योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-49

तत्तत्कल्पनयातीतं तत्सुखायैव कल्पते ।
शून्य एव कुसूले तु सिंहोऽस्तीति भयं यथा ॥ ४९ ॥

tattatkalpanayātītaṃ tatsukhāyaiva kalpate ,
śūnya eva kusūle tu siṃho'stīti bhayaṃ yathā 49

49. tat tat kalpanayā atītam tat sukhāya eva kalpate
śūnye eva kusūle tu siṃhaḥ asti iti bhayam yathā

49. tat tat kalpanayā atītam tat eva sukhāya kalpate; yathā
śūnye eva kusūle tu siṃhaḥ asti iti bhayam (bhavati)

49. That (reality) which transcends all specific mental constructions, indeed leads only to happiness. It is like the fear, 'There is a lion!' (arising) in an empty granary.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कल्पनया (kalpanayā) - by mental construction, by imagination, by conception

• अतीतम् (atītam) - transcended, gone beyond, past

• तत् (tat) - that (reality)

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, conducive to happiness

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• कल्पते (kalpate) - conduces, leads to, becomes fit, transforms

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (place)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

• कुसूले (kusūle) - in a granary

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, the, he, she

Note: Repetition for emphasis, meaning 'all such' or 'every'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, the, he, she

कल्पनया (kalpanayā) - by mental construction, by imagination, by conception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, fancy, conception, mental construction

अतीतम् (atītam) - transcended, gone beyond, past

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atīta

atīta - gone beyond, passed, transcended, past

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (reality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, the, he, she

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, conducive to happiness

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

कल्पते (kalpate) - conduces, leads to, becomes fit, transforms

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kḷp

Root: kḷp (class 1)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty (place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent

एव (eva) - just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

कुसूले (kusūle) - in a granary

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kusūla

kusūla - granary, corn-bin

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)