योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-8

वर्तमानं मनोराज्यं नैष्फल्यं समुपागता ।
सा कृत्तिर्मनसो ज्ञेया तस्य जीवपरम्परा ॥ ८ ॥

vartamānaṃ manorājyaṃ naiṣphalyaṃ samupāgatā ,
sā kṛttirmanaso jñeyā tasya jīvaparamparā 8

8. vartamānam manorājyam naiṣphalyam samupāgatā
sā kṛttiḥ manasaḥ jñeyā tasya jīvaparambarā

8. sā manasaḥ kṛttiḥ vartamānam manorājyam
naiṣphalyam samupāgatā tasya jīvaparambarā jñeyā

8. That 'skin' of the mind, which has attained futility through the present realm of imagination (manorājya), should be known as its continuous succession of individual souls (jīvas).

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - present, current, existing

• मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - realm of imagination, mental kingdom

• नैष्फल्यम् (naiṣphalyam) - futility, fruitlessness, uselessness

• समुपागता (samupāgatā) - having approached, having attained, having come to

• सा (sā) - that, she

• कृत्तिः (kṛttiḥ) - 'skin' of the mind, referring to its outer manifestation or sheath of illusion (skin, hide, covering, sheath)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, mental

• ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - to be known, knowable

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• जीवपरम्बरा (jīvaparambarā) - succession of individual souls (jīvas), continuous flow of lives

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - present, current, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, current

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √vṛt (to be, to exist) with present participle suffix -māna

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manorājyam

मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - realm of imagination, mental kingdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manorājya

manorājya - realm of imagination, mental kingdom, world of thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rājya)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, dominion
  noun (neuter)

नैष्फल्यम् (naiṣphalyam) - futility, fruitlessness, uselessness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naiṣphalya

naiṣphalya - futility, fruitlessness, uselessness

Derived from niṣphala (fruitless) with suffix -ya (forming abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niṣphala+ya)

• niṣphala – fruitless, useless, vain
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from nis (without) + phala (fruit)
• ya – suffix for abstract noun
  suffix (neuter)

समुपागता (samupāgatā) - having approached, having attained, having come to

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samupāgata

samupāgata - approached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas sam-upa- and past participle suffix -ta

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the feminine 'kṛttiḥ'

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to kṛttiḥ

कृत्तिः (kṛttiḥ) - 'skin' of the mind, referring to its outer manifestation or sheath of illusion (skin, hide, covering, sheath)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtti

kṛtti - skin, hide, covering, sheath

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, mental

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness

ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - to be known, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, discernible

Gerundive

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with gerundive suffix -ya

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with kṛttiḥ

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Refers to manas (mind)

जीवपरम्बरा (jīvaparambarā) - succession of individual souls (jīvas), continuous flow of lives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvaparambarā

jīvaparambarā - succession of individual souls (jīvas), continuous flow of lives

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+parambarā)

• jīva – individual soul, living being, life
  noun (masculine)
• parambarā – succession, lineage, tradition, continuous flow
  noun (feminine)