योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-48

मनोमात्रविवर्तेऽस्मिञ्जगत्यब्धीन्दुभङ्गुरे ।
ममेदमित्यपूर्वेयं कुतस्त्याऽक्षरमालिका ॥ ४८ ॥

manomātravivarte'smiñjagatyabdhīndubhaṅgure ,
mamedamityapūrveyaṃ kutastyā'kṣaramālikā 48

48. manaḥ-mātra-vivarte asmin jagati abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure
mama idam iti apūrvā iyam kutaḥstyā akṣara-mālikā

48. asmin manaḥ-mātra-vivarte abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure jagati
mama idam iti iyam apūrvā akṣara-mālikā kutaḥstyā

48. In this world, which is merely a modification of the mind and as transient as ocean waves and the moon's reflection, whence comes this unprecedented, imperishable chain of thought, "this is mine"?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः-मात्र-विवर्ते (manaḥ-mātra-vivarte) - in this world which is just a mental projection (in the mere modification of the mind, in the mental transformation)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• अब्धि-इन्दु-भङ्गुरे (abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure) - transient like ocean waves and lunar reflections (fragile like the ocean and the moon)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - introduces the thought "this is mine" (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• कुतःस्त्या (kutaḥstyā) - from where, of what origin

• अक्षर-मालिका (akṣara-mālikā) - a chain of imperishable notions or thoughts (referring to the persistent idea of "mine") (garland of letters, string of imperishable things)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः-मात्र-विवर्ते (manaḥ-mātra-vivarte) - in this world which is just a mental projection (in the mere modification of the mind, in the mental transformation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manaḥ-mātra-vivarta

manaḥ-mātra-vivarta - mere modification of the mind, mental transformation

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+mātra+vivarta)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective
• vivarta – modification, transformation, illusory manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vṛt with vi prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: refers to jagati

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

derived from root gam with j-reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्धि-इन्दु-भङ्गुरे (abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure) - transient like ocean waves and lunar reflections (fragile like the ocean and the moon)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abdhi-indu-bhaṅgura

abdhi-indu-bhaṅgura - perishable like the ocean and the moon

Compound type : karmadharya (abdhi+indu+bhaṅgura)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon, drop
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgura – fragile, perishable, brittle
  adjective
  derived from root bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: refers to jagati

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: part of the phrase "this is mine"

इति (iti) - introduces the thought "this is mine" (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, new, not existed before

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• pūrva – former, previous, first
  adjective

Note: refers to akṣara-mālikā

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: refers to akṣara-mālikā

कुतःस्त्या (kutaḥstyā) - from where, of what origin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kutaḥstya

kutaḥstya - belonging to where, of what origin

derived from 'kutaḥ' (whence) + 'stha' (standing/being) + 'ya' (suffix)

Note: agrees with akṣara-mālikā

अक्षर-मालिका (akṣara-mālikā) - a chain of imperishable notions or thoughts (referring to the persistent idea of "mine") (garland of letters, string of imperishable things)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣara-mālikā

akṣara-mālikā - garland of letters, string of imperishable things

Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣara+mālikā)

• akṣara – imperishable, eternal, letter, syllable
  noun (neuter)
  negation 'a' + root kṣar (to perish)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣar (class 1)
• mālikā – garland, necklace, chain
  noun (feminine)