योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-5

यथा मदवशादात्मा सोऽन्यवत्प्रतिभासते ।
तथैव चित्त्वाच्चिद्धातुः स एवाऽस इव स्थितः ॥ ५ ॥

yathā madavaśādātmā so'nyavatpratibhāsate ,
tathaiva cittvācciddhātuḥ sa evā'sa iva sthitaḥ 5

5. yathā madavaśāt ātmā saḥ anyavat pratibhāsate tathā
eva cittvāt cit dhātuḥ saḥ eva asat iva sthitaḥ

5. yathā madavaśāt ātmā saḥ anyavat pratibhāsate,
tathā eva cittvāt cit dhātuḥ saḥ eva asat iva sthitaḥ (asti).

5. Just as the self (ātman), under the influence of intoxication, appears as if it were something other than itself, so too, the very element of consciousness (ciddhātu), by virtue of its nature as pure consciousness, exists as if it were non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• मदवशात् (madavaśāt) - due to the influence of intoxication, from the power of passion

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

• सः (saḥ) - that (self) (that, he)

• अन्यवत् (anyavat) - like another, as if another, different

• प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from/due to the nature of consciousness, because of being consciousness

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - the element of consciousness (element, constituent, root)

• सः (saḥ) - that (element of consciousness) (that, he)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (its true nature obscured) (non-existent, unreal, false)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, existing, being

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

मदवशात् (madavaśāt) - due to the influence of intoxication, from the power of passion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of madavaśa

madavaśa - power of intoxication, influence of passion

Compound type : tatpurusha (mada+vaśa)

• mada – intoxication, pride, passion, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, will
  noun (masculine)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

सः (saḥ) - that (self) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्यवत् (anyavat) - like another, as if another, different

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'anya' (another) with the suffix '-vat' meaning 'like' or 'as'.

प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhās

Prefix: prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from/due to the nature of consciousness, because of being consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - state of being consciousness, consciousness

Derived from 'cit' with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

(noun)

of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, spirit, understanding

Note: Part of the compound 'ciddhātuḥ'.

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - the element of consciousness (element, constituent, root)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root (of a word), essence

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness, thought, spirit, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, root (of a word), essence
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that (element of consciousness) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent (its true nature obscured) (non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad

Negative particle 'a-' prefixed to 'sat' (existent).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, existing, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, placed, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)