योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-12

अनुभूतं मनोराज्यमिवासत्यमवास्तवम् ।
चित्रपद्माकर इव सारसौगन्ध्यवर्जितम् ॥ १२ ॥

anubhūtaṃ manorājyamivāsatyamavāstavam ,
citrapadmākara iva sārasaugandhyavarjitam 12

12. anubhūtam manaḥ-rājyam iva asatyam avāstavam |
citra-padmākaraḥ iva sāra-saugandhya-varjitam

12. anubhūtam manaḥ-rājyam iva asatyam avāstavam
citra-padmākaraḥ iva sāra-saugandhya-varjitam

12. It is experienced like a mental kingdom (manorājyam), unreal and baseless; like a painted lotus pond, it is devoid of both essence and fragrance.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived, felt

• मनः-राज्यम् (manaḥ-rājyam) - mental kingdom (daydream) (mental kingdom, daydream, fancy)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal (unreal, untrue, false, non-existent)

• अवास्तवम् (avāstavam) - baseless (baseless, unreal, not substantial)

• चित्र-पद्माकरः (citra-padmākaraḥ) - painted lotus pond, illusory lotus pond

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• सार-सौगन्ध्य-वर्जितम् (sāra-saugandhya-varjitam) - devoid of both essence and fragrance (devoid of essence and fragrance, lacking substance and perfume)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived, felt

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

From anu-bhū (to experience, to perceive).

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject being described.

मनः-राज्यम् (manaḥ-rājyam) - mental kingdom (daydream) (mental kingdom, daydream, fancy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥ-rājya

manaḥ-rājya - mental kingdom, realm of mind, daydream, fantasy

Compound of manas (mind) and rājya (kingdom).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, conscience
  noun (neuter)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, government, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  From root rāj (to rule).
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal (unreal, untrue, false, non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, false, non-existent

Compound of a (negation) + satya (true, real).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• satya – truth, reality, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  From sat (being, existing, true).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject being described.

अवास्तवम् (avāstavam) - baseless (baseless, unreal, not substantial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāstava

avāstava - baseless, unreal, not substantial, not existing in reality

Compound of a (negation) + vāstava (real, substantial, actual).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vāstava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vāstava – real, true, substantial, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  From vastu (thing, reality).

Note: Qualifies the implied subject being described.

चित्र-पद्माकरः (citra-padmākaraḥ) - painted lotus pond, illusory lotus pond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra-padmākara

citra-padmākara - painted lotus pond, illusory lotus pond

Compound of citra (painted) and padmākara (lotus pond).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+padmākara)

• citra – painted, colorful, wonderful, strange, picture
  adjective (masculine)
• padmākara – lotus pond, lake where lotuses abound
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of padma (lotus) and ākara (mine, source, accumulation).
  Prefix: ā

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

सार-सौगन्ध्य-वर्जितम् (sāra-saugandhya-varjitam) - devoid of both essence and fragrance (devoid of essence and fragrance, lacking substance and perfume)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāra-saugandhya-varjita

sāra-saugandhya-varjita - devoid of essence and fragrance, lacking substance and perfume

Past Passive Participle

Compound of sāra-saugandhya (essence and fragrance - dvandva) and varjita (devoid of, abandoned).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāra-saugandhya+varjita)

• sāra-saugandhya – essence and fragrance
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of sāra (essence) and saugandhya (fragrance).
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, devoid of, free from
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛj (to abandon, exclude).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject being described.