योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-32

असदेवेदमाभाति भ्रान्तिमात्रं सुकृत्रिमम् ।
चिच्चमत्कारमात्रात्म ज्ञे सन्मात्रकृत्रिमम् ॥ ३२ ॥

asadevedamābhāti bhrāntimātraṃ sukṛtrimam ,
ciccamatkāramātrātma jñe sanmātrakṛtrimam 32

32. asat eva idam ābhāti bhrāntimātram sukṛtrimam
cit camatkāramātrātma jñe sanmātrakṛtrimam

32. idam asat eva ābhāti,
bhrāntimātram sukṛtrimam.
cit camatkāramātrātma,
jñe,
sanmātrakṛtrimam

32. This [world] appears indeed as non-existent (asat), a mere illusion, profoundly artificial. O Consciousness (cit), whose very nature (ātman) is solely wondrous manifestation, O Knower (jña), [this world is] merely an artificial creation from pure existence (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - lacking ultimate reality (non-existent, unreal, false)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the unreality (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• इदम् (idam) - the phenomenal world or reality being discussed (this, this world)

• आभाति (ābhāti) - manifests as, seems to be (appears, shines, seems)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - nothing but an erroneous perception (mere illusion, only delusion)

• सुकृत्रिमम् (sukṛtrimam) - expertly created (illusion), highly constructed (very artificial, well-made, elaborate)

• चित् (cit) - O pure Consciousness (vocative) (consciousness, mind, pure intelligence)

• चमत्कारमात्रात्म (camatkāramātrātma) - O you, whose essence is pure, wondrous manifestation (vocative adjective for cit) (whose nature is mere wonder, having the self of only splendid manifestation)

• ज्ञे (jñe) - direct address to the enlightened understanding (O knower, O intelligent one)

• सन्मात्रकृत्रिमम् (sanmātrakṛtrimam) - the world is a construct of mere existence (sat), not ultimately real but manifested by it. (merely artificial from existence, a construct of pure being)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - lacking ultimate reality (non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Nañ-tatpurusha compound of a (not) and sat (existent)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate to idam.

एव (eva) - emphasizes the unreality (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

इदम् (idam) - the phenomenal world or reality being discussed (this, this world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the first clause.

आभाति (ābhāti) - manifests as, seems to be (appears, shines, seems)

(verb)

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

present active

from root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - nothing but an erroneous perception (mere illusion, only delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - mere illusion, only delusion

Tatpurusha compound of bhrānti (illusion) and mātra (mere)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – error, delusion, illusion (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhram (to wander)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix for 'only, merely'
  Root: mā

Note: Predicate to idam.

सुकृत्रिमम् (sukṛtrimam) - expertly created (illusion), highly constructed (very artificial, well-made, elaborate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛtrima

sukṛtrima - well-made, artificial, elaborate

Karmadhāraya compound of su (good, well) and kṛtrima (artificial)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛtrima)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating excellence
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, constructed
  adjective (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate to idam.

चित् (cit) - O pure Consciousness (vocative) (consciousness, mind, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, mind

from root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

चमत्कारमात्रात्म (camatkāramātrātma) - O you, whose essence is pure, wondrous manifestation (vocative adjective for cit) (whose nature is mere wonder, having the self of only splendid manifestation)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of camatkāramātrātman

camatkāramātrātman - whose nature is mere wonder

Bahuvrīhi compound: camatkāra (wonder) + mātra (mere) + ātman (self, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (camatkāra+mātra+ātman)

• camatkāra – wonder, astonishment, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix camat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mātra – mere, only
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix for 'only, merely'
  Root: mā
• ātman – self, soul, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Bahuvrihi adjective, vocative form.

ज्ञे (jñe) - direct address to the enlightened understanding (O knower, O intelligent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, intelligent, knower

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Vocative singular.

सन्मात्रकृत्रिमम् (sanmātrakṛtrimam) - the world is a construct of mere existence (sat), not ultimately real but manifested by it. (merely artificial from existence, a construct of pure being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanmātrakṛtrima

sanmātrakṛtrima - merely artificial from existence, a construct of pure being

Compound: sat (existent) + mātra (mere) + kṛtrima (artificial)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+mātra+kṛtrima)

• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix for 'only, merely'
  Root: mā
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, constructed
  adjective (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate to idam.