योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-18

प्रतिभासवशादस्ति नास्ति वस्त्ववलोकनात् ।
दीर्घस्वप्नो जगज्जालमालानं चित्तदन्तिनः ॥ १८ ॥

pratibhāsavaśādasti nāsti vastvavalokanāt ,
dīrghasvapno jagajjālamālānaṃ cittadantinaḥ 18

18. pratibhāsavaśāt asti | na asti vastu avlokanāt
| dīrghasvapnaḥ jagat jālam ālānam cittadantinaḥ

18. pratibhāsavaśāt asti,
vastu avlokanāt na asti jagat jālam dīrghasvapnaḥ (ca) cittadantinaḥ ālānam (ca asti).

18. By the influence of mere appearance (pratibhāsa), it seems to exist; by truly observing reality (vastu), it does not exist. The snare of the world (jagat) is like a long dream, serving as a tethering post (ālāna) for the elephant of the mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - Due to the influence of how things appear to the senses or mind. (by the power of appearance/manifestation)

• अस्ति (asti) - Refers to the perceived existence of the world. (is, exists)

• न (na) - Negates the existence. (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - Refers to the non-existence of the world when truly observed. (is, exists)

• वस्तु (vastu) - True reality, as opposed to mere appearance. (object, substance, reality, thing)

• अव्लोकनात् (avlokanāt) - By correctly discerning the true nature of reality. (from seeing, by observation, by perceiving)

• दीर्घस्वप्नः (dīrghasvapnaḥ) - Metaphor for the illusory, extended nature of the world. (a long dream)

• जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world. (world, universe)

• जालम् (jālam) - The world as an intricate trap or illusion. (net, snare, illusion)

• आलानम् (ālānam) - The world-snare as that which ties down the mind. (tethering post, stake)

• चित्तदन्तिनः (cittadantinaḥ) - The mind (citta) compared to an elephant, which is powerful but can be restrained. (of the elephant of the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - Due to the influence of how things appear to the senses or mind. (by the power of appearance/manifestation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsavaśa

pratibhāsavaśa - power of appearance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibhāsa+vaśa)

• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, illusion, mental image
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhā (to shine) with upasarga prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• vaśa – will, power, control, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - Refers to the perceived existence of the world. (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - Negates the existence. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - Refers to the non-existence of the world when truly observed. (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

वस्तु (vastu) - True reality, as opposed to mere appearance. (object, substance, reality, thing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality, wealth

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of avlokanāt.

अव्लोकनात् (avlokanāt) - By correctly discerning the true nature of reality. (from seeing, by observation, by perceiving)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avlokana

avlokana - seeing, beholding, observation, perception

Root: lok (class 10)

दीर्घस्वप्नः (dīrghasvapnaḥ) - Metaphor for the illusory, extended nature of the world. (a long dream)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasvapna

dīrghasvapna - long dream

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (dīrgha+svapna)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, prolonged
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world. (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) in participial form. Often used as a noun meaning 'world'.

Root: gam (class 1)

जालम् (jālam) - The world as an intricate trap or illusion. (net, snare, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, snare, web, illusion, collection

Root: jāl (class 10)

आलानम् (ālānam) - The world-snare as that which ties down the mind. (tethering post, stake)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālāna

ālāna - a post or stake to which an elephant is tied, a tethering post

Prefix: ā

Root: lā (class 1)

चित्तदन्तिनः (cittadantinaḥ) - The mind (citta) compared to an elephant, which is powerful but can be restrained. (of the elephant of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittadantin

cittadantin - mind-elephant, the elephant of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+dantin)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• dantin – one having teeth, elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from danta (tooth)