योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-27, verse-16

जगदस्ति न सत्तेति यासीद्भ्रान्तिस्तवाद्य सा ।
शान्ता मदुपदेशेन किमन्यद्बन्धकारणम् ॥ १६ ॥

jagadasti na satteti yāsīdbhrāntistavādya sā ,
śāntā madupadeśena kimanyadbandhakāraṇam 16

16. jagat asti na sattā iti yā āsīt bhrāntiḥ tava adya
sā śāntā mat upadeśena kim anyat bandhakāraṇam

16. jagad asti na sattā iti yā bhrāntiḥ tava adya āsīt,
sā mat upadeśena śāntā.
anyat kim bandhakāraṇam?

16. That illusion (bhrānti) you had — that the world (jagat) exists but is not ultimately real (sattā) — has now been dispelled by my instruction. What other cause of bondage (bandhakāraṇa) remains?

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the universe of appearances (world, universe, what moves)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists, happens)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सत्ता (sattā) - ultimate reality, true existence (existence, being, reality, truth)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quotation or thought) (thus, in this manner, so (quotative particle))

• या (yā) - which (illusion) (which, who)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (present previously) (was, existed)

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, misconception (illusion, delusion, error, wandering)

• तव (tava) - your (illusion) (your, yours)

• अद्य (adya) - now, currently (today, now, at present)

• सा (sā) - that (illusion) (that, she)

• शान्ता (śāntā) - ceased, quieted down, dispelled (appeased, tranquilized, ceased, calmed)

• मत् (mat) - my (instruction) (my, from me)

• उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by (my) teaching/instruction (by instruction, by teaching, by advice)

• किम् (kim) - what (else)? (what?, why?, how?)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - any other (cause) (other, different)

• बन्धकारणम् (bandhakāraṇam) - a cause that leads to spiritual bondage (cause of bondage, reason for captivity)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the universe of appearances (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ (suffix for PAP)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here used as a noun meaning 'world'.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत्ता (sattā) - ultimate reality, true existence (existence, being, reality, truth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, truth

From root as (to be) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The meaning 'is not truth/reality' or 'is not ultimately existent'.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quotation or thought) (thus, in this manner, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to mark the content of the illusion.

या (yā) - which (illusion) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (present previously) (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect indicative (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Indicative, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

From root as (to be), augmented past tense.

Root: as (class 2)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, misconception (illusion, delusion, error, wandering)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, wandering

From root bhram (to wander, be confused) + ti (suffix)

Root: bhram (class 1)

तव (tava) - your (illusion) (your, yours)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

अद्य (adya) - now, currently (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (illusion) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

शान्ता (śāntā) - ceased, quieted down, dispelled (appeased, tranquilized, ceased, calmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calmed, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, quiet) + kta (suffix for PPP). Feminine form.

Root: śam (class 4)

मत् (mat) - my (instruction) (my, from me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Used as the first part of a compound `mad-upadeśena` where `t` becomes `d` due to sandhi before `u`.

उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by (my) teaching/instruction (by instruction, by teaching, by advice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, precept

From upa + diś (to point out, instruct)

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

किम् (kim) - what (else)? (what?, why?, how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, how?

अन्यत् (anyat) - any other (cause) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different

बन्धकारणम् (bandhakāraṇam) - a cause that leads to spiritual bondage (cause of bondage, reason for captivity)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bandha+kāraṇa)

• bandha – bondage, binding, fetter
  noun (masculine)
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)