योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-23

मनो मनननिर्माणमात्रमेतज्जगत्त्रयम् ।
न सन्नासदिव स्फारमुदितं नेतरन्मुने ॥ २३ ॥

mano manananirmāṇamātrametajjagattrayam ,
na sannāsadiva sphāramuditaṃ netaranmune 23

23. manaḥ manananirmāṇamātram etad jagattrayam na
sat na asat iva sphāram uditam na itarat mune

23. mune etad jagattrayam manaḥ manananirmāṇamātram
sphāram uditam na sat na asat iva na itarat

23. O sage (muni), this entire three-world universe (jagat-traya) is merely a creation of mental thought (manana-nirmāṇa), manifested as vast (sphāra). It is neither truly existent (sat) nor non-existent (asat), nor is it anything other (itarat) than this (mental projection).

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - by the mind (manas) (mind, intellect)

• मनननिर्माणमात्रम् (manananirmāṇamātram) - merely a creation of mental thought (merely a creation of thought, mere thought-construction)

• एतद् (etad) - this (entire) (this, this one)

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - this entire three-world universe (jagat-traya) (the three worlds, the universe)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (sat) (existent, real, good, true)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (asat) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• इव (iva) - as if (to imply it's not truly non-existent either, but somewhere in between) (as if, like, as it were)

• स्फारम् (sphāram) - manifested as vast (expansive, vast, manifest, swollen)

• उदितम् (uditam) - manifested (arisen, manifested, appeared)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• इतरत् (itarat) - anything other (than this) (other, different, another)

• मुने (mune) - O sage (muni) (O sage)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - by the mind (manas) (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root `man` (to think).

Root: man

मनननिर्माणमात्रम् (manananirmāṇamātram) - merely a creation of mental thought (merely a creation of thought, mere thought-construction)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manananirmāṇamātra

manananirmāṇamātra - consisting merely of the creation of thought

Bahuvrihi compound (or Tatpuruṣa + Bahuvrihi). `manana-nirmāṇa` (creation of thought) + `mātra` (mere, only).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manana+nirmāṇa+mātra)

• manana – thinking, meditating, reflection, mental activity
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 8)
• nirmāṇa – creation, making, formation, construction
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root mā with prefix nir-.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: mā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, simply, just
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'.

Note: Predicate adjective for `jagattrayam`.

एतद् (etad) - this (entire) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - this entire three-world universe (jagat-traya) (the three worlds, the universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and underworld), the universe

Tatpuruṣa compound of `jagat` (world) and `traya` (group of three).

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from tri (three).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

सत् (sat) - truly existent (sat) (existent, real, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present active participle

Present active participle of root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in philosophical context.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असत् (asat) - non-existent (asat) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, being not

Present active participle (negated)

Negated present active participle of root `as` (to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, true, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in philosophical context.

इव (iva) - as if (to imply it's not truly non-existent either, but somewhere in between) (as if, like, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison or approximation.

स्फारम् (sphāram) - manifested as vast (expansive, vast, manifest, swollen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - expansive, vast, extensive, swelling, manifest

Derived from root sphā (to swell, expand).

Root: sphā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially with `uditam`.

उदितम् (uditam) - manifested (arisen, manifested, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - arisen, risen, manifested, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `i` with prefix `ud-`.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

इतरत् (itarat) - anything other (than this) (other, different, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, another, the rest

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Refers to anything other than the mental projection.

मुने (mune) - O sage (muni) (O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

Root: man

Note: Addresses the interlocutor.