योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-17

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
गतेव सकलङ्कत्वं कदाचित्कल्पनात्मकम् ।
उन्मेषरूपिणी नाना तदैव हि मनःस्थिता ॥ १७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
gateva sakalaṅkatvaṃ kadācitkalpanātmakam ,
unmeṣarūpiṇī nānā tadaiva hi manaḥsthitā 17

17. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca gatā iva sakalaṅkatvam kadācit
kalpanātmakam unmeṣarūpiṇī nānā tadā eva hi manaḥsthitā

17. kadācit kalpanātmakam sakalaṅkatvam gatā iva
nānā unmeṣarūpiṇī tadā eva hi manaḥsthitā

17. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Sometimes, that [consciousness], as if it has entered an imaginative state of being blemished or fragmented. At that very time, manifesting in diverse forms, it indeed becomes situated in the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गता (gatā) - attained or entered a state (gone, attained)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• सकलङ्कत्वम् (sakalaṅkatvam) - state of being blemished or fragmented (the state of being blemished/defiled/fragmented)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• कल्पनात्मकम् (kalpanātmakam) - imaginative (imaginative, of the nature of imagination)

• उन्मेषरूपिणी (unmeṣarūpiṇī) - manifesting as an unfolding (having the form of an unfolding/manifestation)

• नाना (nānā) - in diverse forms (various, diverse; variously, in various ways)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• हि (hi) - surely, certainly, for

• मनःस्थिता (manaḥsthitā) - becomes situated in the mind (situated in the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, divine splendor; revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active third person singular

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense form. 'uvāca' is a reduplicated perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

गता (gatā) - attained or entered a state (gone, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied consciousness

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison or supposition

सकलङ्कत्वम् (sakalaṅkatvam) - state of being blemished or fragmented (the state of being blemished/defiled/fragmented)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakalaṅkatva

sakalaṅkatva - the state of having a mark, blemish, or impurity; fragmented state

Derived from 'sakalaṅka' (having a blemish) with suffix '-tva' (state of being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sakalaṅka+tva)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• kalaṅka – blemish, spot, stain, impurity, fault
  noun (masculine)
• tva – state of being, quality, abstract suffix
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gatā'

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

कल्पनात्मकम् (kalpanātmakam) - imaginative (imaginative, of the nature of imagination)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalpanātmaka

kalpanātmaka - imaginative, consisting of imagination, of the nature of creation

Compound of 'kalpanā' (imagination) and 'ātmaka' (having the nature of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpanā+ātmaka)

• kalpanā – imagination, formation, creation, assumption
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kḷp'
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of
  adjective
  From 'ātman'

Note: Qualifies 'sakalaṅkatvam'

उन्मेषरूपिणी (unmeṣarūpiṇī) - manifesting as an unfolding (having the form of an unfolding/manifestation)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of unmeṣarūpiṇ

unmeṣarūpiṇ - having the form of an opening, unfolding, or manifestation

From 'unmeṣa' (unfolding) and 'rūpiṇ' (having the form of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (unmeṣa+rūpiṇ)

• unmeṣa – unfolding, opening, manifestation, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud-' + 'miṣ' (to open eyes)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• rūpiṇ – having the form of, characterized by, embodied
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix '-in' from 'rūpa'

Note: Qualifies the implied consciousness

नाना (nānā) - in diverse forms (various, diverse; variously, in various ways)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'unmeṣarūpiṇī' or the implied action

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

हि (hi) - surely, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

मनःस्थिता (manaḥsthitā) - becomes situated in the mind (situated in the mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manaḥsthita

manaḥsthita - situated in the mind, dwelling in the mind, mental

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'sthita' (situated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+sthita)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sthita – standing, situated, abiding, existing (past passive participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Particple
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied consciousness, functioning as the main predicate.