योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-22

अयं गिरिरयं स्थाणुरित्याडम्बरविभ्रमः ।
मनसो भावनादार्ढ्यादसन्सन्निव लक्ष्यते ॥ २२ ॥

ayaṃ girirayaṃ sthāṇurityāḍambaravibhramaḥ ,
manaso bhāvanādārḍhyādasansanniva lakṣyate 22

22. ayam giriḥ ayam sthāṇuḥ iti āḍambaravibhramaḥ
manasaḥ bhāvanādārḍhyāt asat san iva lakṣyate

22. ayam giriḥ,
ayam sthāṇuḥ — iti āḍambaravibhramaḥ.
manasaḥ bhāvanādārḍhyāt asat san iva lakṣyate.

22. 'This is a mountain, this is a tree-stump' – this is an elaborate illusion. Due to the mind's strong conviction (bhāvanā), the non-existent appears as if it were real.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - Points to the objects being perceived as real (this, this one)

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - An example of a distinctly perceived object (mountain, hill)

• अयम् (ayam) - Points to the objects being perceived as real (this, this one)

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - An example of an object that can be mistaken for something else (e.g., a man in the dark) (tree-stump, pillar, stable, firm, Shiva)

• इति (iti) - Introduces the description of the illusion (thus, so, in this way)

• आडम्बरविभ्रमः (āḍambaravibhramaḥ) - The nature of the illusion created by the mind, perceiving distinct objects in the non-dual reality. (grand illusion, elaborate delusion)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - The source of the strong conviction and illusion (of the mind)

• भावनादार्ढ्यात् (bhāvanādārḍhyāt) - The cause of the illusion appearing real (from the firmness of imagination/conception)

• असत् (asat) - The illusory nature of the world, which is actually non-existent in reality (non-existent, unreal, false)

• सन् (san) - That which appears to be real due to illusion (existing, real, true)

• इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison, that the non-existent appears real (like, as, as if)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - Refers to the perception of unreality as reality (is perceived, appears, is seen)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - Points to the objects being perceived as real (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

गिरिः (giriḥ) - An example of a distinctly perceived object (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill, rock

Root: gṝ (class 6)

अयम् (ayam) - Points to the objects being perceived as real (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - An example of an object that can be mistaken for something else (e.g., a man in the dark) (tree-stump, pillar, stable, firm, Shiva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a pillar, a post, a tree-stump, immovable, stable, a name of Shiva

From root sthā 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - Introduces the description of the illusion (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

आडम्बरविभ्रमः (āḍambaravibhramaḥ) - The nature of the illusion created by the mind, perceiving distinct objects in the non-dual reality. (grand illusion, elaborate delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āḍambaravibhrama

āḍambaravibhrama - a magnificent illusion, a splendid delusion, a pompous error

Compound word

Compound type : tatpurusha (āḍambara+vibhrama)

• āḍambara – pomp, show, ostentation, grandeur, delusion
  noun (masculine)
• vibhrama – confusion, error, illusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + bhram
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - The source of the strong conviction and illusion (of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

भावनादार्ढ्यात् (bhāvanādārḍhyāt) - The cause of the illusion appearing real (from the firmness of imagination/conception)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhāvanādārḍhya

bhāvanādārḍhya - firmness/strength of mental conception/imagination

Compound word

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāvanā+dārḍhya)

• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, mental impression, meditation
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, solidity, tenacity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dṛḍha (firm) + ya (suffix forming abstract noun)

असत् (asat) - The illusory nature of the world, which is actually non-existent in reality (non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

present active participle (negated)

a- (negative prefix) + sat (present active participle of as, to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions here like a noun, referring to 'that which is non-existent'.

सन् (san) - That which appears to be real due to illusion (existing, real, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good

present active participle

Present active participle of as, to be

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions here like a noun, referring to 'that which is existent/real'.

इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison, that the non-existent appears real (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - Refers to the perception of unreality as reality (is perceived, appears, is seen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

present passive

From root lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)