योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-35

संकल्प्यन्ते निरन्तानि किल तानि यथा यथा ।
चितौ तथा तथा भान्ति केवात्र वद चित्रता ॥ ३५ ॥

saṃkalpyante nirantāni kila tāni yathā yathā ,
citau tathā tathā bhānti kevātra vada citratā 35

35. saṃkalpyante nirantāni kila tāni yathā yathā
citau tathā tathā bhānti ka eva atra vada citratā

35. kila tāni nirantāni yathā yathā saṃkalpyante,
tathā tathā citau bhānti.
atra ka eva citratā? vada.

35. Indeed, as those endless volitions (saṃkalpa) are imagined, so do they appear in consciousness (cit). Tell me, what wonder is there in this?

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्प्यन्ते (saṁkalpyante) - are imagined, are willed, are conceived

• निरन्तानि (nirantāni) - endless, continuous, uninterrupted

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, truly

• तानि (tāni) - (those volitions) (those)

• यथा यथा (yathā yathā) - as... so...; in whatever way

• चितौ (citau) - in consciousness (cit) (in consciousness)

• तथा तथा (tathā tathā) - so, in that way

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they manifest

• क (ka) - what?

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

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

• वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

• चित्रता (citratā) - wonder, marvel, variegatedness

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्प्यन्ते (saṁkalpyante) - are imagined, are willed, are conceived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of saṃkḷp

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

निरन्तानि (nirantāni) - endless, continuous, uninterrupted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of niranta

niranta - endless, continuous, uninterrupted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+anta)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tāni' (saṃkalpāni).

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - (those volitions) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to saṃkalpas (volitions).

यथा यथा (yathā yathā) - as... so...; in whatever way

(indeclinable)

चितौ (citau) - in consciousness (cit) (in consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding (cit)

तथा तथा (tathā tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they manifest

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

क (ka) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

(indeclinable)

वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

चित्रता (citratā) - wonder, marvel, variegatedness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citratā

citratā - wonder, marvel, variegatedness, diversity

Derived from 'citra' (colorful, wonderful) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).