योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-11

स्वचित्तमात्रदेहैषा स्वसंकल्पस्वभावजम् ।
अन्तरेवानुभवति किलैवं नाम विभ्रमम् ॥ ११ ॥

svacittamātradehaiṣā svasaṃkalpasvabhāvajam ,
antarevānubhavati kilaivaṃ nāma vibhramam 11

11. svacittamātradehā eṣā svasaṃkalpasvabhāvajam
antare eva anubhavati kila evam nāma vibhramam

11. eṣā svacittamātradehā svasaṃkalpasvabhāvajam
evam nāma vibhramam antare eva kila anubhavati

11. This [consciousness], whose very form is merely its own awareness, truly experiences within itself such an illusion, which arises from the intrinsic nature of its own resolve (saṃkalpa).

11. כנגזר מגופה המורכב מחשיבתה בלבד, היא חוותה בתוכה את המיצג התעתועי הזה שנולד מכוח רצונה שטבעי לו להתממש.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वचित्तमात्रदेहा (svacittamātradehā) - whose very form is merely its own awareness (having a body consisting only of its own consciousness)

• एषा (eṣā) - this [consciousness/śakti] (this (feminine))

• स्वसंकल्पस्वभावजम् (svasaṁkalpasvabhāvajam) - which arises from the intrinsic nature of its own resolve (saṃkalpa) (born from the nature of its own resolve)

• अन्तरे (antare) - within itself (within, inside, in the middle of)

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

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, feels, perceives)

• किल (kila) - truly, indeed (indeed, truly, certainly, as it were)

• एवम् (evam) - such (a thing) (thus, in this manner, such)

• नाम (nāma) - such a thing, namely (this illusion) (by name, indeed, namely)

• विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - an illusion (delusion, error, illusion, confusion)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वचित्तमात्रदेहा (svacittamātradehā) - whose very form is merely its own awareness (having a body consisting only of its own consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svacittamātradeha

svacittamātradeha - whose body is only consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+citta+mātra+deha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• citta – consciousness, mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
• deha – body, form, existence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with eṣā.

एषा (eṣā) - this [consciousness/śakti] (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (feminine)

स्वसंकल्पस्वभावजम् (svasaṁkalpasvabhāvajam) - which arises from the intrinsic nature of its own resolve (saṃkalpa) (born from the nature of its own resolve)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svasaṃkalpasvabhāvaja

svasaṁkalpasvabhāvaja - born from the nature of its own resolve

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṃkalpa+svabhāva+ja)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, will, volition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic quality
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced, arising from
  adjective
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vibhramam.

अन्तरे (antare) - within itself (within, inside, in the middle of)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, interval, space between

एव (eva) - alone, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it's *within itself* alone.

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, feels, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is eṣā.

किल (kila) - truly, indeed (indeed, truly, certainly, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis or doubt, here for emphasis.

एवम् (evam) - such (a thing) (thus, in this manner, such)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies vibhramam.

नाम (nāma) - such a thing, namely (this illusion) (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Works with 'evam' to mean 'this very illusion' or 'illusion so-called'.

विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - an illusion (delusion, error, illusion, confusion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - delusion, error, illusion, confusion, going astray

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of anubhavati.

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