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.

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.