योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-12

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
क्वासील्लीलाशरीरं तत्कुतस्तस्यास्ति सत्यता ।
केवला भ्रान्तिरेवाभूज्जलबुद्धिर्मराविव ॥ १२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kvāsīllīlāśarīraṃ tatkutastasyāsti satyatā ,
kevalā bhrāntirevābhūjjalabuddhirmarāviva 12

12. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca kva āsīt līlāśarīram tat kutaḥ tasyāḥ asti
satyatā kevalā bhrāntiḥ eva abhūt jalabuddhiḥ marau iva

12. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tat līlāśarīram kva āsīt tasyāḥ satyatā
kutaḥ asti kevalā bhrāntiḥ eva abhūt marau jalabuddhiḥ iva

12. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Where was that body of Līlā? From where did its reality originate? It was merely an illusion, just like the perception of water in a desert mirage."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Glorious Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• लीलाशरीरम् (līlāśarīram) - Līlā's body, the body of Līlā

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, whence?

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that (feminine)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth

• केवला (kevalā) - merely, only, sole

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• जलबुद्धिः (jalabuddhiḥ) - perception of water, idea of water

• मरौ (marau) - in the desert, in a mirage

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Glorious Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Glorious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third singular

reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?, to what place?

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect active third singular

Root: as (class 2)

लीलाशरीरम् (līlāśarīram) - Līlā's body, the body of Līlā

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of līlāśarīra

līlāśarīra - Līlā's body, the body of Līlā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (līlā+śarīra)

• līlā – play, divine sport; proper name
  proper noun (feminine)
• śarīra – body, physical frame
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the question.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'līlāśarīram'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, whence?

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'Līlā'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active third singular

Root: as (class 2)

सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truth, existence

Derived from `satya` with suffix `-tā`

Note: Subject of the clause.

केवला (kevalā) - merely, only, sole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kevala

kevala - mere, only, pure, unmixed

Note: Agrees with 'bhrāntiḥ'.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist active third singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

जलबुद्धिः (jalabuddhiḥ) - perception of water, idea of water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalabuddhi

jalabuddhi - perception/idea of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+buddhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

मरौ (marau) - in the desert, in a mirage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sand, mirage

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)