योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-33

वस्तुतो नास्त्यहंकारः पुत्र मिथ्याभ्रमो यथा ।
असन्सन्निव संपन्नो बालवेतालवत्स्थितः ॥ ३३ ॥

vastuto nāstyahaṃkāraḥ putra mithyābhramo yathā ,
asansanniva saṃpanno bālavetālavatsthitaḥ 33

33. vastutaḥ na asti ahaṅkāraḥ putra mithyā-bhramaḥ
yathā asan san iva saṃpannaḥ bāla-vetāla-vat sthitaḥ

33. putra vastutaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ na asti yathā mithyā-bhramaḥ
asan san iva saṃpannaḥ bāla-vetāla-vat sthitaḥ

33. O son, in reality, there is no ego (ahaṅkāra); it is merely a false delusion. Although fundamentally non-existent, it appears as if it truly exists, like a goblin imagined by a child.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality (in reality, truly, actually, from the standpoint of reality)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, egotism, self-sense (ahaṅkāra))

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• मिथ्या-भ्रमः (mithyā-bhramaḥ) - a false delusion (false delusion, illusion)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, according to)

• असन् (asan) - non-existent (non-existent, not being)

• सन् (san) - existent (being, existent, real)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - appeared (accomplished, endowed with, become, appeared)

• बाल-वेताल-वत् (bāla-vetāla-vat) - like a goblin imagined by a child (like a child's goblin/ghost)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality (in reality, truly, actually, from the standpoint of reality)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vastu' with suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root as (Class 2, to be). 'asti' is 3rd singular present indicative active.

Root: as (class 2)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, egotism, self-sense (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egotism, self-sense, individualism (ahaṅkāra)

Compound of aham (I) and kāra (making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I, self
  pronoun
• kāra – making, doer, sound
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

मिथ्या-भ्रमः (mithyā-bhramaḥ) - a false delusion (false delusion, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyābhrama

mithyābhrama - false delusion, illusion, error

Compound of mithyā (false) and bhrama (delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+bhrama)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue, fictitious
  indeclinable
• bhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

असन् (asan) - non-existent (non-existent, not being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle, Negative

Negative form of sat (being, existent). 'asan' is nominative singular masculine form.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – being, existent, good, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ahaṅkāraḥ'.

सन् (san) - existent (being, existent, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root as (to be). 'san' is nominative singular masculine form.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with 'iva' to mean "as if existent".

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

संपन्नः (saṁpannaḥ) - appeared (accomplished, endowed with, become, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpanna

saṁpanna - accomplished, endowed with, become, appeared, perfect

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go) with prefix saṃ and suffix -na, forming a past passive participle. 'saṃpannaḥ' is nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

बाल-वेताल-वत् (bāla-vetāla-vat) - like a goblin imagined by a child (like a child's goblin/ghost)

(indeclinable)

Compound of bāla (child) + vetāla (goblin/ghost) + -vat (suffix meaning 'like' or 'as if').

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāla+vetāla+vat)

• bāla – child, young, infant
  noun (masculine)
• vetāla – goblin, vampire, ghost, demon
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Adverbial suffix meaning 'like' or 'as'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta, forming a past passive participle. 'sthitaḥ' is nominative singular masculine.

Root: sthā (class 1)