योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-30

यथाभावनमेतेषां पदार्थानां हि सत्यता ।
भावना च पदार्थेभ्यः कारणेभ्य उदेति हि ॥ ३० ॥

yathābhāvanameteṣāṃ padārthānāṃ hi satyatā ,
bhāvanā ca padārthebhyaḥ kāraṇebhya udeti hi 30

30. yathābhāvanam eteṣām padārthānām hi satyatā |
bhāvanā ca padārthebhyaḥ kāraṇebhyaḥ udeti hi ||

30. eteṣām padārthānām satyatā hi yathābhāvanam
ca bhāvanā padārthebhyaḥ kāraṇebhyaḥ hi udeti

30. Indeed, the reality of these objects depends on one's conception. And this conception, in turn, arises from the objects themselves as their causes.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाभावनम् (yathābhāvanam) - according to conception, according to imagination

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of objects, of categories, of things

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth, truthfulness

• भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental impression, meditation

• च (ca) - and, also

• पदार्थेभ्यः (padārthebhyaḥ) - from objects, from categories

• कारणेभ्यः (kāraṇebhyaḥ) - from causes, from instruments

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, springs up, comes forth

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

Words meanings and morphology

यथाभावनम् (yathābhāvanam) - according to conception, according to imagination

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+bhāvanā)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, mental impression, meditation
  noun (feminine)
  From causative of root bhū (to be, to exist), meaning 'to cause to be', 'to imagine'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Can also be neuter genitive plural.

पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of objects, of categories, of things

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth, truthfulness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - truth, reality, truthfulness, existence

Formed from 'satya' (true) + suffix '-tā' (state of being)

भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental impression, meditation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, mental impression, meditation, cultivation

From causative of root bhū (to be, to exist), meaning 'to cause to be', 'to imagine'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पदार्थेभ्यः (padārthebhyaḥ) - from objects, from categories

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be dative plural.

कारणेभ्यः (kāraṇebhyaḥ) - from causes, from instruments

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be dative plural.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, springs up, comes forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

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