योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-27

एषा हि मानसी शक्तिरिष्टानिष्टनिबन्धनी ।
अनयैव मुधा भ्रान्त्या स्वप्नवत्परिकल्पना ॥ २७ ॥

eṣā hi mānasī śaktiriṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī ,
anayaiva mudhā bhrāntyā svapnavatparikalpanā 27

27. eṣā hi mānasī śaktiḥ iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī
anayā eva mudhā bhrāntyā svapnavat parikalpanā

27. eṣā mānasī śaktiḥ iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī hi
anayā mudhā bhrāntyā eva svapnavat parikalpanā

27. Indeed, this is the mental power (śakti) that binds one to desirable and undesirable experiences. Through this very vain delusion (bhrānti), the world is conceptualized as if in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the mental faculty (mānasī śaktiḥ). (this (feminine, nominative, singular))

• हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because, for)

• मानसी (mānasī) - Describes the nature of the power (śakti). (mental, pertaining to the mind)

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - The mental faculty being discussed as the source of binding experiences. (power, capability, faculty, energy)

• इष्टानिष्टनिबन्धनी (iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī) - Describes the nature of the mental power (śakti) as that which ties one to good and bad experiences. (binding to desirable and undesirable (things))

• अनया (anayā) - Refers to this very delusion (bhrāntyā). (by this (feminine, instrumental, singular))

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word 'anayā' and 'mukhā bhrāntyā'. (only, just, indeed, very)

• मुधा (mudhā) - Describes the nature of the delusion (bhrānti) as being purposeless or misguided. (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, futile)

• भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - The instrumental case indicates the means by which conceptualization occurs. (by delusion, by error, by confusion)

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - Compares the conceptualization of the world to the fleeting and unreal nature of a dream. (like a dream, as in a dream, dream-like)

• परिकल्पना (parikalpanā) - Refers to the act of conceiving or imagining the world. (conceptualization, imagination, creation, arrangement)

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to the mental faculty (mānasī śaktiḥ). (this (feminine, nominative, singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

मानसी (mānasī) - Describes the nature of the power (śakti). (mental, pertaining to the mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mānasī

mānasī - mental, spiritual, relating to the mind, produced by the mind

Derived from 'manas' (mind) with suffix '-ī' (feminine form of -a/-īya)

Note: Qualifies 'śaktiḥ'.

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - The mental faculty being discussed as the source of binding experiences. (power, capability, faculty, energy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, capability, strength, energy, faculty, divine power, potency (śakti)

Root 'śak' (to be able) + 'kti' suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Term to be bracketed in translation.

इष्टानिष्टनिबन्धनी (iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī) - Describes the nature of the mental power (śakti) as that which ties one to good and bad experiences. (binding to desirable and undesirable (things))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī

iṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī - binding to desirable and undesirable, causing attachment to pleasant and unpleasant, the cause of what is liked and disliked

Compound adjective, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (iṣṭa+aniṣṭa+nibandhana)

• iṣṭa – desired, desirable, liked, wished for, worshipped
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, worship, desire) + 'kta' suffix
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• aniṣṭa – undesired, undesirable, disliked, unpleasant, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative prefix 'an-' + 'iṣṭa'
  Prefix: an
• nibandhana – binding, tie, cause, reason, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix 'ni-' + root 'bandh' (to bind) + 'ana' suffix
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अनया (anayā) - Refers to this very delusion (bhrāntyā). (by this (feminine, instrumental, singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word 'anayā' and 'mukhā bhrāntyā'. (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

मुधा (mudhā) - Describes the nature of the delusion (bhrānti) as being purposeless or misguided. (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, futile)

(indeclinable)

From 'muh' (to be bewildered, to err)

Root: muh (class 4)

भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - The instrumental case indicates the means by which conceptualization occurs. (by delusion, by error, by confusion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, wandering, turning

Root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused) + 'kti' suffix

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Term to be bracketed in translation.

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - Compares the conceptualization of the world to the fleeting and unreal nature of a dream. (like a dream, as in a dream, dream-like)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'svapna' (dream) with 'vat' suffix (like, as)

परिकल्पना (parikalpanā) - Refers to the act of conceiving or imagining the world. (conceptualization, imagination, creation, arrangement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parikalpanā

parikalpanā - conceptualization, imagination, supposition, creation, arrangement, mental construction

Prefix 'pari-' + root 'kḷp' (to arrange, to imagine) + 'ana' suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

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