योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-15

संविद्भ्रान्तिरियं भाति जगन्नाम्नी स्वरूपिणी ।
स्वयं च भ्रान्तिरस्मीतिवादिनी कात्र निश्चिता ॥ १५ ॥

saṃvidbhrāntiriyaṃ bhāti jagannāmnī svarūpiṇī ,
svayaṃ ca bhrāntirasmītivādinī kātra niścitā 15

15. saṃvidbhrāntiḥ iyam bhāti jagannāmnī svarūpiṇī
svayam ca bhrāntiḥ asmi iti vādinī kā atra niścitā

15. iyam saṃvidbhrāntiḥ jagannāmnī svarūpiṇī bhāti.
svayam ca asmi iti vādinī bhrāntiḥ atra kā niścitā?

15. This illusion of consciousness manifests itself by the name of the 'world' and takes on various forms. What, among these, is truly certain when this illusion itself proclaims 'I am'?

Words meanings summery:

• संविद्भ्रान्तिः (saṁvidbhrāntiḥ) - illusion of consciousness, error in perception

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems, manifests

• जगन्नाम्नी (jagannāmnī) - named the world, having the name of the world

• स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - having its own form, inherent form, essential nature

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally

• च (ca) - and, also

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle marking quotation or conclusion

• वादिनी (vādinī) - proclaiming 'I am' (speaking, declaring, saying, proclaiming)

• का (kā) - who, what (feminine)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - ascertained, certain, determined, established

Words meanings and morphology

संविद्भ्रान्तिः (saṁvidbhrāntiḥ) - illusion of consciousness, error in perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvidbhrānti

saṁvidbhrānti - illusion of consciousness, error in perception

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+bhrānti)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

जगन्नाम्नी (jagannāmnī) - named the world, having the name of the world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagannāmin

jagannāmin - named the world, having the name of the world

Derived from 'jagat' and 'nāman' with suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+nāman)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (derived from root gam)
  Derived from root gam with reduplication
  Root: gam (class 1)
• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)

स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - having its own form, inherent form, essential nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svarūpin

svarūpin - having its own form, inherent form, essential nature

Derived from 'sva' and 'rūpa' with suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+rūpa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle marking quotation or conclusion

(indeclinable)

वादिनी (vādinī) - proclaiming 'I am' (speaking, declaring, saying, proclaiming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vādin

vādin - speaking, declaring, speaker, proponent

Agent noun/Adjective (from root vad)

Derived from root vad with -in suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

का (kā) - who, what (feminine)

(interrogative pronoun)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

निश्चिता (niścitā) - ascertained, certain, determined, established

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - ascertained, certain, determined, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ci with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

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