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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-5

अथ नास्तीह वा देहः केवलं चेतसैव सः ।
मुधानुभूयते स्वप्नमृगतृष्णाद्विचन्द्रवत् ॥ ५ ॥
atha nāstīha vā dehaḥ kevalaṃ cetasaiva saḥ ,
mudhānubhūyate svapnamṛgatṛṣṇādvicandravat 5
5. atha na asti iha vā dehaḥ kevalam cetasā eva
saḥ mudhā anubhūyate svapnamṛgatṛṣṇādvicandravat
5. atha vā iha dehaḥ na asti; kevalam saḥ cetasā
eva mudhā svapnamṛgatṛṣṇādvicandravat anubhūyate
5. Alternatively, perhaps there is no body here (in reality); rather, it is merely experienced in vain by the consciousness (cetas), just like a dream, a mirage, or a double moon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - now, then, alternatively
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world/context
  • वा (vā) - or, alternatively
  • देहः (dehaḥ) - body
  • केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely
  • चेतसा (cetasā) - by the consciousness, by the mind
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even
  • सः (saḥ) - referring to the body (dehaḥ) (he, that)
  • मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, falsely
  • अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived
  • स्वप्नमृगतृष्णाद्विचन्द्रवत् (svapnamṛgatṛṣṇādvicandravat) - like a dream, a mirage, or a double moon

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, alternatively
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a new proposition or alternative.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इह (iha) - here, in this world/context
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, alternatively
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
देहः (dehaḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body
Root: dih (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'asti'.
केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially.
चेतसा (cetasā) - by the consciousness, by the mind
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Agent in passive construction.
एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - referring to the body (dehaḥ) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, falsely
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū
prefixed anu- + root bhū (to be, become)
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Root bhū in passive voice.
स्वप्नमृगतृष्णाद्विचन्द्रवत् (svapnamṛgatṛṣṇādvicandravat) - like a dream, a mirage, or a double moon
(indeclinable)
Compound with the suffix '-vat' indicating 'like'
Compound type : bahuvrihi-like, with -vat suffix (svapna+mṛgatṛṣṇā+dvicandra+vat)
  • svapna – dream, sleep
    noun (masculine)
    Root: svap (class 2)
  • mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage (literally: deer's thirst)
    noun (feminine)
  • dvicandra – double moon (optical illusion)
    noun (masculine)
  • vat – like, similar to
    indeclinable
    suffix meaning 'like'
Note: Adverbial suffix.