योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-49, verse-39

यदेव ते मनोमात्रे सहसा प्रतिभासते ।
तरुरुच्चजनेनेव तेनैवाक्रम्यसे क्षणात् ॥ ३९ ॥

yadeva te manomātre sahasā pratibhāsate ,
taruruccajaneneva tenaivākramyase kṣaṇāt 39

39. yat eva te manomātre sahasā pratibhāsate taruḥ
uccajaneana iva tena eva ākramyase kṣaṇāt

39. te manomātre yat eva sahasā pratibhāsate,
tena eva taruḥ uccajanena iva kṣaṇāt ākramyase

39. Whatever suddenly appears to you in the mere mind, by that very thing you are instantly overcome, just like a tree is overwhelmed by a tall (or strong) person.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, that which

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• मनोमात्रे (manomātre) - in the mere mind, in the mind alone

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

• प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, becomes clear

• तरुः (taruḥ) - tree

• उच्चजनेअन (uccajaneana) - by a tall person, by a powerful person

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आक्रम्यसे (ākramyase) - you are attacked, you are overcome, you are assailed

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मनोमात्रे (manomātre) - in the mere mind, in the mind alone

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manomātra

manomātra - mere mind, only mind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+mātra)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, extent
  adjective (neuter)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of 'sahas' (force) used adverbially.

प्रतिभासते (pratibhāsate) - appears, shines forth, becomes clear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratibhās

Prefix: prati

Root: bhās (class 1)

तरुः (taruḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree

उच्चजनेअन (uccajaneana) - by a tall person, by a powerful person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uccajana

uccajana - tall person, exalted person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ucca+jana)

• ucca – high, tall, elevated, exalted
  adjective
• jana – person, man, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आक्रम्यसे (ākramyase) - you are attacked, you are overcome, you are assailed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ākram

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)