योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-10

त्वमेव देव जानासि त्वदभ्यन्तरवर्ति यत् ।
रूपमस्या मनोवृत्तेरिन्द्रजालविधायकम् ॥ १० ॥

tvameva deva jānāsi tvadabhyantaravarti yat ,
rūpamasyā manovṛtterindrajālavidhāyakam 10

10. tvam eva deva jānāsi tvad-abhyantara-varti yat
rūpam asyāḥ manovṛtteḥ indrajāla-vidhāyakam

10. deva tvam eva yat tvad-abhyantara-varti asyāḥ
manovṛtteḥ indrajāla-vidhāyakam rūpam jānāsi

10. O divine one, only you know the form of this mental activity (manovṛtti) that creates illusion (indra-jāla) and resides within you.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• देव (deva) - O divine one, O god

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• त्वद्-अभ्यन्तर-वर्ति (tvad-abhyantara-varti) - dwelling within you, present within you

• यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine)

• मनोवृत्तेः (manovṛtteḥ) - of the mental modification/state, of the mind's activity

• इन्द्रजाल-विधायकम् (indrajāla-vidhāyakam) - creating illusion/magic, illusory

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

देव (deva) - O divine one, O god

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial, Lord

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Used as an address to a deity.

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वद्-अभ्यन्तर-वर्ति (tvad-abhyantara-varti) - dwelling within you, present within you

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tvad-abhyantara-vartin

tvad-abhyantara-vartin - residing within you

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+abhyantara+vartin)

• tvad – you (ablative/genitive form of yuṣmad, here indicating 'your')
  pronoun
• abhyantara – inner, internal, inside
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefixes: abhi+antar
• vartin – abiding, existing, situated, acting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Suffix -in from root vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, appearance, beauty

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

मनोवृत्तेः (manovṛtteḥ) - of the mental modification/state, of the mind's activity

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of manovṛtti

manovṛtti - mental modification, function of the mind, thought, activity of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vṛtti)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vṛtti – activity, modification, function, state, mode of being
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

इन्द्रजाल-विधायकम् (indrajāla-vidhāyakam) - creating illusion/magic, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indrajāla-vidhāyaka

indrajāla-vidhāyaka - producing illusion or magic, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra-jāla+vidhāyaka)

• indra-jāla – illusion, magic, conjuring, Indra's net
  noun (neuter)
• vidhāyaka – creator, producer, causing, effecting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Suffix -ka from root dhā with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

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