योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-6

न सन्नासन्न संजातश्चेतसो जगतो भ्रमः ।
अथ धीसमवायानामिन्द्रजालमिवोत्थितः ॥ ६ ॥

na sannāsanna saṃjātaścetaso jagato bhramaḥ ,
atha dhīsamavāyānāmindrajālamivotthitaḥ 6

6. na sat na asat na saṃjātaḥ cetasaḥ jagataḥ bhramaḥ
atha dhīsamavāyānām indrajālam iva utthitaḥ

6. cetasaḥ jagataḥ bhramaḥ na sat na asat na saṃjātaḥ
atha dhīsamavāyānām indrajālam iva utthitaḥ

6. The illusion (bhrama) of the world (jagat) is neither truly existent (sat), nor entirely non-existent (asat), nor is it genuinely born from consciousness (cetas). Rather, it has arisen like a magical illusion (indrajāla) from the agglomerations of intellectual perceptions.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, being, real)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• असत् (asat) - entirely non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• संजातः (saṁjātaḥ) - genuinely born (born, produced, arisen)

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - from consciousness (cetas) (of the mind, of consciousness)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (jagat) (of the world, of moving things)

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - the illusion (bhrama) (illusion, wandering, error, confusion)

• अथ (atha) - rather (then, now, moreover, rather)

• धीसमवायानाम् (dhīsamavāyānām) - from the agglomerations of intellectual perceptions (of the agglomerations of intellect)

• इन्द्रजालम् (indrajālam) - a magical illusion (indrajāla) (magic, illusion, jugglery)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - it arises (arisen, stood up, produced)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, being, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of sat

sat - existent, good, real, true

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Neuter nominative singular, or adjective modifying an implied 'that'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - entirely non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' + present participle of root as (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, good, real, true
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here in neuter nominative singular.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

संजातः (saṁjātaḥ) - genuinely born (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `bhramaḥ`.

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - from consciousness (cetas) (of the mind, of consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Note: Used here in genitive case, indicating origin or relation.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (jagat) (of the world, of moving things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, people

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with reduplication and suffix -at

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhramaḥ` as its object.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - the illusion (bhrama) (illusion, wandering, error, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, moving about, illusion, error, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अथ (atha) - rather (then, now, moreover, rather)

(indeclinable)

धीसमवायानाम् (dhīsamavāyānām) - from the agglomerations of intellectual perceptions (of the agglomerations of intellect)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīsamavāya

dhīsamavāya - agglomeration of intellects/perceptions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhī+samavāya)

• dhī – intellect, understanding, perception, thought
  noun (feminine)
• samavāya – intimate relation, inherence, aggregate, agglomeration, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-ava-i (to come together, to collect)
  Prefixes: sam+ava
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Often implies an origin or source.

इन्द्रजालम् (indrajālam) - a magical illusion (indrajāla) (magic, illusion, jugglery)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indrajāla

indrajāla - Indra's net, magical illusion, jugglery, trick

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indra+jāla)

• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, lord
  proper noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, web, illusion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a simile, compared with `bhramaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - it arises (arisen, stood up, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, standing up, produced, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here to mean 'has arisen' or 'is arising'.