योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-45

सत्यमस्त्वथवाऽसत्यं पदार्थप्रतिभासनम् ।
तावन्मात्रं मनो विद्धि तद्ब्रह्मैव पितामहः ॥ ४५ ॥

satyamastvathavā'satyaṃ padārthapratibhāsanam ,
tāvanmātraṃ mano viddhi tadbrahmaiva pitāmahaḥ 45

45. satyam astu atha vā asatyam padārthapratibhāsanam
| tāvanmātram manaḥ viddhi tat brahma eva pitāmahaḥ

45. padārthapratibhāsanam satyam astu atha vā asatyam,
manaḥ tāvanmātram viddhi tat eva brahma pitāmahaḥ

45. Understand that the mind (manas) is merely the manifestation of objects (padārtha), whether that manifestation be real or unreal. That very (mind) is indeed the Absolute (brahman), the Grandfather (Brahma).

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true, real, existent

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, be it

• अथ (atha) - Used to introduce an alternative, meaning 'or'. (then, now, or)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untrue, unreal, non-existent

• पदार्थप्रतिभासनम् (padārthapratibhāsanam) - the manifestation of objects, appearance of phenomena

• तावन्मात्रम् (tāvanmātram) - only that much, merely that

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind (manas). (that)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, ultimate reality, cosmic principle

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Brahma, the creator god. (grandfather (specifically, Brahma))

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - true, real, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent, truth, reality

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अथ (atha) - Used to introduce an alternative, meaning 'or'. (then, now, or)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untrue, unreal, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, unreal, non-existent, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

पदार्थप्रतिभासनम् (padārthapratibhāsanam) - the manifestation of objects, appearance of phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padārthapratibhāsana

padārthapratibhāsana - the manifestation of objects, appearance of phenomena, presentation of categories of reality

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (padārtha+pratibhāsana)

• padārtha – meaning of a word, object, category of reality, substance
  noun (masculine)
• pratibhāsana – manifestation, appearance, shining forth, illumination
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from verbal root bhās (to shine) with prefix prati, nominalized with -ana suffix.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhās (class 1)

तावन्मात्रम् (tāvanmātram) - only that much, merely that

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāvanmātra

tāvanmātra - only so much, merely that, no more than that

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tāvat+mātra)

• tāvat – so much, so many, as much as
  indeclinable
• mātra – only, merely, measurement, quantity
  indeclinable

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind (manas). (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, ultimate reality, cosmic principle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, cosmic principle, Universal Spirit

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Brahma, the creator god. (grandfather (specifically, Brahma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, (specifically) Brahma (the creator god)

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