योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-38

असंस्तुतमिवानास्थमवस्तु परिपश्यतः ।
दूरस्थमिव देहं स्वमसन्तं चित्तभूः कुतः ॥ ३८ ॥

asaṃstutamivānāsthamavastu paripaśyataḥ ,
dūrasthamiva dehaṃ svamasantaṃ cittabhūḥ kutaḥ 38

38. asaṃstutam iva anāstham avastu paripaśyataḥ
dūrastham iva deham svam asantam cittabhūḥ kutaḥ

38. paripaśyataḥ svam deham asaṃstutam iva anāstham
asantam avastu dūrastham iva cittabhūḥ kutaḥ

38. For one who clearly perceives their own body as something distant, unreal, unrelated, and unattached, how can there arise any mental formations or delusions?

Words meanings summery:

• असंस्तुतम् (asaṁstutam) - unrelated, not connected (to the self) (unrelated, unfamiliar, not praised, not connected)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• अनास्थम् (anāstham) - without attachment (to the self) (without attachment, indifferent, unconcerned)

• अवस्तु (avastu) - unreal, without substance (unreal, non-existent, unsubstantial)

• परिपश्यतः (paripaśyataḥ) - for one who clearly perceives (of one who sees, for one who perceives)

• दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - distant (standing afar, distant)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• देहम् (deham) - one's physical body (body)

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own (one's own, own)

• असन्तम् (asantam) - unreal, ephemeral (non-existent, unreal)

• चित्तभूः (cittabhūḥ) - mental formations, delusions, or the mind's originating power of such (born of the mind, mental creation, source of mind)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how (implying "how can it exist?") (from where, how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

असंस्तुतम् (asaṁstutam) - unrelated, not connected (to the self) (unrelated, unfamiliar, not praised, not connected)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃstuta

asaṁstuta - not praised, not connected, unrelated, unacquainted

Past Passive Participle

From `a-` (neg.) + `saṃ-` (with, together) + `√stu` (to praise, to connect). Here, meaning "not well-connected" or "unrelated".

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃstuta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃstuta – praised, connected, well-known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from `saṃ-√stu`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अनास्थम् (anāstham) - without attachment (to the self) (without attachment, indifferent, unconcerned)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāstha

anāstha - unattached, indifferent, without interest, without faith/trust

From `a-` (neg.) + `āsthā` (attachment, interest, faith).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āsthā)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āsthā – attachment, interest, faith, reliance
  noun (feminine)
  From `ā-√sthā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

अवस्तु (avastu) - unreal, without substance (unreal, non-existent, unsubstantial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - unreal, non-existent, unsubstantial, worthless

From `a-` (neg.) + `vastu` (thing, substance, reality).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

परिपश्यतः (paripaśyataḥ) - for one who clearly perceives (of one who sees, for one who perceives)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paripaśyat

paripaśyat - perceiving, seeing clearly, observing

Present Active Participle

From `pari-` (around, completely) + `√paś` (root `dṛś` in present stem)

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence, "for one who perceives".

दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - distant (standing afar, distant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - standing far off, distant, remote

From `dūra` (distance) + `√sthā` (to stand).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – distance, far
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, located
  adjective
  From √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

देहम् (deham) - one's physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

From `√dih` (to anoint, to grow, to collect).

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Object of 'paripaśyataḥ'.

स्वम् (svam) - one's own (one's own, own)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, property

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

असन्तम् (asantam) - unreal, ephemeral (non-existent, unreal)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asant

asant - non-existent, unreal, bad, wicked

Present Active Participle

From `a-` (neg.) + `sat` (being, existing - present participle of `√as`).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – being, existing, real, good
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from `√as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

चित्तभूः (cittabhūḥ) - mental formations, delusions, or the mind's originating power of such (born of the mind, mental creation, source of mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittabhū

cittabhū - born of the mind, originating in the mind; the mind as a place of origin. Often refers to mental afflictions or creations.

From `citta` (mind) + `bhū` (being, born, becoming; from `√bhū`).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citta+bhū)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  From `√cit` (to perceive, to understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhū – being, becoming, existing, born from, origin
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `√bhū` (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject of the implied verb "is" or "arises".

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how (implying "how can it exist?") (from where, how, why)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of `kim`.