योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-13

रूपालोकमनःसत्ता ज्वालार्चिष्विव दण्डता ।
सत्योपि च न सन्त्येता भ्रान्तेश्चित्ताबला इव ॥ १३ ॥

rūpālokamanaḥsattā jvālārciṣviva daṇḍatā ,
satyopi ca na santyetā bhrānteścittābalā iva 13

13. rūpālokamanassattā jvālārcīṣu iva daṇḍatā satyaḥ
api ca na santi etāḥ bhrānteḥ cittābalāḥ iva

13. yathā jvālārcīṣu iva daṇḍatā tathā rūpālokamanassattā
etāḥ satyaḥ api ca na santi bhrānteḥ cittābalāḥ iva

13. The existence of form, light, and mind is like the appearance of a stick in the flames. Even though they appear to be real, these do not truly exist; they are like the powerless mental constructs (cittābalā) born of illusion (bhrānteḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• रूपालोकमनस्सत्ता (rūpālokamanassattā) - the existence of form, light, and mind

• ज्वालार्चीषु (jvālārcīṣu) - in the flames or rays of light

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• दण्डता (daṇḍatā) - the state of being a stick or rod; stick-like appearance

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - true, real, existent

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (forms, lights, and minds) (these (feminine plural))

• भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) - of illusion, from illusion, due to error

• चित्ताबलाः (cittābalāḥ) - powerless mental constructs; mind's weaknesses; mental illusions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

रूपालोकमनस्सत्ता (rūpālokamanassattā) - the existence of form, light, and mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpālokamanassattā

rūpālokamanassattā - the existence or reality of form, light, and mind

Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+āloka+manas+sattā)

• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – light, sight, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `sat` (being) with suffix `-tā`.

ज्वालार्चीषु (jvālārcīṣu) - in the flames or rays of light

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of jvālārcis

jvālārcis - flame or ray of light

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvālā+arcis)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• arcis – ray, flame, light
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

दण्डता (daṇḍatā) - the state of being a stick or rod; stick-like appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daṇḍatā

daṇḍatā - the state of being a stick, rod-ness

Derived from `daṇḍa` (stick, rod) with suffix `-tā`.

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - true, real, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, genuine, existent, proper

Note: Used here predicatively, implying 'even if it appears true/real'.

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एताः (etāḥ) - these (forms, lights, and minds) (these (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) - of illusion, from illusion, due to error

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, confusion, delusion

चित्ताबलाः (cittābalāḥ) - powerless mental constructs; mind's weaknesses; mental illusions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cittābalā

cittābalā - powerless mental (things); weaknesses of the mind; mind's illusions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+abala)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• abala – powerless, weak, feeble
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of `a` (negation) + `bala` (strength).

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)