योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-52

बालानां मध्यमे काले छाया वैतालिकी यथा ।
कल्पनावशतो जन्तोर्भावाभावशुभाशुभाः ॥ ५२ ॥

bālānāṃ madhyame kāle chāyā vaitālikī yathā ,
kalpanāvaśato jantorbhāvābhāvaśubhāśubhāḥ 52

52. bālānām madhyame kāle chāyā vaitālikī yathā |
kalpanāvaśataḥ jantoḥ bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubhāḥ || 52 ||

52. yathā bālānām madhyame kāle vaitālikī chāyā (asti),
(tathā) jantoḥ kalpanāvaśataḥ bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubhāḥ (bhavanti)

52. Just as an illusory shadow appears for children in the middle of the day, so too, for a living being, existence and non-existence, good and bad, arise due to the influence of imagination.

52. כמו צל שמתפרש כרוח רפאים בעיני ילדים באמצע היום, כך בגלל הדמיון מופיעים עבור היצור החי תפיסות של קיום והיעדר קיום, טוב ורע.

Words meanings summery:

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, of the ignorant

• मध्यमे (madhyame) - in the middle, at midday

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow, image, reflection, illusion

• वैतालिकी (vaitālikī) - illusory (relating to a bard, illusory, phantom-like, appearing at twilight)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• कल्पनावशतः (kalpanāvaśataḥ) - due to the power of imagination, by the influence of imagination, from being subjected to imagination

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, from a creature

• भावाभावशुभाशुभाः (bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubhāḥ) - existence and non-existence, good and bad

Words meanings and morphology

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, of the ignorant

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, ignorant person, young animal

मध्यमे (madhyame) - in the middle, at midday

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, mediocre, intermediate

Note: Agrees with kāle.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

छाया (chāyā) - shadow, image, reflection, illusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection, image, illusion, phantom

Root: chā

वैतालिकी (vaitālikī) - illusory (relating to a bard, illusory, phantom-like, appearing at twilight)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaitālika

vaitālika - a bard, relating to a bard, phantom, ghostly, illusionary

Derived from vitāla (goblin, phantom) or vitālikā (bard).

Note: Agrees with chāyā.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

कल्पनावशतः (kalpanāvaśataḥ) - due to the power of imagination, by the influence of imagination, from being subjected to imagination

(indeclinable)

Formed from kalpanāvaśa (subject to imagination) + tā (abstract noun suffix). taḥ is a suffix indicating 'from' or 'due to'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpanā+vaśa)

• kalpanā – imagination, conception, formation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kḷp (to be able, to arrange)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś

Note: Ablative sense through the suffix taḥ.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, from a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, animal

Derived from root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

भावाभावशुभाशुभाः (bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubhāḥ) - existence and non-existence, good and bad

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubha

bhāvābhāvaśubhāśubha - existence and non-existence, good and bad (all together as a duality)

A dvandva compound of bhāvābhāva and śubhāśubha. bhāvābhāva is a dvandva of bhāva and abhāva. śubhāśubha is a dvandva of śubha and aśubha.

Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva+śubha+aśubha)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling, reality
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of bhāva with 'a' prefix.
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• aśubha – bad, inauspicious, unlucky
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation of śubha with 'a' prefix.
  Prefix: a

Note: This compound represents the dualities (existence/non-existence and good/bad) which are the result of imagination.

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