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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-12

वासनावशतो ब्रह्ममनसा कल्पितं वपुः ।
तेजसा श्रितकुड्येन हेमाभत्वमिवात्मनः ॥ १२ ॥
vāsanāvaśato brahmamanasā kalpitaṃ vapuḥ ,
tejasā śritakuḍyena hemābhatvamivātmanaḥ 12
12. vāsanā vaśataḥ brahmamanasā kalpitam vapuḥ
tejasā śritakuḍyena hemaābhatvam iva ātmanaḥ
12. brahmamanasā vāsanāvaśataḥ kalpitam vapuḥ.
iva tejasā śritakuḍyena ātmanaḥ hemaābhatvam.
12. Due to the power of latent impressions (vāsanā), a body (vapus) is imagined by the cosmic mind (brahman-manas), just as the self (ātman) appears to acquire a golden hue by means of a wall permeated with light.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental trace, innate tendency
  • वशतः (vaśataḥ) - by the power of, owing to, by force of
  • ब्रह्ममनसा (brahmamanasā) - by the cosmic mind, by the universal mind (brahman-manas)
  • कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, fashioned, created, supposed
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
  • तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance, by light, by radiance
  • श्रितकुड्येन (śritakuḍyena) - by a wall permeated with light, by a wall that has resorted to light
  • हेमआभत्वम् (hemaābhatvam) - golden hue, state of having a golden glow
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

Words meanings and morphology

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental trace, innate tendency
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā
vāsanā - latent impression, mental trace, innate tendency, desire
derived from root vas (to dwell, to perfume)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Implicitly governs 'vaśataḥ' for 'by the power of latent impressions'.
वशतः (vaśataḥ) - by the power of, owing to, by force of
(indeclinable)
ablative suffix -taḥ indicating 'from, by reason of'
ब्रह्ममनसा (brahmamanasā) - by the cosmic mind, by the universal mind (brahman-manas)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmamanas
brahmamanas - the cosmic mind, universal mind, the mind of Brahman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+manas)
  • brahman – the Absolute, the universal spirit
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, fashioned, created, supposed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita
kalpita - imagined, created, fashioned, made, artificial
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of root kḷp
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ'
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, shape
Root: vap (class 1)
तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance, by light, by radiance
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, light, radiance, energy, spiritual power
Root: tij (class 1)
श्रितकुड्येन (śritakuḍyena) - by a wall permeated with light, by a wall that has resorted to light
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śritakuḍya
śritakuḍya - a wall resorted to/permeated by (something, here: light)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrita+kuḍya)
  • śrita – resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, joined with
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    past passive participle of root śri
    Root: śri (class 1)
  • kuḍya – wall, earthen wall
    noun (neuter)
हेमआभत्वम् (hemaābhatvam) - golden hue, state of having a golden glow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hemaābhatva
hemaābhatva - golden splendor, the state of having a golden glow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+ābhatva)
  • heman – gold
    noun (neuter)
  • ābhatva – the state of having splendor/lustre, luminosity
    noun (neuter)
    ābha (splendor) + tva (abstract suffix)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
(indeclinable)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
Root: an (class 2)