योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-208, verse-5

एतत्स्वसंकल्पपुरे यादृशं ते तथा स्थितम् ।
यथा संकल्पयसि यत्तत्तथा किल पश्यसि ॥ ५ ॥

etatsvasaṃkalpapure yādṛśaṃ te tathā sthitam ,
yathā saṃkalpayasi yattattathā kila paśyasi 5

5. etat svasaṃkalpapure yādṛśam te tathā sthitam |
yathā saṃkalpayasi yat tat tathā kila paśyasi ||

5. etat svasaṃkalpapure te yādṛśam tathā sthitam
yat yathā saṃkalpayasi tat tathā kila paśyasi

5. This (world) exists in your own realm of intention (saṃkalpa) exactly as it appears to you. Whatever you conceive with your intention (saṃkalpa), that indeed is what you perceive.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (world/reality) (this)

• स्वसंकल्पपुरे (svasaṁkalpapure) - in one's own realm of intention (saṃkalpa) (in the city of one's own intention)

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, as it is, such as

• ते (te) - for you, by you, your

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (stood, existing, situated, abiding)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• संकल्पयसि (saṁkalpayasi) - you intend, you resolve, you conceive

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• तत् (tat) - that

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (world/reality) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

स्वसंकल्पपुरे (svasaṁkalpapure) - in one's own realm of intention (saṃkalpa) (in the city of one's own intention)

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of svasaṃkalpapura

svasaṁkalpapura - city of one's own intention

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṃkalpa+pura)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, volition, purpose
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kḷp (to be able, to arrange) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pura – city, fortress, realm, body
  noun (masculine/neuter)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, as it is, such as

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as it is

ते (te) - for you, by you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (stood, existing, situated, abiding)

(participle)

neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

संकल्पयसि (saṁkalpayasi) - you intend, you resolve, you conceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of saṃkḷp

Present Indicative

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Indicative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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