योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-2

आत्मैवेदं जगदिति सत्यं चित्तेन मार्जितम् ।
उत्थितं स्यात्कुतश्चित्तमहो चित्तमवस्तु यत् ॥ २ ॥

ātmaivedaṃ jagaditi satyaṃ cittena mārjitam ,
utthitaṃ syātkutaścittamaho cittamavastu yat 2

2. ātmā eva idam jagat iti satyam cittena mārjitam
utthitam syāt kutaḥ cittam aho cittam avastu yat

2. idam jagat ātmā eva iti satyam.
cittena mārjitam.
aho,
kutaḥ cittam utthitam syāt? yat cittam avastu

2. The truth is that this entire world is indeed the (ātman) – a truth that is cleansed by the mind (citta). (Then one wonders,) from where would the mind (citta) itself have arisen? Oh, since the mind (citta) is an unreal thing!

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the (ātman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way (marks reported speech or thought)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, by the consciousness

• मार्जितम् (mārjitam) - cleansed, purified

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, originated

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!, indeed! (exclamation)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• अवस्तु (avastu) - unreal thing, non-existent thing

• यत् (yat) - which, because, since

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle (acting as noun)

From root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way (marks reported speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, real

चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, by the consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

मार्जितम् (mārjitam) - cleansed, purified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mārjita

mārjita - cleansed, purified

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛj (to cleanse, purify)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, originated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence?

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!, indeed! (exclamation)

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

अवस्तु (avastu) - unreal thing, non-existent thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - not a thing, unreal entity, non-existent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vastu – thing, object, reality, substance
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, because, since

(indeclinable)