योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-57

एवं कुड्यमयं विश्वं नास्त्येव मननादृते ।
मनने चलमेवान्तस्तदिदानीं विचारय ॥ ५७ ॥

evaṃ kuḍyamayaṃ viśvaṃ nāstyeva mananādṛte ,
manane calamevāntastadidānīṃ vicāraya 57

57. evam kuḍyamayam viśvam na asti eva mananāt ṛte
manane calam evam antaḥ tat idānīm vicāraya

57. evam kuḍyamayam viśvam mananāt ṛte na asti eva.
manane antaḥ calam evam.
tat idānīm vicāraya

57. Thus, this entire universe, which is like a mere painted wall, does not exist at all apart from mental reflection (manana). In reflection (manana), the inner self (antas) itself is indeed constantly changing. Therefore, contemplate this now.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• कुड्यमयम् (kuḍyamayam) - consisting of walls, wall-like, like a painted wall, superficial

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the whole, all

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• मननात् (mananāt) - from reflection, without reflection

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• मनने (manane) - in reflection, in meditation

• चलम् (calam) - moving, unsteady, agitated, transient

• एवम् (evam) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner self, mind, interior, essence

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• विचारय (vicāraya) - ponder, consider, reflect

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

कुड्यमयम् (kuḍyamayam) - consisting of walls, wall-like, like a painted wall, superficial

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuḍya+maya)

• kuḍya – wall, partition
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of, appearing like
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the whole, all

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire, universe

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

2nd class verb, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

मननात् (mananāt) - from reflection, without reflection

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, meditating, reflecting, thought, reflection

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

मनने (manane) - in reflection, in meditation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, meditating, reflecting, thought, reflection

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

चलम् (calam) - moving, unsteady, agitated, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, agitated, transient, fickle

Root: cal (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner self, mind, interior, essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antas

antas - interior, middle, mind, heart, self, essence

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

विचारय (vicāraya) - ponder, consider, reflect

(verb)

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

imperative, active voice

10th class verb (causative of car), active voice, 2nd person singular imperative

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)