योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-59, verse-29

जगज्जालमयं नृत्तमिदं चित्तनटैस्ततम् ।
एतयैवैकया बुद्ध्या दृश्यते दीपलेखया ॥ २९ ॥

jagajjālamayaṃ nṛttamidaṃ cittanaṭaistatam ,
etayaivaikayā buddhyā dṛśyate dīpalekhayā 29

29. jagatjālamayam nṛttam idam cittanaṭaiḥ tatam
etayā eva ekayā buddhyā dṛśyate dīpalekhayā

29. idam jagatjālamayam nṛttam cittanaṭaiḥ tatam
etayā ekaya eva buddhyā dṛśyate dīpalekhayā

29. This dance, which is the entire network of the world, is spread out by the actors of consciousness. It is perceived solely by this one faculty of understanding (buddhi), just as by the light of a lamp.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्जालमयम् (jagatjālamayam) - consisting of the net of the world, world-net-like

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing, dramatic performance

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चित्तनटैः (cittanaṭaiḥ) - by the dancers who are consciousness/mind

• ततम् (tatam) - spread, extended, pervaded

• एतया (etayā) - by this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

• एकया (ekayā) - by one, by a single

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the faculty of understanding (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding, by consciousness)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

• दीपलेखया (dīpalekhayā) - like by the illumination provided by a lamp (by a line of lamps, by the light of a lamp)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्जालमयम् (jagatjālamayam) - consisting of the net of the world, world-net-like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatjālamaya

jagatjālamaya - composed of the net of the world; forming a net for the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (jagat+jāla+maya)

• jagat – world, universe, all that moves
  noun (neuter)
  Root 'gam' (to go) + nominal suffix 'at'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, snare
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'nṛttam' (dance).

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing, dramatic performance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance, performance, acted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nṛt' (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

चित्तनटैः (cittanaṭaiḥ) - by the dancers who are consciousness/mind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cittanaṭa

cittanaṭa - mind-dancer, consciousness-actor, mental actor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+naṭa)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• naṭa – dancer, actor, mime
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'naṭ' (to dance, act).
  Root: naṭ (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action 'tatam' (spread).

ततम् (tatam) - spread, extended, pervaded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, stretched, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tan' (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'nṛttam' (dance).

एतया (etayā) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'buddhyā' (by intellect).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

एकया (ekayā) - by one, by a single

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Modifies 'buddhyā' (by intellect).

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the faculty of understanding (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding, by consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason, consciousness

From root 'budh' (to awaken, know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agent through which the 'dance' is seen.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root 'dṛś' in present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दीपलेखया (dīpalekhayā) - like by the illumination provided by a lamp (by a line of lamps, by the light of a lamp)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīpalekhā

dīpalekhā - row of lamps, streak of light from a lamp

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dīpa+lekhā)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dīp' (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'likh' (to scratch, write).
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Used as an analogy for how the 'buddhi' illuminates perception.