योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-58

असन्मयं सदिव पुरो विलक्ष्यते पुनर्भवत्यथ परिलीयते पुनः ।
स्वयं मनश्चिति चितसंस्फुरद्वपुर्महार्णवे जलवलयावली यथा ॥ ५८ ॥

asanmayaṃ sadiva puro vilakṣyate punarbhavatyatha parilīyate punaḥ ,
svayaṃ manaściti citasaṃsphuradvapurmahārṇave jalavalayāvalī yathā 58

58. asanmayam sat iva puraḥ vilakṣyate
punaḥ bhavati atha parilīyate punaḥ
svayam manaḥ citi cit saṃsphurat
vapuḥ mahā arṇave jalavalayāvalī yathā

58. svayam manaḥ citi cit saṃsphurat vapuḥ asanmayam puraḥ sat iva vilakṣyate,
punaḥ bhavati,
atha punaḥ parilīyate,
yathā mahā arṇave jalavalayāvalī

58. The mind-consciousness (manas-citi) itself, a form pulsating with consciousness (cit-saṃsphurat-vapus), appears before us as if real, though it is unreal. It then reappears and dissolves again, just like a multitude of ripples in the great ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal, illusory, consisting of non-existence

• सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before, previously

• विलक्ष्यते (vilakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, comes into being, happens

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• परिलीयते (parilīyate) - dissolves, merges, vanishes

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• चिति (citi) - consciousness (as in mind-consciousness) (consciousness, heap, pile)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, mind

• संस्फुरत् (saṁsphurat) - throbbing, vibrating, pulsating, flashing

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• महा (mahā) - great, large

• अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

• जलवलयावली (jalavalayāvalī) - a multitude of water circles, rows of waves

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal, illusory, consisting of non-existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - unreal, illusory, consisting of non-existence

Compound of 'asat' (non-existent, unreal) and 'maya' (consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of 'sat' (existent).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Pāṇini 5.4.21.

Note: Modifies the implied subject, the world or appearance.

सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good

Present active participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'as if real'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before, previously

(indeclinable)

विलक्ष्यते (vilakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vilakṣ

From 'vi' + root 'lakṣ' (to perceive). Passive form of present tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject is implied (the phenomenal world).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, comes into being, happens

(verb)

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

Root 'bhū' from class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (the phenomenal world).

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

परिलीयते (parilīyate) - dissolves, merges, vanishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parilī

From 'pari' + root 'lī' (to cling, dissolve). Passive form.

Prefix: pari

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

(indeclinable)

Reflexive pronoun in instrumental case, used adverbially.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'manaś-citi'.

चिति (citi) - consciousness (as in mind-consciousness) (consciousness, heap, pile)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, heap, pile, collection, awareness

From root 'ci' (to pile, to collect, to observe) + 'ti' suffix.

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Forms a compound with 'manaḥ' ('manaś-citi').

चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, understanding, thought

Root 'cit' (to perceive, to know, to think).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: First part of a compound 'cit-saṃsphurad-vapuḥ'.

संस्फुरत् (saṁsphurat) - throbbing, vibrating, pulsating, flashing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsphur

saṁsphur - to throb, to vibrate, to flash forth, to manifest

Present active participle

From 'sam' + root 'sphur' (to throb, to flash).

Prefix: sam

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Forms a compound 'cit-saṃsphurat-vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, astonishing form

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: 'cit-saṃsphurat-vapuḥ' is a karmadhāraya compound (a form that is consciousness-pulsating).

महा (mahā) - great, large

(adjective)

feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Stem 'mahat', feminine 'mahā'.

Note: First part of 'mahā-arṇave'.

अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, waves

From 'ṛ' (to go, to move) or 'ṛṇu' (to go).

Root: ṛ (class 3)

जलवलयावली (jalavalayāvalī) - a multitude of water circles, rows of waves

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalavalayāvalī

jalavalayāvalī - a multitude of water circles, rows of waves

Compound of 'jala' (water), 'valaya' (circle, ring), 'āvalī' (row, series, multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+valaya+āvalī)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal (class 1)
• valaya – circle, ring, bracelet, circumference
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'val' (to move around).
  Root: val (class 1)
• āvalī – row, line, series, multitude
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' + root 'val' (to move around) + 'ī' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)