योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-26

कश्चिच्चित्तविलासोऽयं ब्रह्माहमिह संस्थितः ।
स्वभाव एव देहादि विद्धि शून्यतरात्मखात् ॥ २६ ॥

kaściccittavilāso'yaṃ brahmāhamiha saṃsthitaḥ ,
svabhāva eva dehādi viddhi śūnyatarātmakhāt 26

26. kaścit citta-vilāsaḥ ayam brahmā aham iha saṃsthitaḥ
svabhāvaḥ eva deha-ādi viddhi śūnyatara-ātma-khāt

26. ayam kaścit citta-vilāsaḥ.
aham brahmā iha saṃsthitaḥ.
deha-ādi svabhāvaḥ eva iti,
śūnyatara-ātma-khāt viddhi.

26. This (existence) is merely a sport or play of the mind (citta). I, Brahmā, am established here. Know that the body and all else (deha-ādi) are simply their intrinsic nature (svabhāva), originating from the ether of the utterly empty Self (ātman).

26. היותי בְּרַהְמָא השוכן כאן היא רק שעשוע של החשיבה. דע שהגוף וכל השאר הם רק טבע הנובע מתוך החלל הריקני מכול.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, something, some

• चित्त-विलासः (citta-vilāsaḥ) - sport/play/activity of the mind

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - well-established, perfectly situated

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - own nature, inherent disposition

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• देह-आदि (deha-ādi) - body and so on, beginning with the body

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• शून्यतर-आत्म-खात् (śūnyatara-ātma-khāt) - from the vast, empty space of the ultimate Self, which is even emptier than ordinary space (from the ether of the more empty Self / utterly empty Self)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, something, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some (masculine/neuter nominative singular)

चित्त-विलासः (citta-vilāsaḥ) - sport/play/activity of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citta-vilāsa

citta-vilāsa - play of the mind, sport of consciousness, mental amusement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+vilāsa)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, grace, charm
  noun (masculine)
  from root las with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality (brahman), the creator deity (Brahmā)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - well-established, perfectly situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - well-placed, established, existing, composed

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - own nature, inherent disposition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

देह-आदि (deha-ādi) - body and so on, beginning with the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-ādi

deha-ādi - body etc., beginning with the body

Compound type : dvandva (implied) or tatpuruṣa (deha+ādi)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on
  noun (masculine)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative Active

Root: vid (class 2)

शून्यतर-आत्म-खात् (śūnyatara-ātma-khāt) - from the vast, empty space of the ultimate Self, which is even emptier than ordinary space (from the ether of the more empty Self / utterly empty Self)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śūnyatara-ātma-kha

śūnyatara-ātma-kha - the ether of the more empty Self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnyatara+ātman+kha)

• śūnyatara – emptier, more void (comparative of śūnya)
  adjective (masculine)
  Comparative adjective
  Derived from śūnya + -tara
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• kha – space, ether, sky, void
  noun (neuter)

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