योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-38

संविन्मात्रस्वभावत्वाद्देहोऽहमिति चेतति ।
काकतालीयवद्भ्रान्तमाकारं तेन पश्यति ॥ ३८ ॥

saṃvinmātrasvabhāvatvāddeho'hamiti cetati ,
kākatālīyavadbhrāntamākāraṃ tena paśyati 38

38. saṃvit-mātra-svabhāvatvāt dehaḥ aham iti cetati
| kākatālīyavat bhrāntam ākāram tena paśyati ||

38. saṃvit-mātra-svabhāvatvāt dehaḥ aham iti cetati.
tena kākatālīyavat bhrāntam ākāram paśyati.

38. Although its intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is pure consciousness (saṃvit), [the Self] mistakenly thinks, 'I am the body.' Because of this, it perceives forms (ākāra) erroneously, like an accidental happening (kākatālīya).

38. בהיותו בעל טבע של מודעות טהורה בלבד, הוא מחשב אני הגוף, וכך, באורח מקרי כביכול, הוא רואה צורה מתעתעת.

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्-मात्र-स्वभावत्वात् (saṁvit-mātra-svabhāvatvāt) - due to being of the nature of mere consciousness

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or thought)

• चेतति (cetati) - thinks, perceives, is conscious

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; by chance, coincidentally, accidentally

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, erroneous, mistaken

• आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

• तेन (tena) - by this delusion/mistake (by that, by him, by it)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्-मात्र-स्वभावत्वात् (saṁvit-mātra-svabhāvatvāt) - due to being of the nature of mere consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātrasvabhāvatva

saṁvinmātrasvabhāvatva - the state of having the nature of mere consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+mātra+svabhāva+tva)

• saṃvit – consciousness, intelligence, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid + kvip.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  adjective
• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, innate disposition, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'the state of being'
  suffix/indeclinable (neuter)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

चेतति (cetati) - thinks, perceives, is conscious

(verb)

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

Root: cit (class 1)

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit; by chance, coincidentally, accidentally

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāka+tālīya+vat)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – of a palm tree/fruit
  adjective
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, erroneous, mistaken

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, confused, mistaken, deluded

Past Passive Participle

From root bhram- (to wander, to be confused) + -kta suffix.

Root: bhram (class 1)

आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, figure, appearance

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by this delusion/mistake (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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