योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-26

मनोभवस्तु संसारः क्व ममाहं क्व संततिः ।
उपदेश्योपदेशादिबन्धमोक्षौ च तत्कुतः ॥ २६ ॥

manobhavastu saṃsāraḥ kva mamāhaṃ kva saṃtatiḥ ,
upadeśyopadeśādibandhamokṣau ca tatkutaḥ 26

26. manaḥ-bhavaḥ tu saṃsāraḥ kva mama aham kva santatiḥ
| upadeśya-upadeśa-ādi-bandha-mokṣau ca tat kutaḥ ||

26. saṃsāraḥ tu manaḥ-bhavaḥ.
mama aham kva,
santatiḥ kva? ca tat upadeśya-upadeśa-ādi-bandha-mokṣau kutaḥ?

26. This cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) is merely a creation of the mind. So, where is any distinct 'I' for me, and where is progeny? From what source, then, could concepts like the disciple, instruction, bondage, or final liberation (mokṣa) arise?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः-भवः (manaḥ-bhavaḥ) - mind-born, originating from the mind, mental creation

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - The cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अहम् (aham) - A distinct 'I' or ego (aham) (I, ego, self)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• सन्ततिः (santatiḥ) - progeny, offspring, continuity, lineage, succession

• उपदेश्य-उपदेश-आदि-बन्ध-मोक्षौ (upadeśya-upadeśa-ādi-bandha-mokṣau) - the disciple, instruction, etc., bondage and liberation

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, whence?, how?

Words meanings and morphology

मनः-भवः (manaḥ-bhavaḥ) - mind-born, originating from the mind, mental creation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manobhava

manobhava - mind-born, originating from the mind, love (as Kamadeva)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+bhava)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• bhava – origin, existence, birth, state of being
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - The cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, flow, course

action noun

Derived from root 'sṛ' (to flow, to run) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - A distinct 'I' or ego (aham) (I, ego, self)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

सन्ततिः (santatiḥ) - progeny, offspring, continuity, lineage, succession

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of santati

santati - progeny, offspring, continuity, lineage, succession, race

action noun

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

उपदेश्य-उपदेश-आदि-बन्ध-मोक्षौ (upadeśya-upadeśa-ādi-bandha-mokṣau) - the disciple, instruction, etc., bondage and liberation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of upadeśyopadeśādibandhamokṣa

upadeśyopadeśādibandhamokṣa - the disciple, instruction, and so on, bondage and liberation

Compound type : dvandva (upadeśya+upadeśa+ādi+bandha+mokṣa)

• upadeśya – to be instructed, pupil, disciple
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'diś' (to point, to show) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice, initiation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'diś' (to point, to show) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• bandha – bondage, fetter, binding, connection
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'muc' (to release, to free).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The dual ending '-au' indicates a pair or a collection of items listed.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially here, 'then' or 'therefore'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where?, whence?, how?

(indeclinable)