योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-9

तस्मात्संपद्यते जीवश्चिन्मूर्तिर्मननात्मकः ।
भ्रमः केवलमित्याद्य उपदेशाय गीयते ॥ ९ ॥

tasmātsaṃpadyate jīvaścinmūrtirmananātmakaḥ ,
bhramaḥ kevalamityādya upadeśāya gīyate 9

9. tasmāt saṃpadyate jīvaḥ cinmūrtiḥ mananātmakaḥ
bhramaḥ kevalam iti ādyaḥ upadeśāya gīyate

9. tasmāt cinmūrtiḥ mananātmakaḥ jīvaḥ saṃpadyate
kevalam bhramaḥ iti ādyaḥ upadeśāya gīyate

9. From that (Supreme Reality), the living being (jīva) arises, having a form of consciousness and a nature of thought. However, the statement 'this is merely an illusion' and similar initial teachings are imparted for the purpose of instruction.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that Supreme Reality (Paramātman) mentioned previously (from that, therefore, thence)

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is produced, comes into being, arises, becomes

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - a living being, individual soul (jīva)

• चिन्मूर्तिः (cinmūrtiḥ) - whose form is consciousness, embodiment of consciousness

• मननात्मकः (mananātmakaḥ) - whose nature is thinking/mind, consisting of thought

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, wandering

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding phrase 'bhramaḥ kevalam' as a specific teaching or statement (thus, so, indicating a quotation or a general statement)

• आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - an initial teaching or doctrine (first, primary, initial, original)

• उपदेशाय (upadeśāya) - for instruction, for teaching, for advice

• गीयते (gīyate) - is taught, is propounded (is sung, is proclaimed, is taught)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that Supreme Reality (Paramātman) mentioned previously (from that, therefore, thence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'from that' or 'therefore'.

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is produced, comes into being, arises, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present tense

4th conjugation, Ātmanepada, with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - a living being, individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - a living being, individual soul (jīva), principle of life

from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

चिन्मूर्तिः (cinmūrtiḥ) - whose form is consciousness, embodiment of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cinmūrti

cinmūrti - form of consciousness, embodiment of consciousness

compound of cit (consciousness) and mūrti (form, embodiment)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+mūrti)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mūrti – form, embodiment, figure
  noun (feminine)

Note: An attribute of the jīva.

मननात्मकः (mananātmakaḥ) - whose nature is thinking/mind, consisting of thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mananātmaka

mananātmaka - whose nature is thought, consisting of mind/thought

compound of manana (thinking, mind) and ātmaka (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manana+ātmaka)

• manana – thinking, meditating, mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, relating to the self
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from ātman (self) with suffix -ka

Note: An attribute of the jīva, indicating its characteristic of mental activity.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - illusion, error, delusion, wandering, revolving

from root bhram (to wander, to be mistaken)

Root: bhram (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb.

इति (iti) - marks the preceding phrase 'bhramaḥ kevalam' as a specific teaching or statement (thus, so, indicating a quotation or a general statement)

(indeclinable)

आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - an initial teaching or doctrine (first, primary, initial, original)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, initial, original, primary

derived from ādi (beginning)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'vādaḥ' (doctrine) or 'upadeśaḥ' (instruction).

उपदेशाय (upadeśāya) - for instruction, for teaching, for advice

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, spiritual guidance

derived from root diś with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Indicates purpose.

गीयते (gīyate) - is taught, is propounded (is sung, is proclaimed, is taught)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gai

Present passive

3rd conjugation, Ātmanepada, passive form

Root: gai (class 1)