योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-33

यन्मया संभ्रमे दृष्टं सत्यभूतं द्विजेन तत् ।
उक्तं ममेति किं नाम स्यान्मायाशम्बरक्रमः ॥ ३३ ॥

yanmayā saṃbhrame dṛṣṭaṃ satyabhūtaṃ dvijena tat ,
uktaṃ mameti kiṃ nāma syānmāyāśambarakramaḥ 33

33. yat mayā saṃbhrame dṛṣṭam satyabhūtam dvijena tat
uktam mama iti kim nāma syāt māyāśambarakramaḥ

33. yat mayā saṃbhrame dṛṣṭam tat dvijena satyabhūtam
mama uktam iti kim nāma syāt māyāśambarakramaḥ

33. What could that be, which I saw in my confusion and which the Brahmin (dvija) declared to be true? Is it perhaps a sequence of illusions (māyā) and magical tricks?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• मया (mayā) - by me

• संभ्रमे (saṁbhrame) - in confusion, in agitation

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

• सत्यभूतम् (satyabhūtam) - having become true, real

• द्विजेन (dvijena) - by the Brahmin (dvija) guest (by the Brahmin (dvija))

• तत् (tat) - that

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

• किम् (kim) - what, how

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, actually

• स्यात् (syāt) - it might be, let it be

• मायाशम्बरक्रमः (māyāśambarakramaḥ) - a sequence of illusion (māyā) and magic

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the whole experience/vision.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of passive action dṛṣṭam.

संभ्रमे (saṁbhrame) - in confusion, in agitation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - confusion, agitation, hurry, illusion

From root bhram (to wander) with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Denotes the state or place of seeing.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for yat.

सत्यभूतम् (satyabhūtam) - having become true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satyabhūta

satyabhūta - having become real, true, actual

Tatpurusha compound: satya (true) + bhūta (become).

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+bhūta)

• satya – true, real, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  From sat (being, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, real
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for tat.

द्विजेन (dvijena) - by the Brahmin (dvija) guest (by the Brahmin (dvija))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a Brahmin, a twice-born, a bird, a tooth

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'twice-born' (dvi + jan).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
  Numeral.
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of uktam.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of uktam.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for tat.

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Dative sense: 'to me'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, how

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: In context of 'kim nāma syāt', it implies 'what could it be?'.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, actually

(indeclinable)

Can be a noun or an indeclinable particle. Here, particle.

स्यात् (syāt) - it might be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of as

Optative

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or wish.

मायाशम्बरक्रमः (māyāśambarakramaḥ) - a sequence of illusion (māyā) and magic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāśambarakrama

māyāśambarakrama - a series or succession of illusions and magic tricks

Tatpurusha compound: māyā (illusion) + śambara (magic/trick) + krama (sequence/order).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+śambara+krama)

• māyā – illusion, artifice, trick, magical power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• śambara – magic, trick, jugglery, illusion
  noun (masculine)
• krama – sequence, order, method, progression
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram (to step, proceed).
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of syāt.