योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-10

चित्तमात्रमयी शून्या व्योममात्रशरीरिका ।
संकल्पमात्रनगरी भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका सती ॥ १० ॥

cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā ,
saṃkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī 10

10. cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī

10. satī cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā

10. Being composed solely of mind, empty, with a body made only of space, a city made merely of mental resolves, and whose very essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion.

10. היא עשויה מחשבה בלבד, ריקה, גופה אינו אלא חלל, עיר הבנויה מרעיונות בלבד, ומהותה אינה אלא אשליה.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तमात्रमयी (cittamātramayī) - consisting only of mind, made entirely of mind

• शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted

• व्योममात्रशरीरिका (vyomamātraśarīrikā) - having a body made only of space; whose body is merely space

• सङ्कल्पमात्रनगरी (saṅkalpamātranagarī) - a city made only of mental resolves/thoughts

• भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका (bhrāntimātrātmikā) - whose essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion; consisting only of delusion

• सती (satī) - being, existing, truly

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तमात्रमयी (cittamātramayī) - consisting only of mind, made entirely of mind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittamātramaya

cittamātramaya - consisting only of mind

mayat suffix indicating 'made of'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+mātra)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, nothing but
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun (e.g., sṛṣṭiḥ).

शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted

Root: śū

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.

व्योममात्रशरीरिका (vyomamātraśarīrikā) - having a body made only of space; whose body is merely space

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomamātraśarīrika

vyomamātraśarīrika - having a body consisting only of space

-ika suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyoma+mātra+śarīra)

• vyoma – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.

सङ्कल्पमात्रनगरी (saṅkalpamātranagarī) - a city made only of mental resolves/thoughts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpamātranagarī

saṅkalpamātranagarī - a city consisting only of resolve

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṅkalpa+mātra+nagarī)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  saṁ (prefix) + kḷp (root)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)
• nagarī – city, town
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.

भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका (bhrāntimātrātmikā) - whose essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion; consisting only of delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntimātrātmika

bhrāntimātrātmika - whose nature is mere delusion, consisting only of delusion

-ika suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrānti+mātra+ātmika)

• bhrānti – delusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  root bhram
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)
• ātmika – relating to the self (ātman), essential, inherent
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ika, derived from ātman

Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.

सती (satī) - being, existing, truly

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, true, good

Present Active Participle

root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (sṛṣṭiḥ).

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