योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-26

भ्रान्तिमात्रं तु देहात्मा तेषां तदुपशाम्यति ।
सत्यबोधेन रज्जूनां सर्पबुद्धिरिवात्मनि ॥ २६ ॥

bhrāntimātraṃ tu dehātmā teṣāṃ tadupaśāmyati ,
satyabodhena rajjūnāṃ sarpabuddhirivātmani 26

26. bhrāntimātram tu dehātmā teṣām tat upaśāmyati
satyabodhena rajjūnām sarpabuddhiḥ iva ātmani

26. teṣām dehātmā bhrāntimātram tu satyabodhena tat upaśāmyati,
rajjūnām sarpabuddhiḥ iva ātmani

26. For them, that mere illusion of identifying the body with the self (ātman) subsides through the knowledge of truth, just as the perception of a snake in a rope ceases with the realization of the rope's true nature (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - mere illusion, only a delusion

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• देहात्मा (dehātmā) - the illusion of identifying the body with the true self (ātman) (body-self, the identification of the body with the self)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• तत् (tat) - that illusion (referring to dehātmā bhrāntimātram) (that)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, comes to an end

• सत्यबोधेन (satyabodhena) - by the knowledge of truth, through the understanding of reality

• रज्जूनाम् (rajjūnām) - of ropes

• सर्पबुद्धिः (sarpabuddhiḥ) - the mistaken perception of a snake where there is only a rope (snake-perception, idea of a snake, mistaken perception of a snake)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - regarding the true nature (of the rope/reality) (in the self, in the soul, regarding the true nature)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - mere illusion, only a delusion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - mere delusion, only illusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – error, delusion, illusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

देहात्मा (dehātmā) - the illusion of identifying the body with the true self (ātman) (body-self, the identification of the body with the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehātman

dehātman - body-self, the self as identified with the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ātman)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that illusion (referring to dehātmā bhrāntimātram) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, comes to an end

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of upaśam

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

सत्यबोधेन (satyabodhena) - by the knowledge of truth, through the understanding of reality

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of satyabodha

satyabodha - knowledge of truth, understanding of reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+bodha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

रज्जूनाम् (rajjūnām) - of ropes

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

सर्पबुद्धिः (sarpabuddhiḥ) - the mistaken perception of a snake where there is only a rope (snake-perception, idea of a snake, mistaken perception of a snake)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarpabuddhi

sarpabuddhi - perception of a snake, snake-intellect

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+buddhi)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, perception, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - regarding the true nature (of the rope/reality) (in the self, in the soul, regarding the true nature)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Root: an (class 2)

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