योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-14

अजातमप्यसद्रूपं पश्यतीदं मनोभ्रमः ।
जातः स्थितोमृतोऽस्मीति भ्रमार्तः पत्तनं यथा ॥ १४ ॥

ajātamapyasadrūpaṃ paśyatīdaṃ manobhramaḥ ,
jātaḥ sthitomṛto'smīti bhramārtaḥ pattanaṃ yathā 14

14. ajātam api asadrūpam paśyati idam manobhramaḥ jātaḥ
sthitaḥ mṛtaḥ asmi iti bhramārtaḥ pattanam yathā

14. manobhramaḥ ajātam api asadrūpam idam paśyati
bhramārtaḥ jātaḥ sthitaḥ mṛtaḥ asmi iti yathā pattanam

14. The mind's delusion (manobhrama) perceives this as having an unreal nature, even though it is unborn. One afflicted by this delusion (bhramārta) thinks, 'I am born, I am living, I am dead,' just as one perceives an illusory city (pattana).

Words meanings summery:

• अजातम् (ajātam) - unborn, not produced, not originated

• अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

• असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - having an unreal form, of an unreal nature, non-existent in form

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes, regards

• इदम् (idam) - this, this object, this world

• मनोभ्रमः (manobhramaḥ) - mental delusion, delusion of the mind, illusion of the intellect

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become (refers to 'I am born')

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, living, situated (refers to 'I am existing')

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased (refers to 'I am dead')

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

• भ्रमार्तः (bhramārtaḥ) - afflicted by delusion, distressed by error

• पत्तनम् (pattanam) - an illusory or dream city (city, town; often used for illusory or dream cities in philosophical context)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

अजातम् (ajātam) - unborn, not produced, not originated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajāta

ajāta - unborn, not born, uncreated

Past Passive Participle (negative)

negated past passive participle of root jan

Compound type : Tatpurusha (a+jāta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'idam' or an implied object.

अपि (api) - even, also, although, too

(indeclinable)

असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - having an unreal form, of an unreal nature, non-existent in form

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asadrūpa

asadrūpa - having an unreal form, of an unreal nature, illusory

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (asat+rūpa)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  negation of sat (being/existent)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, figure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'idam' or an implied object.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes, regards

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this, this object, this world

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, this object

मनोभ्रमः (manobhramaḥ) - mental delusion, delusion of the mind, illusion of the intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manobhrama

manobhrama - mental delusion, error of the mind, illusion of the intellect

Compound type : Tatpurusha (manas+bhrama)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root bhram
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'paśyati'.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become (refers to 'I am born')

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here with an implied 'asmi' (I am) to form 'I am born'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, living, situated (refers to 'I am existing')

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, remaining, situated

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here with an implied 'asmi' (I am) to form 'I am existing'.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased (refers to 'I am dead')

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, expired

Past Passive Participle

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used here with an implied 'asmi' (I am) to form 'I am dead'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

भ्रमार्तः (bhramārtaḥ) - afflicted by delusion, distressed by error

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramārta

bhramārta - afflicted by delusion, distressed by error

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhrama+ārta)

• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root bhram
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to the person experiencing delusion.

पत्तनम् (pattanam) - an illusory or dream city (city, town; often used for illusory or dream cities in philosophical context)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pattana

pattana - city, town, port

Note: Likely nominative, referring to the object of comparison (what is seen in illusion).

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)