योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-10

स्वचित्तमेव कचति तयोस्तादृङ्मनोहरम् ।
वासनामात्रसोल्लेखं क्व ब्रह्माण्डं क्व संसृतिः ॥ १० ॥

svacittameva kacati tayostādṛṅmanoharam ,
vāsanāmātrasollekhaṃ kva brahmāṇḍaṃ kva saṃsṛtiḥ 10

10. svacittam eva kacati tayoḥ tādṛk manoharam
vāsanāmātrasollekham kva brahmāṇḍam kva saṃsṛtiḥ

10. svacittam eva kacati tayoḥ tādṛk manoharam
vāsanāmātrasollekham kva brahmāṇḍam kva saṃsṛtiḥ

10. Only one's own consciousness (svacitta) manifests, appearing so enchanting, purely as a reflection of latent impressions (vāsanā). Where then is the universe (brahmāṇḍa)? And where is the cycle of rebirth (saṃsṛti)?

Words meanings summery:

• स्वचित्तम् (svacittam) - one's own consciousness (svacitta) (one's own mind, one's own consciousness)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

• कचति (kacati) - manifests, shines forth (shines, appears, glitters)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (referring to the two dream states of the previous verse) (of them two, in them two)

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - so, of such a kind (such, of that sort, like that)

• मनोहरम् (manoharam) - enchanting (charming, captivating, delightful, beautiful)

• वासनामात्रसोल्लेखम् (vāsanāmātrasollekham) - purely as a reflection of latent impressions (vāsanā) (whose manifestation is merely due to latent impressions, having only the appearance of latent impressions)

• क्व (kva) - where? (implying non-existence) (where? whither?)

• ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - universe (brahmāṇḍa) (cosmic egg, universe)

• क्व (kva) - where? (implying non-existence) (where? whither?)

• संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - cycle of rebirth (saṃsṛti) (cyclical existence, transmigration, course of existence)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वचित्तम् (svacittam) - one's own consciousness (svacitta) (one's own mind, one's own consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svacitta

svacitta - one's own mind, one's own consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+citta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - manifests, shines forth (shines, appears, glitters)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kac

present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kac (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (referring to the two dream states of the previous verse) (of them two, in them two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, those

dual, genitive or locative

Note: Refers to the two states/dreams mentioned in the previous verse.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - so, of such a kind (such, of that sort, like that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

Note: Qualifies manoharam and svacittam.

मनोहरम् (manoharam) - enchanting (charming, captivating, delightful, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manohara

manohara - charming, delightful, captivating (lit. 'stealing the mind')

from manas (mind) and hṛ (to take away/steal)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+hara)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• hara – taking away, seizing, stealing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  from root hṛ
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to svacittam.

वासनामात्रसोल्लेखम् (vāsanāmātrasollekham) - purely as a reflection of latent impressions (vāsanā) (whose manifestation is merely due to latent impressions, having only the appearance of latent impressions)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanāmātrasollekha

vāsanāmātrasollekha - whose manifestation is merely due to latent impressions

Compound: vāsanā + mātra + sa + ullekha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāsanā+mātra+sa+ullekha)

• vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  from vas (to dwell, to scent)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ullekha – mention, description, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-likh
  Prefix: ud
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Qualifies svacittam.

क्व (kva) - where? (implying non-existence) (where? whither?)

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - universe (brahmāṇḍa) (cosmic egg, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - cosmic egg, universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the vast
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• aṇḍa – egg, testicle
  noun (neuter)

क्व (kva) - where? (implying non-existence) (where? whither?)

(indeclinable)

संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - cycle of rebirth (saṃsṛti) (cyclical existence, transmigration, course of existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - cyclical existence, transmigration, course of existence

from saṃ-sṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)