योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-6

चित्तमेतदनाकारमपि साकारवत्स्थितम् ।
संकल्पैः परलोकाद्यैः स्वप्नाद्यैरेतदेव सत् ॥ ६ ॥

cittametadanākāramapi sākāravatsthitam ,
saṃkalpaiḥ paralokādyaiḥ svapnādyairetadeva sat 6

6. cittam etat anākāram api sākāravat sthitam
saṅkalpaiḥ paralokādyaiḥ svapnādyaiḥ etat eva sat

6. etat cittam anākāram api sākāravat sthitam
paralokādyaiḥ svapnādyaiḥ saṅkalpaiḥ etat eva sat

6. This mind (citta), although formless, appears to exist as if it has a tangible form. It is through volitions (saṅkalpa) concerning other realms and through experiences like dreams that this very mind (citta) manifests its reality.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless

• अपि (api) - although (even, also, although)

• साकारवत् (sākāravat) - as if having a form, embodied

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (situated, existing, standing)

• सङ्कल्पैः (saṅkalpaiḥ) - by intentions, by volitions, by determinations

• परलोकाद्यैः (paralokādyaiḥ) - concerning other realms (by things like other worlds, by other worlds etc.)

• स्वप्नाद्यैः (svapnādyaiḥ) - through experiences like dreams (by things like dreams, by dreams etc.)

• एतत् (etat) - this

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

• सत् (sat) - manifests its reality (existent, real, good; is, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāra

anākāra - formless, shapeless, bodiless

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'ākāra'

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāra)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'

अपि (api) - although (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

साकारवत् (sākāravat) - as if having a form, embodied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sākāravat

sākāravat - having a form, embodied, appearing as having a form

Derived from 'sākāra' with the suffix '-vat' (like, as if)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (situated, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, placed, existing, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam', acting as a predicate

सङ्कल्पैः (saṅkalpaiḥ) - by intentions, by volitions, by determinations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, volition, determination, resolve

From 'saṃ' (together, with) + 'kḷp' (to arrange, decide)

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

परलोकाद्यैः (paralokādyaiḥ) - concerning other realms (by things like other worlds, by other worlds etc.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paralokādi

paralokādi - beginning with the other world, other worlds etc.

Compound of 'paraloka' (other world) and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (paraloka+ādi)

• para – other, higher, supreme
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saṅkalpaiḥ'

स्वप्नाद्यैः (svapnādyaiḥ) - through experiences like dreams (by things like dreams, by dreams etc.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svapnādi

svapnādi - beginning with dreams, dreams etc.

Compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'ādi' (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svapna+ādi)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saṅkalpaiḥ'

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'cittam'

एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

सत् (sat) - manifests its reality (existent, real, good; is, exists)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam' / 'etat'

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