योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-33

मनोमनननिर्माणमात्रमेव जगत्त्रयम् ।
सर्वमुत्सृज्य शान्तात्मा स्वात्मन्येव निवत्स्यसि ॥ ३३ ॥

manomanananirmāṇamātrameva jagattrayam ,
sarvamutsṛjya śāntātmā svātmanyeva nivatsyasi 33

33. manomanananirmāṇamātram eva jagattrayam sarvam
utsṛjya śāntātmā svātmani eva nivatsyasi

33. jagattrayam manomanananirmāṇamātram eva tvam sarvam
utsṛjya śāntātmā bhūtvā svātmani eva nivatsyasi

33. The three worlds (jagattrayam) are nothing but the mere creation of the mind's thoughts. Having abandoned everything, you will become tranquil in spirit and reside solely in your own Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• मनोमनननिर्माणमात्रम् (manomanananirmāṇamātram) - merely the creation of the mind's cogitation/thoughts

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

• शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - tranquil in spirit, peaceful-souled, having a tranquil Self (ātman)

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own Self (ātman), in one's own soul

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• निवत्स्यसि (nivatsyasi) - you will abide, you will dwell, you will reside

Words meanings and morphology

मनोमनननिर्माणमात्रम् (manomanananirmāṇamātram) - merely the creation of the mind's cogitation/thoughts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manomanananirmāṇamātra

manomanananirmāṇamātra - merely the creation of mental cogitation, only the result of the mind's thinking and formation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+manana+nirmāṇa+mātra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• manana – thinking, cogitation, reflection, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• nirmāṇa – creation, formation, construction, making
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)
• mātra – only, merely, nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, atmosphere or svarga, martya, pātāla)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive form of verb root 'sṛj' with prefix 'ut'

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - tranquil in spirit, peaceful-souled, having a tranquil Self (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntātman

śāntātman - one whose Self (ātman) is peaceful, tranquil-souled, calm in spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+ātman)

• śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of verb root 'śam'
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ātman – Self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own Self (ātman), in one's own soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own Self (ātman), one's own soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – Self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

निवत्स्यसि (nivatsyasi) - you will abide, you will dwell, you will reside

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

future tense of verb root 'vas' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

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