योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-13

स्वरूपं यद्विकल्पात्म कथं तत्सत्यतामियात् ।
अथ चेत्पञ्चकं ब्रह्म ब्रह्मात्मकतया धिया ॥ १३ ॥

svarūpaṃ yadvikalpātma kathaṃ tatsatyatāmiyāt ,
atha cetpañcakaṃ brahma brahmātmakatayā dhiyā 13

13. svarūpam yat vikalpātma katham tatsatyatām iyāt atha
cet pañcakam brahma brahma brahmātmakatayā dhiyā

13. yat svarūpam vikalpātma,
tat tatsatyatām katham iyāt? atha cet pañcakam brahma brahmātmakatayā dhiyā [bhavati.
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13. If its intrinsic nature (svarūpa) is merely conceptual or imaginative (vikalpa), how can it ever achieve reality? Now, if the group of five [elements] were (brahman), perceived by the intellect (dhī) as being of the nature of (brahman)...

Words meanings summery:

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - intrinsic nature, own form, essential nature

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• विकल्पात्म (vikalpātma) - whose nature is imagination, imaginative in nature

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• तत्सत्यताम् (tatsatyatām) - its reality, the state of its being real

• इयात् (iyāt) - may attain, should go

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• चेत् (cet) - if

• पञ्चकम् (pañcakam) - the group of five elements (group of five, pentad)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman, the absolute

• ब्रह्मात्मकतया (brahmātmakatayā) - by the nature of brahman, as having brahman as its self

• धिया (dhiyā) - by the intellect, by understanding

Words meanings and morphology

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - intrinsic nature, own form, essential nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - intrinsic nature, own form, essential nature (svarūpa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whoever

Note: Connects 'svarūpam' to 'vikalpātma'.

विकल्पात्म (vikalpātma) - whose nature is imagination, imaginative in nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikalpātman

vikalpātman - whose nature is imagination, imaginative in nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikalpa+ātman)

• vikalpa – imagination, conceptualization, alternative, doubt
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √kḷp with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'svarūpam'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तत्सत्यताम् (tatsatyatām) - its reality, the state of its being real

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tatsatyatā

tatsatyatā - its reality, that reality

Compound of 'tat' and 'satyatā'

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+satyatā)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• satyatā – reality, truth, genuineness
  noun (feminine)
  derived from 'satya' (true) with suffix '-tā'

Note: Object of 'iyāt'.

इयात् (iyāt) - may attain, should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of i

Optative, active voice, 3rd person singular

root √i (2nd class, Parasmaipada), optative mood

Root: i (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a new clause or condition.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

पञ्चकम् (pañcakam) - the group of five elements (group of five, pentad)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcaka

pañcaka - group of five, pentad

derived from 'pañcan' (five) with suffix '-ka'

Note: Refers to the five elements mentioned in verse 10.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute (brahman)

Note: Can be nominative (subject) or accusative (object) of an implied verb 'to be' or 'to consider'.

ब्रह्मात्मकतया (brahmātmakatayā) - by the nature of brahman, as having brahman as its self

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmātmakatā

brahmātmakatā - the state of having brahman as its self/nature

Compound of 'brahman' and 'ātmakatā'

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ātmakatā)

• brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• ātmakatā – the state of being the self, selfhood, inherent nature
  noun (feminine)
  derived from 'ātman' with suffix '-ka' + '-tā'

धिया (dhiyā) - by the intellect, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought

Root: dhyai (class 1)