योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-12

मनोराज्यमिवासत्यं लोलं लम्बाम्बुबिन्दुवत् ।
द्वाभ्यामित्यनुभूतिभ्यां यदसत्तत्र कात्मता ॥ १२ ॥

manorājyamivāsatyaṃ lolaṃ lambāmbubinduvat ,
dvābhyāmityanubhūtibhyāṃ yadasattatra kātmatā 12

12. manaḥ-rājyam iva asatyam lolam lamba-ambu-bindu-vat
| dvābhyām iti anubhūtibhyām yat asat tatra kā ātmatā

12. manaḥ-rājyam iva asatyam lolam lamba-ambu-bindu-vat yat asat dvābhyām iti anubhūtibhyām,
tatra kā ātmatā

12. It is unreal, like a mental kingdom (mano-rājya), and as fickle as a hanging drop of water. Given that it is unreal through these two experiences, what kind of selfhood (ātmatā) could possibly exist there?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः-राज्यम् (manaḥ-rājyam) - mental kingdom, daydream, fancy

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, untrue

• लोलम् (lolam) - fickle, unsteady, trembling

• लम्ब-अम्बु-बिन्दु-वत् (lamba-ambu-bindu-vat) - like a hanging drop of water

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, from two

• इति (iti) - introducing the consequence or explanation (thus, so, in this manner)

• अनुभूतिभ्याम् (anubhūtibhyām) - by experiences, by perceptions

• यत् (yat) - when it is, given that it is (which, that, because)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• का (kā) - what kind of (what, which, who)

• आत्मता (ātmatā) - the quality or state of being the ātman or true self (selfhood, individuality, nature of the self)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः-राज्यम् (manaḥ-rājyam) - mental kingdom, daydream, fancy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas-rājya

manas-rājya - mental kingdom, daydream, realm of imagination

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rājya)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, spirit
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, dominion, sovereignty, rule
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue, non-existent

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' (not) and 'satya' (true).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

लोलम् (lolam) - fickle, unsteady, trembling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lola

lola - fickle, unsteady, trembling, moving, agitated

Derived from root 'lul' (to move to and fro, to roll).

Root: lul (class 1)

लम्ब-अम्बु-बिन्दु-वत् (lamba-ambu-bindu-vat) - like a hanging drop of water

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (lamba+ambu+bindu+vat)

• lamba – hanging, suspended, drooping
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lamb' (to hang, depend).
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, point, dot
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as if, resembling
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adjectives or adverbs, meaning 'like' or 'having'.

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two, from two

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of dvi

dvi - two

इति (iti) - introducing the consequence or explanation (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतिभ्याम् (anubhūtibhyām) - by experiences, by perceptions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of anubhūti

anubhūti - experience, perception, feeling, understanding

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'anu-'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - when it is, given that it is (which, that, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what, inasmuch as, if

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' (not) and 'sat' (existent).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what kind of (what, which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

आत्मता (ātmatā) - the quality or state of being the ātman or true self (selfhood, individuality, nature of the self)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmatā

ātmatā - selfhood, individuality, nature of the self, essential character

Derived from 'ātman' (self) with the suffix '-tā' (denoting a state or quality).

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