योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-33

संकल्पकलनामात्रं तथेदमवभासनम् ।
यथा कल्पित आभासो मनसोऽब्जजतां गतः ॥ ३३ ॥

saṃkalpakalanāmātraṃ tathedamavabhāsanam ,
yathā kalpita ābhāso manaso'bjajatāṃ gataḥ 33

33. saṅkalpakalanāmātram tathā idam avabhāsanam
yathā kalpitaḥ ābhāsaḥ manasaḥ abjajatām gataḥ

33. idam avabhāsanam tathā saṅkalpakalanāmātram; yathā manasaḥ kalpitaḥ ābhāsaḥ abjajatām gataḥ.

33. This manifestation is merely a mental conception, just as an imagined appearance within the mind attains the state of Brahma (abjajatā).

33. התגלות זו אינה אלא הקרנה של המחשבות, כפי שהבורא שנולד מפרח הלוטוס שקע בדימוי שאותו דמינה חשיבתו.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पकलनामात्रम् (saṅkalpakalanāmātram) - merely a mental conception, merely an imagination

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - appearance, manifestation, illumination

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, fashioned, created, mentally conceived

• आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - appearance, reflection, semblance, illusion

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

• अब्जजताम् (abjajatām) - the state of being Brahma, the state of being lotus-born

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached, become

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पकलनामात्रम् (saṅkalpakalanāmātram) - merely a mental conception, merely an imagination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpakalanāmātra

saṅkalpakalanāmātra - merely a mental conception, solely imagination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+kalana+mātra)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, conception, mental determination
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kalana – calculating, comprehending, forming, perceiving
  noun (feminine)
  From root kal (to count, to know)
  Root: kal (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  adjective (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - appearance, manifestation, illumination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avabhāsana

avabhāsana - shining forth, manifestation, appearance, illumination

verbal noun

Derived from root bhās with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, fashioned, created, mentally conceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fashioned, created, invented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp

Root: kḷp (class 1)

आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - appearance, reflection, semblance, illusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - appearance, reflection, semblance, illusion, light

Derived from root bhās with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: man (class 4)

अब्जजताम् (abjajatām) - the state of being Brahma, the state of being lotus-born

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abjajatā

abjajatā - the state of being lotus-born, the state of being Brahma

Derived from abjaja with suffix tā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abjaja+tā)

• abjaja – lotus-born, Brahma
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from abja (lotus) and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• tā – state, condition, abstract suffix
  suffix (feminine)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained, passed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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