योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-31

विज्ञप्तिमात्रकचनं देहं सैव फलं ततः ।
पश्यत्यनुभवत्यत्ति देशकालशतभ्रमैः ॥ ३१ ॥

vijñaptimātrakacanaṃ dehaṃ saiva phalaṃ tataḥ ,
paśyatyanubhavatyatti deśakālaśatabhramaiḥ 31

31. vijñaptimātra-kacanam deham sā eva phalam tataḥ
| paśyati anubhavati atti deśakālaśatabhramaiḥ ||

31. sā eva phalam,
(yat) deham vijñaptimātra-kacanam (bhavati).
tataḥ,
(sā eva saṃvit) deśakālaśatabhramaiḥ paśyati anubhavati atti.

31. That very same (consciousness/intention) becomes the fruit, taking the form of a body that is merely an expression of the petition. From that, it perceives, experiences, and consumes through hundreds of delusive wanderings of space and time.

31. אותה תודעה טהורה, המופיעה כהקרנה של גוף וכפרי המעשה, רואה, חווה וצורכת אותם דרך מאות אשליות של מקום וזמן

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञप्तिमात्र-कचनम् (vijñaptimātra-kacanam) - merely a manifestation of (the) petition (a mere manifestation of a request, merely an utterance of a petition)

• देहम् (deham) - body (body, form)

• सा (sā) - that (consciousness/intention from previous verse) (that (feminine singular))

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

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thereafter (then, thereupon, from that)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives)

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, feels, enjoys)

• अत्ति (atti) - consumes, enjoys (eats, consumes, enjoys)

• देशकालशतभ्रमैः (deśakālaśatabhramaiḥ) - through hundreds of delusive wanderings of space and time (by hundreds of illusions of space and time)

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञप्तिमात्र-कचनम् (vijñaptimātra-kacanam) - merely a manifestation of (the) petition (a mere manifestation of a request, merely an utterance of a petition)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijñaptimātra-kacana

vijñaptimātra-kacana - a mere manifestation of a request, merely an utterance of a petition

Compound type : tatpurusha (vijñapti+mātra+kacana)

• vijñapti – request, petition, information
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vi + jñā (to know).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mātra – mere, only, simply, just
  adjective (neuter)
• kacana – shining forth, manifestation, utterance, speaking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kach (to shine, to speak).
  Root: kach (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'deham'.

देहम् (deham) - body (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

Root: dih (class 4)

सा (sā) - that (consciousness/intention from previous verse) (that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thereafter (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

Root dṛś, takes special form paśya in present tense (class 4).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, feels, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of anubhū

Present Active Indicative

Root bhū (class 1, Parasmaipada) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्ति (atti) - consumes, enjoys (eats, consumes, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ad

Present Active Indicative

Root ad (class 2, Parasmaipada).

Root: ad (class 2)

देशकालशतभ्रमैः (deśakālaśatabhramaiḥ) - through hundreds of delusive wanderings of space and time (by hundreds of illusions of space and time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deśakālaśatabhrama

deśakālaśatabhrama - hundreds of illusions/wanderings of space and time

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+śata+bhrama)

• deśa – space, place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• bhrama – illusion, error, wandering, rotation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

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