योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-3

अविद्यत्वादचित्तत्वान्मायात्वाच्चासदेव हि ।
ध्रुवं नास्त्येव वा चित्तं भ्रमादन्यत्खवृक्षवत् ॥ ३ ॥

avidyatvādacittatvānmāyātvāccāsadeva hi ,
dhruvaṃ nāstyeva vā cittaṃ bhramādanyatkhavṛkṣavat 3

3. avidyatvāt acittatvāt māyātvāt ca asat eva hi dhruvaṃ
na asti eva vā cittaṃ bhramāt anyat khāvṛkṣavat

3. avidyatvāt acittatvāt māyātvāt ca asat eva hi cittaṃ
dhruvaṃ na asti eva vā bhramāt anyat khāvṛkṣavat

3. Because of its non-existence, its non-conscious nature, and its illusory (māyā) quality, the mind is indeed unreal. Certainly, the mind (citta) does not exist at all; rather, it is nothing but delusion, like a phantom tree appearing in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्यत्वात् (avidyatvāt) - due to non-knowledge, due to ignorance, from the state of not being knowledge

• अचित्तत्वात् (acittatvāt) - due to mindlessness, due to the absence of mind, from the state of not being mind

• मायात्वात् (māyātvāt) - due to being illusion (māyā), from the state of being illusion

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• ध्रुवं (dhruvaṁ) - certainly, surely, constantly, immovably

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

• भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, from error, from wandering

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, distinct

• खावृक्षवत् (khāvṛkṣavat) - like a sky-tree, like a phantom tree in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्यत्वात् (avidyatvāt) - due to non-knowledge, due to ignorance, from the state of not being knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avidyatva

avidyatva - the state of not being knowledge, non-knowledge, ignorance

derived from avidyā (non-knowledge, ignorance) + tva (suffix for abstract noun, 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vidyā+tva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (neuter)
  forms abstract nouns

अचित्तत्वात् (acittatvāt) - due to mindlessness, due to the absence of mind, from the state of not being mind

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of acittatva

acittatva - the state of not being mind, mindlessness, absence of mind

derived from acitta (mindless, without mind) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+citta+tva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  from root cit (to perceive, to know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (neuter)
  forms abstract nouns

मायात्वात् (māyātvāt) - due to being illusion (māyā), from the state of being illusion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of māyātva

māyātva - the state of being illusion (māyā), illusory nature

derived from māyā (illusion) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

conjunction

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false, bad

a (negation) + sat (existent, real, good). Present participle of as (to be) with negation.

Compound type : na-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• sat – existing, real, good, true
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: asat as an adjective modifying implied citta (mind, neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

particle, often explanatory

ध्रुवं (dhruvaṁ) - certainly, surely, constantly, immovably

(indeclinable)

From root dhru (to be firm). Often used as an adverb in neuter singular accusative.

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter singular accusative.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negating particle

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Irregular verb, root as, class 2.

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

disjunctive particle

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, understanding

From root cit (to perceive, to know) + kta suffix (past passive participle used as noun).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'cittaṃ na asti'

भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, from error, from wandering

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, distinct

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

pronominal adjective

Note: Refers to cittaṃ. 'anyat bhramāt' means 'other than delusion'.

खावृक्षवत् (khāvṛkṣavat) - like a sky-tree, like a phantom tree in the sky

(indeclinable)

khāvṛkṣa (sky-tree) + vat (like, similar to). khāvṛkṣa itself is a compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+vṛkṣa+vat)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  suffix forming adverbs of comparison