योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-22

पटे चित्रमहाराज्यमिव भासुरसुन्दरम् ।
परामर्शासहं चारु विकल्पस्फूर्जितं जगत् ॥ २२ ॥

paṭe citramahārājyamiva bhāsurasundaram ,
parāmarśāsahaṃ cāru vikalpasphūrjitaṃ jagat 22

22. paṭe citramahārājyam iva bhāsurasundaram
parāmarśāsaham cāru vikalpasphūrjitam jagat

22. jagat paṭe citramahārājyam iva bhāsurasundaram
cāru parāmarśāsaham vikalpasphūrjitam

22. The world (jagat) is shining and beautiful, like a great painted kingdom (rājya) on a canvas. It is charming, yet cannot withstand scrutiny (parāmarśa), being merely a manifestation of mental constructs (vikalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• पटे (paṭe) - on a canvas, on a cloth

• चित्रमहाराज्यम् (citramahārājyam) - a great painted kingdom

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भासुरसुन्दरम् (bhāsurasundaram) - shining and beautiful

• परामर्शासहम् (parāmarśāsaham) - intolerant of scrutiny, unable to bear inquiry

• चारु (cāru) - charming, lovely, beautiful

• विकल्पस्फूर्जितम् (vikalpasphūrjitam) - a manifestation of mental constructs/imagination

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

Words meanings and morphology

पटे (paṭe) - on a canvas, on a cloth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, canvas, screen

चित्रमहाराज्यम् (citramahārājyam) - a great painted kingdom

(noun)

neuter, singular of citramahārājya

citramahārājya - a great painted kingdom

compound of citra (painted, variegated), mahā (great), and rājya (kingdom)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+mahā+rājya)

• citra – painted, variegated, wonderful, picture
  adjective (neuter)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  root √mah
  Root: mah (class 1)
• rājya – kingdom, reign, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  from rājan (king) + yaṭ (suffix)

Note: Acts as a comparison object.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भासुरसुन्दरम् (bhāsurasundaram) - shining and beautiful

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhāsurasundara

bhāsurasundara - shining and beautiful, resplendently charming

karmadhāraya compound of bhāsura (shining) and sundara (beautiful)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhāsura+sundara)

• bhāsura – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective (neuter)
  from √bhās
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

परामर्शासहम् (parāmarśāsaham) - intolerant of scrutiny, unable to bear inquiry

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parāmarśāsaha

parāmarśāsaha - intolerant of scrutiny, not bearing examination

compound of parāmarśa (scrutiny/inquiry) and asaha (intolerant/unable to bear)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (parāmarśa+asaha)

• parāmarśa – scrutiny, examination, inquiry, deliberation
  noun (masculine)
  from parā-√mṛś
  Prefix: parā
  Root: mṛś (class 6)
• asaha – not enduring, intolerant, unable to bear
  adjective (neuter)
  a (not) + saha (enduring, bearing) from √sah
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

चारु (cāru) - charming, lovely, beautiful

(adjective)

neuter, singular of cāru

cāru - charming, lovely, beautiful, agreeable

from √car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

विकल्पस्फूर्जितम् (vikalpasphūrjitam) - a manifestation of mental constructs/imagination

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vikalpasphūrjita

vikalpasphūrjita - manifestation of mental constructs/imagination; appearance arisen from conceptualization

compound of vikalpa (mental construct) and sphūrjita (manifestation/trembling)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+sphūrjita)

• vikalpa – mental construct, imagination, doubt, option
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-√kḷp
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• sphūrjita – manifested, arisen, thundering, trembling, flashing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle used as a noun
  from √sphurj (to thunder, flash)
  Root: sphurj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, what is moving

Present Active Participle used as a noun

from √gam (to go), literally 'that which moves'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the description.