. (from its existence, from that condition/nature)

• प्रतिबिम्बस्य (pratibimbasya) - of the reflection

• प्रतिबिम्बार्हता (pratibimbārhatā) - reflectability, fitness to be a reflection

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - Implies a rhetorical question, meaning 'it is not possible'. (from where, whence, how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

सती (satī) - real, existent, true

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - real, existent, good, true

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'cittacetyāditā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'cittacetyāditā'.

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, non-existent, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, non-existent

Negative prefix a- + satya (true, real)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'cittacetyāditā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

चित्तचेत्यादिता (cittacetyāditā) - The entire realm of subjective experience (mind) and objective phenomena (cognizable objects). (the state of being mind, cognizable object, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittacetyāditā

cittacetyāditā - the state of being mind, cognizable object, etc.

Compound of citta (mind) + cetya (cognizable object) + ādi (etc.) + tā (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (citta+cetya+ādi+tā)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• cetya – to be thought, cognizable, object of thought
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, know) + ya suffix
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• tā – suffix denoting state or quality
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine suffix

परे (pare) - In the ultimate, supreme (brahman) reality. (in the supreme, in the highest)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun like prakṛti or buddhi, or simply refers to the Supreme (feminine aspect, e.g. Para Vidyā). In Advaita, Para Brahman is neuter, but 'pare' here can mean 'in the supreme state/reality'.

तद्भावात् (tadbhāvāt) - From the nature of 'cittacetyāditā' being indeterminable (both real and unreal), or from the non-existence of a distinct original. (from its existence, from that condition/nature)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tadbhāva

tadbhāva - its existence, its nature, that condition

Compound of tad (that) + bhāva (existence, nature)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+bhāva)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhāva – existence, state, nature, being
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रतिबिम्बस्य (pratibimbasya) - of the reflection

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image

Compound of prati (against, towards) + bimba (object, original)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+bimba)

• prati – against, towards, back
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• bimba – object, disk, original
  noun (neuter)

प्रतिबिम्बार्हता (pratibimbārhatā) - reflectability, fitness to be a reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibimbārhatā

pratibimbārhatā - reflectability, fitness to be a reflection

Compound of pratibimba (reflection) + arhata (fitness) + tā (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibimba+arhata+tā)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of prati (against, towards) + bimba (object, original)
• arhata – fitness, worthiness
  noun (feminine)
  From root arh (to deserve)
  Root: arh (class 1)
• tā – suffix denoting state or quality
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine suffix

कुतः (kutaḥ) - Implies a rhetorical question, meaning 'it is not possible'. (from where, whence, how, why)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base kim (what) + tas suffix