योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-16

वासनावलितं चेतो यद्यथा भावयत्यलम् ।
तत्तथानुभवत्याशु न तदस्ति न वाप्यसत् ॥ १६ ॥

vāsanāvalitaṃ ceto yadyathā bhāvayatyalam ,
tattathānubhavatyāśu na tadasti na vāpyasat 16

16. vāsanā āvalitam cetaḥ yat yathā bhāvayati alam tat
tathā anubhavati āśu na tat asti na vā api asat

16. vāsanā āvalitam cetaḥ yat yathā alam bhāvayati tat
tathā āśu anubhavati tat na asti na vā api asat

16. Whatever way the mind, enveloped by its latent impressions (vāsanā), completely perceives, that it quickly experiences in the same manner. Yet, that (experience) is neither truly existent nor non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• वासना आवलितम् (vāsanā āvalitam) - enveloped by latent impressions

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, thought

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, for example, in what manner

• भावयति (bhāvayati) - perceives, imagines, contemplates, causes to be

• अलम् (alam) - completely, intensely (enough, sufficient, completely, indeed)

• तत् (tat) - that

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

Words meanings and morphology

वासना आवलितम् (vāsanā āvalitam) - enveloped by latent impressions

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanāvalita

vāsanāvalita - enveloped by latent impressions/tendencies

Past Passive Participle `āvalita` (enveloped) compounded with `vāsanā` (latent impressions).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+āvalita)

• vāsanā – latent impression, habitual tendency, mental trace, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `vas` (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• āvalita – embraced, enveloped, surrounded, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `val` (to cover, to turn) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Modifies `cetaḥ`.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 10)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Acts as a relative pronoun for the manner of perception.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, for example, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भावयति (bhāvayati) - perceives, imagines, contemplates, causes to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

causative present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada, causative of root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to mental perception or imagination.

अलम् (alam) - completely, intensely (enough, sufficient, completely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the object of experience, or the experience itself.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `yathā`.

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, feels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-bhū

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the experience mentioned earlier.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Used in `na...na vā` (neither...nor).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

present active participle

From root `as` (to be) + `a` (not). Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of the participle `sat`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as "the non-existent".