योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-49

चितः स्वकलनात्तस्य देहोग्र इव तिष्ठति ।
पञ्चात्माभावितोऽसत्यो महायक्षः शिशोरिव ॥ ४९ ॥

citaḥ svakalanāttasya dehogra iva tiṣṭhati ,
pañcātmābhāvito'satyo mahāyakṣaḥ śiśoriva 49

49. citaḥ svakalanāt tasya dehaḥ ugraḥ iva tiṣṭhati
| pañcātmā bhāvitaḥ asatyaḥ mahāyakṣaḥ śiśoḥ iva

49. citaḥ svakalanāt tasya dehaḥ ugraḥ iva tiṣṭhati.
(saḥ dehaḥ) pañcātmā bhāvitaḥ asatyaḥ (asti),
śiśoḥ mahāyakṣaḥ iva.

49. From the ideation of consciousness (cit) itself, its body appears formidable. This body, though imagined as composed of five elements (pañcātmā), is unreal, much like a great yaksha (yakṣa) appears to a child.

Words meanings summery:

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

• स्वकलनात् (svakalanāt) - from its own ideation, by its own reckoning/imagination

• तस्य (tasya) - its, his, of that

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains, appears

• पञ्चात्मा (pañcātmā) - composed of five elements, five-fold self

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - imagined, created, constituted, produced

• असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false, untrue

• महायक्षः (mahāyakṣaḥ) - a great yaksha

• शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of a child

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), pure intelligence, mind, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Possessive, related to 'svakalanāt'.

स्वकलनात् (svakalanāt) - from its own ideation, by its own reckoning/imagination

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of svakalanā

svakalanā - one's own ideation, self-imagination, self-reckoning, inherent mental activity

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'kalanā' (reckoning, ideation, imagination).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kalanā)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalanā – reckoning, calculation, ideation, imagination, assumption
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kal' (to count, compute).
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source or cause.

तस्य (tasya) - its, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'cit'.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhati'.

उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty, powerful, cruel

Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular, from root 'sthā' (to stand) with the stem 'tiṣṭha'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'dehaḥ'.

पञ्चात्मा (pañcātmā) - composed of five elements, five-fold self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcātman

pañcātman - composed of five elements (pañcātmā), five-fold self (referring to the physical body as composed of five basic elements)

Compound of 'pañca' (five) and 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañca+ātman)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the 'dehaḥ'.

भावितः (bhāvitaḥ) - imagined, created, constituted, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - imagined, created, produced, constituted, brought into existence, thought of

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'bhū' (to be) in causative sense 'bhāvaya' (to cause to be, to imagine, to produce).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ' (implied) and 'pañcātmā'.

असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue, illusory, non-existent

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'satya' (true, real).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• satya – true, real, existent, truth, reality
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sat' (being, existence).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ' (implied).

महायक्षः (mahāyakṣaḥ) - a great yaksha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyakṣa

mahāyakṣa - a great yaksha (yakṣa), a powerful mythical spirit or nature deity, sometimes considered fearsome

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'yakṣa' (yakṣa).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yakṣa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• yakṣa – yaksha (yakṣa), a class of benevolent (sometimes malevolent) nature-spirits, typically guardians of treasure, often depicted as large and powerful
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yakṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile 'mahāyakṣaḥ śiśoḥ iva'.

शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of a child

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young animal

Note: Governed by 'iva' implicitly.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'mahāyakṣaḥ' and 'śiśoḥ' to the previous clause.