योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-24

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देह एवेह नास्त्येव स्वानुभूतोऽप्ययं निजः ।
मनसः कल्पनात्मेदं वपुः स्वप्ने गिरिर्यथा ॥ २४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
deha eveha nāstyeva svānubhūto'pyayaṃ nijaḥ ,
manasaḥ kalpanātmedaṃ vapuḥ svapne giriryathā 24

24. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca dehaḥ eva iha na asti eva svānubhūtaḥ api
ayam nijaḥ manasaḥ kalpanātmā idam vapuḥ svapne giriḥ yathā

24. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca iha dehaḥ eva na asti eva ayam nijaḥ
svānubhūtaḥ api idam vapuḥ manasaḥ kalpanātmā yathā svapne giriḥ

24. Shri Vasistha said: "Indeed, this body (deha) does not truly exist here, even though this 'one's own' (nija) is experienced by oneself (sva-anubhūta). This form (vapuḥ) is by nature the imagination (kalpanā) of the mind (manas), just like a mountain (giri) in a dream (svapna)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• स्वानुभूतः (svānubhūtaḥ) - self-experienced, experienced by oneself

• अपि (api) - even, although, also

• अयम् (ayam) - referring to the body (this, this one)

• निजः (nijaḥ) - experienced as one's own (body) (own, one's own, native)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• कल्पनात्मा (kalpanātmā) - this body is fundamentally imagination (having imagination as its nature, consisting of imagination)

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the form/body (this, this one)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - this form (referring to the physical body) (body, form, being)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Shri Vasistha (proper name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

Root: dih (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis with 'na asti'.

स्वानुभूतः (svānubhūtaḥ) - self-experienced, experienced by oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svānubhūta

svānubhūta - self-experienced, perceived by oneself

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'sva' (own, self) + 'anubhūta' (experienced, perceived). Masculine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+anubhūta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• anubhūta – experienced, perceived, felt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, although, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - referring to the body (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

निजः (nijaḥ) - experienced as one's own (body) (own, one's own, native)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nija

nija - own, inherent, proper, native

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding (manas)

Root: man (class 4)

कल्पनात्मा (kalpanātmā) - this body is fundamentally imagination (having imagination as its nature, consisting of imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpanātman

kalpanātman - whose nature is imagination, consisting of imagination

Compound 'kalpanā' (imagination, creation) + 'ātman' (self, nature). Masculine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpanā+ātman)

• kalpanā – imagination, conception, creation, mental fabrication
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kḷp' (to arrange, create).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the form/body (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

वपुः (vapuḥ) - this form (referring to the physical body) (body, form, being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essential nature

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṝ (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)