योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-26

तथा शरीरयन्त्रेऽस्मिन्क्षते क्षीणे न तत्क्षतिः ।
दीर्घस्वप्नमये ह्यस्मिंश्चित्तसंकल्पकल्पिते ॥ २६ ॥

tathā śarīrayantre'sminkṣate kṣīṇe na tatkṣatiḥ ,
dīrghasvapnamaye hyasmiṃścittasaṃkalpakalpite 26

26. tathā śarīrayantre asmin kṣate kṣīṇe na tat kṣatiḥ
| dīrghasvapnamaye hi asmin cittasaṅkalpakalpite

26. tathā asmin śarīrayantre kṣate kṣīṇe tat kṣatiḥ na hi
asmin dīrghasvapnamaye cittasaṅkalpakalpite (asti)

26. Similarly, when this body-machine is damaged or wasted away, there is no actual loss. For this (body) is indeed like a long dream, fabricated by the mind's intention (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• शरीरयन्त्रे (śarīrayantre) - in the body-machine, in the machine of the body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (one), in it

• क्षते (kṣate) - when injured, in the injured one, damaged

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when wasted away, diminished, in the diminished one

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - its, that (of it)

• क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - loss, destruction, harm, injury

• दीर्घस्वप्नमये (dīrghasvapnamaye) - in that which is like a long dream, consisting of a long dream

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (one)

• चित्तसङ्कल्पकल्पिते (cittasaṅkalpakalpite) - in that which is fabricated by the mind's intention, created by the mind's resolve

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

शरीरयन्त्रे (śarīrayantre) - in the body-machine, in the machine of the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīrayantra

śarīrayantra - body-machine, mechanical body, the body as an instrument

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+yantra)

• śarīra – body, physical form
  noun (neuter)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device, mechanism, tool
  noun (neuter)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (one), in it

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

क्षते (kṣate) - when injured, in the injured one, damaged

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣata

kṣata - injured, hurt, damaged, wounded, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when wasted away, diminished, in the diminished one

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - wasted, diminished, emaciated, decayed, weak, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṣi (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - its, that (of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - loss, destruction, harm, injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣati

kṣati - loss, harm, injury, destruction, decay, damage

दीर्घस्वप्नमये (dīrghasvapnamaye) - in that which is like a long dream, consisting of a long dream

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dīrghasvapnamaya

dīrghasvapnamaya - consisting of a long dream, dream-like, illusory like a long dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+svapna+maya)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, prolonged, deep
  adjective (neuter)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix forming adjectives (masculine)
  Suffix -maya/-mayī/-mayam forming adjectives meaning 'made of', 'consisting of'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (one)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

चित्तसङ्कल्पकल्पिते (cittasaṅkalpakalpite) - in that which is fabricated by the mind's intention, created by the mind's resolve

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of cittasaṅkalpakalpita

cittasaṅkalpakalpita - fabricated by the intention/volition of the mind, created by mental resolve

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+saṅkalpa+kalpita)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• saṅkalpa – intention, volition, imagination, resolve, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• kalpita – fabricated, imagined, created, formed, supposed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

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