योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-46

चित्तमेव विचित्रेहं भावाभावविलासिना ।
विवर्ततेऽर्थभावेन जलमूर्मितया यथा ॥ ४६ ॥

cittameva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāvavilāsinā ,
vivartate'rthabhāvena jalamūrmitayā yathā 46

46. cittam eva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā
vivartate artha-bhāvena jalam ūrmitayā yathā

46. iha cittam eva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā artha-bhāvena vivartate,
yathā jalam ūrmitayā.

46. Indeed, this mind, which is variegated here and playfully manifests as both existence and non-existence, transforms into the appearance of objects, just as water transforms into waves.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• विचित्रेहं (vicitrehaṁ) - describing the mind's nature in this realm (variegated here, diverse in this world)

• भावाभाव-विलासिना (bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā) - by that which delights in existence and non-existence, by that which sports in appearance and disappearance

• विवर्तते (vivartate) - transforms, revolves, manifests, appears

• अर्थ-भावेन (artha-bhāvena) - by the state of objects, by appearing as objects, by means of meaning/purpose

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• ऊर्मितया (ūrmitayā) - by means of waves, in the form of waviness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle (derived from root cit, but functions as a noun)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe) with suffix 'ta'.

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

विचित्रेहं (vicitrehaṁ) - describing the mind's nature in this realm (variegated here, diverse in this world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitreham

vicitreham - variegated here, diverse in this world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vicitra+iha)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: vi
• iha – here, in this world, in this case
  indeclinable

Note: The final anusvara may be an emphatic particle or for metrical reasons. The 'e' is from 'a'+'i' sandhi.

भावाभाव-विलासिना (bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā) - by that which delights in existence and non-existence, by that which sports in appearance and disappearance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāvābhāva-vilāsin

bhāvābhāva-vilāsin - delighting in existence and non-existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvābhāva+vilāsin)

• bhāvābhāva – existence and non-existence, appearance and disappearance
  noun (masculine)
• vilāsin – sporting, playful, charming; one who sports or delights
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective (suffix -in)
  From root 'las' (to play, sport) with prefix 'vi', and suffix 'in'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

विवर्तते (vivartate) - transforms, revolves, manifests, appears

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अर्थ-भावेन (artha-bhāvena) - by the state of objects, by appearing as objects, by means of meaning/purpose

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha-bhāva

artha-bhāva - the state of being an object/meaning, objective existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+bhāva)

• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – existence, being, state, appearance, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

ऊर्मितया (ūrmitayā) - by means of waves, in the form of waviness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ūrmitā

ūrmitā - waviness, the state of having waves

From 'ūrmi' (wave) with suffix 'tā' (denoting state).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)