योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-41

संकल्पो वासना जीवस्त्रयोऽर्था लिखिताश्चिता ।
सोनुभूतोऽप्यसत्यः स्यादसत्त्वस्यैव नो सतः ॥ ४१ ॥

saṃkalpo vāsanā jīvastrayo'rthā likhitāścitā ,
sonubhūto'pyasatyaḥ syādasattvasyaiva no sataḥ 41

41. saṅkalpaḥ vāsanā jīvaḥ trayaḥ arthāḥ likhitāḥ citā
saḥ anubhūtaḥ api asatyaḥ syāt asattvasya eva na sataḥ

41. saṅkalpaḥ vāsanā jīvaḥ trayaḥ arthāḥ likhitāḥ citā
saḥ anubhūtaḥ api asatyaḥ syāt asattvasya eva na sataḥ

41. Resolve (saṅkalpa), latent impressions (vāsanā), and the individual soul (jīva)—these three entities are described as rooted in consciousness (cit). That which is experienced (in dreams, as mentioned in the previous verse) is, however, unreal, belonging only to the non-existent, not to the truly existent.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental construction (saṅkalpa) (resolve, intention, mental construction, volition)

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression (vāsanā) (latent impression, mental trace, desire, perfume)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul, life principle)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - entities (things, entities, meanings)

• लिखिताः (likhitāḥ) - described (as), delineated (written, described, delineated)

• चिता (citā) - pertaining to consciousness (cit) or described in consciousness (accumulated, perceived, arranged, consciousness)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the antararthaḥ from the previous verse) (that, he)

• अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - (that which is) experienced (in dreams) (experienced, perceived)

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

• असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal (unreal, false, non-existent)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, let it be)

• असत्त्वस्य (asattvasya) - of that which is non-existent (of non-existence, of unreality)

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

• न (na) - not

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the truly existent (of the existent, of the real)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental construction (saṅkalpa) (resolve, intention, mental construction, volition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolve, intention, mental construction, volition, purpose

Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: One of the three entities.

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression (vāsanā) (latent impression, mental trace, desire, perfume)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental trace, desire, inclination, perfume, dwelling

Derived from root vas (to dwell) or vās (to perfume). In philosophical context, latent impressions.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: One of the three entities.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul, life principle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, life, individual soul, being

Derived from root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: One of the three entities.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the three preceding nouns.

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - entities (things, entities, meanings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, meaning, purpose, thing, entity

Note: Subject of likhitāḥ citā.

लिखिताः (likhitāḥ) - described (as), delineated (written, described, delineated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of likhita

likhita - written, described, drawn, depicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root likh (to write, scratch, delineate).

Root: likh (class 6)

चिता (citā) - pertaining to consciousness (cit) or described in consciousness (accumulated, perceived, arranged, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citā

citā - arranged, piled up, perceived, (feminine of cita - piled, visible), consciousness (as feminine noun)

Can be interpreted as derived from root ci- (to gather, perceive) or as a derivative of cit (consciousness). In this context, often related to mind/consciousness.

Root: ci (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the antararthaḥ from the previous verse) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to antararthaḥ.

अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - (that which is) experienced (in dreams) (experienced, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies saḥ.

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

(indeclinable)

असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal (unreal, false, non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, false, unreal, non-existent

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a- (not) and satya (true).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for saḥ anubhūtaḥ.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from root as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

असत्त्वस्य (asattvasya) - of that which is non-existent (of non-existence, of unreality)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asattva

asattva - non-existence, unreality, non-being

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a- (not) and sattva (existence, reality).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sattva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sattva – existence, reality, being, truth, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the nature of unreality.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes asattvasya.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates the following genitive.

सतः (sataḥ) - of the truly existent (of the existent, of the real)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, virtuous, being, reality

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Opposed to asattvasya.