योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-29

आत्मनः सदृशीं लीलां जीवो हृद्वनमर्कटः ।
दीर्घमाकारमादाय निमेषाद्याति ह्रस्वताम् ॥ २९ ॥

ātmanaḥ sadṛśīṃ līlāṃ jīvo hṛdvanamarkaṭaḥ ,
dīrghamākāramādāya nimeṣādyāti hrasvatām 29

29. ātmanaḥ sadṛśīm līlām jīvaḥ hṛdvanam arkaṭaḥ
dīrgham ākāram ādāya nimeṣāt yāti hrasvatām

29. jīvaḥ hṛdvanam arkaṭaḥ ātmanaḥ sadṛśīm līlām
dīrgham ākāram ādāya nimeṣāt hrasvatām yāti

29. The individual soul (jīva) is like a monkey in the forest of the heart, engaging in a play (līlā) that reflects its true nature (ātman). It assumes a large form and then, in an instant, becomes small.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

• सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, like, resembling

• लीलाम् (līlām) - play, sport, divine play

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• हृद्वनम् (hṛdvanam) - heart-forest, forest of the heart

• अर्कटः (arkaṭaḥ) - monkey

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, large

• आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having assumed

• निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - from a blink, in an instant, quickly

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves, becomes

• ह्रस्वताम् (hrasvatām) - shortness, smallness

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, like, resembling

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sadṛśī

sadṛśī - similar, like, resembling, identical

लीलाम् (līlām) - play, sport, divine play

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, divine play, pastime, amusement

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, soul, life, individual self

हृद्वनम् (hṛdvanam) - heart-forest, forest of the heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdvanam

hṛdvanam - heart-forest, the heart conceived as a forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛd+vana)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

अर्कटः (arkaṭaḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arkaṭa

arkaṭa - monkey

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, large

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, large, extensive, protracted

आकारम् (ākāram) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, figure, aspect

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having assumed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed from the root dā (to give, take) with the prefix ā (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - from a blink, in an instant, quickly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - blink, twinkling of an eye, instant, moment

याति (yāti) - goes, moves, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

ह्रस्वताम् (hrasvatām) - shortness, smallness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hrasvatā

hrasvatā - shortness, smallness, brevity