योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-47

संस्थानमन्यथा तस्मिन्स्थिते यान्ति दिशोऽन्यथा ।
न सन्नासज्जगन्मन्ये भ्रमयन्केवलं धियः ॥ ४७ ॥

saṃsthānamanyathā tasminsthite yānti diśo'nyathā ,
na sannāsajjaganmanye bhramayankevalaṃ dhiyaḥ 47

47. saṃsthānam anyathā tasmin sthite yānti diśaḥ anyathā |
na sat na asat jagat manye bhramayan kevalam dhiyaḥ ||

47. manye jagat na sat na asat,
tasmin sthite saṃsthānam anyathā,
diśaḥ anyathā yānti.
kevalam dhiyaḥ bhramayan.

47. When that (ultimate reality) is established, the (conventional) arrangements appear otherwise, and the (conventional) directions (or states) proceed otherwise. I consider the world to be neither truly existent (sat) nor non-existent (asat), merely confusing the intellects.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्थानम् (saṁsthānam) - arrangement, constitution, existence, state, establishment, nature

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, to that

• स्थिते (sthite) - being, existing, situated, established

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed, they attain, they become

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters, states, aspects

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• सत् (sat) - existent, being, real, good

• न (na) - not, no, nor

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

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• भ्रमयन् (bhramayan) - causing to wander, confusing, deluding, revolving

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively, entirely

• धियः (dhiyaḥ) - intellects, minds, thoughts

Words meanings and morphology

संस्थानम् (saṁsthānam) - arrangement, constitution, existence, state, establishment, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthāna

saṁsthāna - arrangement, constitution, existence, state, establishment, nature, form, duration

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, to that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्थिते (sthite) - being, existing, situated, established

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, existing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction, referring to 'tasmin'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed, they attain, they become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters, states, aspects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, space, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, being, real, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, non-being, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Negated form of 'sat' (from root 'as' - to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, existing, real
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (from gam with reduplication, acting as noun)

Root: gam (class 1)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

भ्रमयन् (bhramayan) - causing to wander, confusing, deluding, revolving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramayat

bhramayat - causing to wander, confusing, deluding, revolving, making to go round

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Formed from the causative stem 'bhramay-' of root 'bhram'.

Root: bhram (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively, entirely

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

धियः (dhiyaḥ) - intellects, minds, thoughts

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - thought, intellect, mind, understanding, wisdom

Root: dhyai (class 1)