योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-11

चित्तरोः पल्लवाः सर्गाश्चित्त्वादेव न सन्त्यलम् ।
कार्यकारणवद्भाति स एव स्वप्नवत्स्वयम् ॥ ११ ॥

cittaroḥ pallavāḥ sargāścittvādeva na santyalam ,
kāryakāraṇavadbhāti sa eva svapnavatsvayam 11

11. cittaroḥ pallavāḥ sargāḥ cittvāt eva na santi alam
kāryakāraṇavat bhāti saḥ eva svapnavat svayam

11. cittaroḥ pallavāḥ sargāḥ cittvāt eva alam na santi
saḥ eva kāryakāraṇavat svapnavat svayam bhāti

11. The creations (sarga), which are like the leaves of the mind (citta)-tree, do not truly exist independently from consciousness (cit) itself. That very (consciousness) appears by itself, manifesting as cause and effect, just like a dream (svapna).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तरोः (cittaroḥ) - of the mind-tree

• पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - leaves, sprouts, shoots

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - the created worlds or phenomena (creations, worlds)

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, from consciousness (cit) itself

• एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

• न (na) - not

• सन्ति (santi) - exist, are

• अलम् (alam) - in this context: not really, not independently (sufficiently, truly, independently)

• कार्यकारणवत् (kāryakāraṇavat) - like cause and effect

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• सः (saḥ) - referring to consciousness (cit) (that (one))

• एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream (svapna)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, of its own accord

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तरोः (cittaroḥ) - of the mind-tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittaru

cittaru - mind-tree, tree of thought

Compound of citta (mind) and taru (tree)

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+taru)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• taru – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - leaves, sprouts, shoots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - a sprout, a young shoot, a leaf

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - the created worlds or phenomena (creations, worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, chapter

Derived from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, from consciousness (cit) itself

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state or nature of consciousness

Derived from cit (consciousness) with the abstract noun suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+tva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intellect
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - exist, are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - in this context: not really, not independently (sufficiently, truly, independently)

(indeclinable)

कार्यकारणवत् (kāryakāraṇavat) - like cause and effect

(indeclinable)

Compound of kārya (effect) and kāraṇa (cause) with the suffix -vat (like)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+kāraṇa)

• kārya – effect, result, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ with suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially here.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - referring to consciousness (cit) (that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream (svapna)

(indeclinable)

Derived from svapna (dream) with the suffix -vat (like)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root svap
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially here.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, of its own accord

(indeclinable)