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).

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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