योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-18

भूतानि देहमांसादि तच्चासद्विभ्रमो जडः ।
बुद्ध्यहंकारचेतांसि तन्मयान्येव नेतरत् ॥ १८ ॥

bhūtāni dehamāṃsādi taccāsadvibhramo jaḍaḥ ,
buddhyahaṃkāracetāṃsi tanmayānyeva netarat 18

18. bhūtāni dehamāṃsādi tat ca asat vibhramaḥ jaḍaḥ |
buddhyahaṅkāracetāṃsi tatmayāni eva na itarat ||

18. bhūtāni dehamāṃsādi tat ca asat vibhramaḥ jaḍaḥ
buddhyahaṅkāracetāṃsi tatmayāni eva itarat na

18. The gross elements (bhūtāni) like the body, flesh, and so on, are unreal, a delusion, and inert. The intellect, ego (ahaṅkāra), and mind (cetas) are indeed made of these [elements], and nothing else.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - gross elements (living beings, elements, creatures)

• देहमांसादि (dehamāṁsādi) - things like body and flesh (body, flesh, etc.)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously mentioned elements/body/flesh) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent in ultimate reality (unreal, non-existent, false)

• विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - a delusion (error, delusion, confusion, illusion)

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert (lacking consciousness or vitality) (inert, dull, senseless, cold)

• बुद्ध्यहङ्कारचेतांसि (buddhyahaṅkāracetāṁsi) - the intellect, ego (ahaṅkāra), and minds (cetas) (intellect, ego, and minds)

• तत्मयानि (tatmayāni) - made of these [elements] (made of those)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly)

• न (na) - not

• इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another)

Words meanings and morphology

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - gross elements (living beings, elements, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - element, being, creature, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, to become) with suffix `kta` (ta).

Root: bhū (class 1)

देहमांसादि (dehamāṁsādi) - things like body and flesh (body, flesh, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehamāṃsādi

dehamāṁsādi - body and flesh and so on

Compound type : Dvandva (ending with 'ādi') (deha+māṃsa+ādi)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously mentioned elements/body/flesh) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent in ultimate reality (unreal, non-existent, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, bad, false

Negative prefix `a-` + `sat` (present participle of `as`, 'to be').

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, virtuous
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with an implied verb 'is'.

विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - a delusion (error, delusion, confusion, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - wandering about, error, delusion, confusion, illusion

Derived from `vi-bhram` (to wander, be confused).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert (lacking consciousness or vitality) (inert, dull, senseless, cold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, inert, inanimate, dull, senseless, foolish

Note: Used predicatively.

बुद्ध्यहङ्कारचेतांसि (buddhyahaṅkāracetāṁsi) - the intellect, ego (ahaṅkāra), and minds (cetas) (intellect, ego, and minds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of buddhyahaṅkāracetas

buddhyahaṅkāracetas - intellect, ego, and mind

Compound type : Dvandva (buddhi+ahaṅkāra+cetas)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ahaṅkāra – ego, self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
  From `aham` + `kāra`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• cetas – consciousness, mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  From root `cit`
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: This compound takes the plural form `cetāṃsi`.

तत्मयानि (tatmayāni) - made of these [elements] (made of those)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tatmaya

tatmaya - made of that, consisting of that

Compound `tad` (that) + `maya` (made of).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tad+maya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix `mayat`

Note: Predicative.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Used here in the sense of 'anything else'.

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