योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-9

असदाश्रयते दुःखं स्वप्नवद्धनवासनः ।
रूपालोकमनस्कारान्संकल्परचितानिव ॥ ९ ॥

asadāśrayate duḥkhaṃ svapnavaddhanavāsanaḥ ,
rūpālokamanaskārānsaṃkalparacitāniva 9

9. asat āśrayate duḥkham svapnavat dhanavāsanaḥ
rūpālokamanaskārān saṅkalparacitān iva

9. dhanavāsanaḥ asat duḥkham āśrayate,
svapnavat saṅkalparacitān iva rūpālokamanaskārān

9. A person whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are dense takes refuge in unreal suffering, just like in a dream, perceiving forms, sights, and mental constructs as if they were created by his own imagination (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - unreal (referring to suffering) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

• आश्रयते (āśrayate) - takes refuge, resorts to, depends on, attaches oneself to

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

• धनवासनः (dhanavāsanaḥ) - one whose latent impressions are dense/strong/abundant

• रूपालोकमनस्कारान् (rūpālokamanaskārān) - forms, perceptions, and mental constructs

• सङ्कल्परचितान् (saṅkalparacitān) - created by imagination/resolve

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - unreal (referring to suffering) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be), negation 'a-'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkham'.

आश्रयते (āśrayate) - takes refuge, resorts to, depends on, attaches oneself to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of āśri

Root 'śri' with prefix 'ā'. Conjugated in Atmanepada.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

Note: Object of 'āśrayate'.

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'svapna' (dream) with suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

Note: Adverbial usage, describing how suffering is experienced.

धनवासनः (dhanavāsanaḥ) - one whose latent impressions are dense/strong/abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanavāsana

dhanavāsana - one with dense/strong latent impressions (vāsanā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhana+vāsanā)

• dhana – dense, thick, abundant, strong
  adjective (neuter)
• vāsanā – latent impression, tendency, predisposition, karmic residue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रूपालोकमनस्कारान् (rūpālokamanaskārān) - forms, perceptions, and mental constructs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rūpālokamanaskāra

rūpālokamanaskāra - forms, perceptions, and mental constructs

Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+āloka+manaskāra)

• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – sight, perception, appearance, light
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• manaskāra – mental act, attention, mental construct
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manas' (mind) and 'kāra' (making/action).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Objects of perception, akin to the suffering.

सङ्कल्परचितान् (saṅkalparacitān) - created by imagination/resolve

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṅkalparacita

saṅkalparacita - created/made by resolve/imagination

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'racita' (made) which comes from root 'rac' (to arrange/make). Compound with 'saṅkalpa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+racita)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, imagination, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• racita – made, created, arranged, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rac' (to arrange, to make).
  Root: rac (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpālokamanaskārān'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.