योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-28

तत्सर्वं चित्तवीर्यस्य संकल्पस्य विजृम्भितम् ।
दीर्घस्वप्नमिमं विद्धि दीर्घं वा चित्तविभ्रमम् ॥ २८ ॥

tatsarvaṃ cittavīryasya saṃkalpasya vijṛmbhitam ,
dīrghasvapnamimaṃ viddhi dīrghaṃ vā cittavibhramam 28

28. tat sarvam citta-vīryasya saṅkalpasya vijṛmbhitam
dīrgha-svapnam imam viddhi dīrgham vā citta-vibhramam

28. tat sarvam citta-vīryasya saṅkalpasya vijṛmbhitam
imam dīrgha-svapnam vā dīrgham citta-vibhramam viddhi

28. All that is merely a manifestation (vijṛmbhita) of the mind's (citta) power (vīrya) of imagination (saṅkalpa). Know this to be a long dream (svapna), or rather, a prolonged delusion of the mind (cittavibhrama).

28. ...כל זה אינו אלא ביטוי לכוח הרצון והמחשבות של הלב. דע כי כל הקיום הזה הוא חלום ארוך, או תעתוע ממושך של החשיבה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to all the illusory perceptions mentioned previously. (that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• चित्त-वीर्यस्य (citta-vīryasya) - of the mind's power/energy

• सङ्कल्पस्य (saṅkalpasya) - of intention, of resolve, of imagination, of mental creation

• विजृम्भितम् (vijṛmbhitam) - A mere display or projection. (manifestation, expansion, display, blossoming)

• दीर्घ-स्वप्नम् (dīrgha-svapnam) - a long dream

• इमम् (imam) - refers to the entire manifested illusion (this)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, prolonged

• वा (vā) - or

• चित्त-विभ्रमम् (citta-vibhramam) - mental illusion, delusion of the mind, confusion of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to all the illusory perceptions mentioned previously. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative singular.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with tat.

चित्त-वीर्यस्य (citta-vīryasya) - of the mind's power/energy

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cittavīrya

cittavīrya - power/energy of the mind

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+vīrya)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive, to be conscious).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vīrya – energy, strength, power, vigor
  noun (neuter)
  From root vīr (to be strong).
  Root: vīr (class 10)

Note: Possessive case with saṅkalpasya.

सङ्कल्पस्य (saṅkalpasya) - of intention, of resolve, of imagination, of mental creation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, conception, imagination, mental creation

From sam-kḷp (to form, arrange).

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Co-occurs with cittavīryasya.

विजृम्भितम् (vijṛmbhitam) - A mere display or projection. (manifestation, expansion, display, blossoming)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijṛmbhita

vijṛmbhita - manifested, expanded, displayed, blossomed; (as noun) manifestation, expansion

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From prefix vi + root jṛmbh (to open, to expand) + suffix kta.

Prefix: vi

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

दीर्घ-स्वप्नम् (dīrgha-svapnam) - a long dream

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghasvapna

dīrghasvapna - long dream

Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+svapna)

• dīrgha – long, lengthy, prolonged
  adjective (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Object of viddhi.

इमम् (imam) - refers to the entire manifested illusion (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine accusative singular.

Note: Agrees with dīrghasvapnam and cittavibhramam.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

2nd person singular imperative (irregular)

From root vid (class 2, adādi).

Root: vid (class 2)

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, prolonged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, lengthy, prolonged

Note: Agrees with cittavibhramam.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects dīrghasvapnam and dīrgham cittavibhramam.

चित्त-विभ्रमम् (citta-vibhramam) - mental illusion, delusion of the mind, confusion of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cittavibhrama

cittavibhrama - mental illusion, delusion of the mind, confusion of consciousness

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+vibhrama)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive, to be conscious).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion, delusion, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-bhram (to wander about, to be confused).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi.

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