योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-17

तत्कथं किल नाम स्यात्सत्यं श्रमभरात्मकम् ।
अज्ञानभ्रान्तिरेवान्तश्चित्तमित्येव कथ्यते ॥ १७ ॥

tatkathaṃ kila nāma syātsatyaṃ śramabharātmakam ,
ajñānabhrāntirevāntaścittamityeva kathyate 17

17. tat katham kila nāma syāt satyam śramabharātmakam
ajñānabhrāntiḥ eva antaḥ cittam iti eva kathyate

17. tat śramabharātmakam satyam katham kila nāma syāt?
antaḥ ajñānabhrāntiḥ eva cittam iti eva kathyate

17. Therefore, how could that which inherently involves the burden of effort possibly be real? What is called the mind (citta) is nothing but the delusion of ignorance (ajñāna) residing within.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, possibly (used rhetorically or for emphasis)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, truly

• स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, could it be

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true, real

• श्रमभरात्मकम् (śramabharātmakam) - having the nature of a burden of effort/fatigue

• अज्ञानभ्रान्तिः (ajñānabhrāntiḥ) - delusion of ignorance

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is described

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the illusory nature discussed in the previous verse.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, possibly (used rhetorically or for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may it be, could it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true, existing

Note: Functions as a predicate to 'tat' (that).

श्रमभरात्मकम् (śramabharātmakam) - having the nature of a burden of effort/fatigue

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śramabharātmaka

śramabharātmaka - having the nature of a burden of toil/fatigue

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śramabhara+ātmaka)

• śrama – effort, toil, fatigue
  noun (masculine)
• bhara – burden, load, weight
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tat' (that).

अज्ञानभ्रान्तिः (ajñānabhrāntiḥ) - delusion of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñānabhrānti

ajñānabhrānti - the delusion of non-knowledge, misconception due to ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+bhrānti)

• ajñāna – ignorance, non-knowledge (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• bhrānti – delusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, spirit

Past Passive Participle (secondary noun formation)

From root cit 'to perceive, think'

Root: cit (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is described

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of kath

From a denominative root katha- ('to say')

Root: kath (class 10)