योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-35

एवं स्थिते जगद्रूपं चित्तमेवेह जृम्भते ।
न विद्यते शरीरादि सिकतान्तरतैलवत् ॥ ३५ ॥

evaṃ sthite jagadrūpaṃ cittameveha jṛmbhate ,
na vidyate śarīrādi sikatāntaratailavat 35

35. evam sthite jagat-rūpam cittam eva iha jṛmbhate
na vidyate śarīra-ādi sikatā-antara-taila-vat

35. evam sthite iha jagat-rūpam cittam eva jṛmbhate
śarīra-ādi sikatā-antara-taila-vat na vidyate

35. With this understanding, the mind itself expands here, appearing as the form of the world. The body and other such things do not truly exist, just as oil is not found within sand.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• स्थिते (sthite) - being situated, existing

• जगत्-रूपम् (jagat-rūpam) - having the form of the world

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - expands, manifests, arises

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• शरीर-आदि (śarīra-ādi) - body and so on, beginning with the body

• सिकता-अन्तर-तैल-वत् (sikatā-antara-taila-vat) - like oil within sand

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - being situated, existing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` with `kta` suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

जगत्-रूपम् (jagat-rūpam) - having the form of the world

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-rūpa

jagat-rūpa - world-shaped, having the form of the universe

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of `gam`
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root `cit` with `kta` suffix

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - expands, manifests, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jṛmbh

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

शरीर-आदि (śarīra-ādi) - body and so on, beginning with the body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra-ādi

śarīra-ādi - body and the like, starting with the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+ādi)

• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, source, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

सिकता-अन्तर-तैल-वत् (sikatā-antara-taila-vat) - like oil within sand

(indeclinable)

Suffix `vat` indicating similarity ('like', 'as')

Compound type : tatpurusha (sikatā+antara+taila)

• sikatā – sand, gravel
  noun (feminine)
• antara – inside, interior, middle
  noun (neuter)
• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
  From `tila` (sesame) + `aṇ` suffix

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