योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-2, verse-18

जीवश्चित्तं मनो मायेत्येवमादिभिराततैः ।
रूपैरात्मैव संसारं तनोतीममसन्मयम् ॥ १८ ॥

jīvaścittaṃ mano māyetyevamādibhirātataiḥ ,
rūpairātmaiva saṃsāraṃ tanotīmamasanmayam 18

18. jīvaḥ cittam manaḥ māyā iti evam ādibhiḥ ātatāiḥ
rūpaiḥ ātmā eva saṃsāram tanoti imam asat-mayam

18. ātmā eva jīvaḥ cittam manaḥ māyā iti evam ādibhiḥ
ātatāiḥ rūpaiḥ imam asat-mayam saṃsāram tanoti

18. The Self (ātman) itself extends this unreal cycle of existence (saṃsāra) through various expanded forms such as the individual soul (jīva), mind-stuff (citta), mind (manas), and illusion (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind-stuff, the thinking principle (mind, thought, consciousness)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

• माया (māyā) - the cosmic power of illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, supernatural power)

• इति (iti) - indicating 'and so on' or 'such as' (thus, in this manner, marking the end of a quotation or example)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by these and other (forms) (by those beginning with, by others)

• आतताइः (ātatāiḥ) - by various expanded (forms) (by expanded, by spread out)

• रूपैः (rūpaiḥ) - by various forms or manifestations (by forms, by appearances, by shapes)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the supreme Self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

• संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, worldly existence, cycle of rebirth)

• तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads, creates

• इमम् (imam) - this (saṃsāra) (this, here)

• असत्-मयम् (asat-mayam) - unreal, illusory, non-existent in nature

Words meanings and morphology

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, individual soul, living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind-stuff, the thinking principle (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intelligence, consciousness

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: The form could also be accusative singular. Here, it is part of a list of nominatives.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience

Root: man (class 4)

माया (māyā) - the cosmic power of illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, supernatural power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, unreality, cosmic illusion

इति (iti) - indicating 'and so on' or 'such as' (thus, in this manner, marking the end of a quotation or example)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ) - by these and other (forms) (by those beginning with, by others)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, and so on, others, etc.

Note: Used here to mean 'and others' or 'etc.'

आतताइः (ātatāiḥ) - by various expanded (forms) (by expanded, by spread out)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātata

ātata - expanded, stretched, spread out, extended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to spread, extend) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with rūpaiḥ.

रूपैः (rūpaiḥ) - by various forms or manifestations (by forms, by appearances, by shapes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image

आत्मा (ātmā) - the supreme Self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it is the Self itself.

संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, worldly existence, cycle of rebirth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, wandering through various states of existence, cycle of birth and death

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'tanoti'.

तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tan

Root: tan (class 8)

इमम् (imam) - this (saṃsāra) (this, here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with saṃsāram.

असत्-मयम् (asat-mayam) - unreal, illusory, non-existent in nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asat-maya

asat-maya - made of unreality, illusory, unreal

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, evil
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix indicating 'made of' or 'full of'

Note: Agrees with saṃsāram.