योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-68

चेतनादृश्यनिर्माणं चित्करोत्यसदेव सत् ।
अकारणं मोहहेतुं हेमेव कटकभ्रमम् ॥ ६८ ॥

cetanādṛśyanirmāṇaṃ citkarotyasadeva sat ,
akāraṇaṃ mohahetuṃ hemeva kaṭakabhramam 68

68. cetanā adṛśyanirmāṇaṃ cit karoti asat eva
sat akāraṇam mohahetum hema iva kaṭakabhramam

68. cetanā cit adṛśyanirmāṇaṃ asat eva sat akāraṇam mohahetum karoti,
hema iva kaṭakabhramam

68. Pure consciousness (cit), which is sentient, creates the manifestation of the unseen, making the non-existent appear as existent. It is the causeless cause of delusion (mohahetu), just as gold causes the illusion of a bracelet.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, sentience

• अदृश्यनिर्माणं (adṛśyanirmāṇaṁ) - the creation of the unseen, the manifestation of the unmanifest

• चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit), awareness

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, creates

• असत् (asat) - the non-existent, unreal (thing)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• सत् (sat) - the existent, real (thing)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without a cause

• मोहहेतुम् (mohahetum) - the cause of delusion (mohahetu)

• हेम (hema) - gold

• इव (iva) - like, just as

• कटकभ्रमम् (kaṭakabhramam) - the illusion of a bracelet

Words meanings and morphology

चेतना (cetanā) - consciousness, sentience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, sentience, life

Derived from root cit (to perceive, observe)

Root: cit (class 1)

अदृश्यनिर्माणं (adṛśyanirmāṇaṁ) - the creation of the unseen, the manifestation of the unmanifest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adṛśyanirmāṇa

adṛśyanirmāṇa - creation of the unseen

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (adṛśya+nirmāṇa)

• adṛśya – unseen, invisible
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative compound of dṛśya
  Prefix: a
• nirmāṇa – creation, making, formation
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  Derived from root mā (to measure, make) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit), awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, understanding, pure awareness

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

असत् (asat) - the non-existent, unreal (thing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle of as (to be)

Negative form of sat

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions here as a noun meaning 'the non-existent'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - the existent, real (thing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true

Present Active Participle of as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions here as a noun meaning 'the existent'.

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without a cause

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, motiveless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies the implied object (the manifestation).

मोहहेतुम् (mohahetum) - the cause of delusion (mohahetu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mohahetu

mohahetu - cause of delusion, reason for infatuation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (moha+hetu)

• moha – delusion, illusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun
  Derived from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied object (the manifestation).

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

इव (iva) - like, just as

(indeclinable)

कटकभ्रमम् (kaṭakabhramam) - the illusion of a bracelet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṭakabhrama

kaṭakabhrama - illusion of a bracelet

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaṭaka+bhrama)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, anklet, ring
  noun (neuter)
• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err)
  Root: bhram (class 1)