योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-207, verse-3

इदमित्थमिति प्रोता यत्र संवित्तदेव तत् ।
भवत्यवश्यं तत्त्वङ्ग सदेवास्त्वसदेव वा ॥ ३ ॥

idamitthamiti protā yatra saṃvittadeva tat ,
bhavatyavaśyaṃ tattvaṅga sadevāstvasadeva vā 3

3. idam ittham iti protā yatra saṃvit tat eva tat
bhavati avaśyam tattvaṅga sat eva astu asat eva vā

3. yatra saṃvit idam ittham iti protā tat eva tat bhavati
tattvaṅga avaśyam tat sat eva astu vā asat eva astu

3. Where consciousness (saṃvit) is imbued with the perception 'this is thus', that very (perception) becomes the reality itself. O dear one, that (reality) necessarily exists, whether as real or as unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus (thus, in this manner, of this kind)

• इति (iti) - (marks the quoted perception) (thus, so (marks quoted thought or speech))

• प्रोता (protā) - imbued with, imprinted with (woven, strung, imbued, pervaded)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (situation) (where, in which case)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (saṃvit) (consciousness, knowledge, perception)

• तत् (tat) - that (very perception) (that, that one)

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

• तत् (tat) - the reality itself (that, that one)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

• तत्त्वङ्ग (tattvaṅga) - O dear one (O essence-bodied one, O dear one)

• सत् (sat) - as real (real, existent, true)

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

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be, it is)

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

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

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus (thus, in this manner, of this kind)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - (marks the quoted perception) (thus, so (marks quoted thought or speech))

(indeclinable)

प्रोता (protā) - imbued with, imprinted with (woven, strung, imbued, pervaded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prota

prota - woven, strung, threaded, connected, imbued, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root 've' (to weave) or 'ū' (to weave, sew).

Prefix: pra

Root: ve (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (situation) (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (saṃvit) (consciousness, knowledge, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, perception, intelligence

From prefix 'sam' + root 'vid' (to know).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Key philosophical term, hence (saṃvit) in translation.

तत् (tat) - that (very perception) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - the reality itself (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active

Root: bhū (class 1)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily (necessarily, certainly, inevitably)

(indeclinable)

From 'a' (not) + 'vaśya' (subject to will).

Prefix: a

Root: vaś (class 2)

तत्त्वङ्ग (tattvaṅga) - O dear one (O essence-bodied one, O dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tattvaṅga

tattvaṅga - one whose body is truth/essence, essence-bodied; often used as an endearing term, 'O dear one'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tattva+aṅga)

• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, essence
  noun (neuter)

सत् (sat) - as real (real, existent, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

Present active participle

From root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implicit subject (the reality).

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

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be, it is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms part of a 'whether... or...' construction.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, untrue

Present active participle

From 'a' (negation) + root 'as' (to be).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From root √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implicit subject (the reality).

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

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)