योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-20

यस्याहमिति यक्षस्य सत्तैवास्ति न सत्यतः ।
अहो नु चित्रं तेनेमे भवन्तो विवशीकृताः ॥ २० ॥

yasyāhamiti yakṣasya sattaivāsti na satyataḥ ,
aho nu citraṃ teneme bhavanto vivaśīkṛtāḥ 20

20. yasya aham iti yakṣasya sattā eva asti na satyataḥ
aho nu citram tena ime bhavantaḥ vivaśīkṛtāḥ

20. yasya aham iti yakṣasya sattā eva asti,
na satyataḥ.
aho nu citram! tena ime bhavantaḥ vivaśīkṛtāḥ.

20. This 'I am' phantom (yakṣa) has an existence that is merely apparent, not truly real. Oh, what a wonder it is that by this very phantom, you all have been completely bewildered!

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इति (iti) - indicates a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• यक्षस्य (yakṣasya) - of the illusory sense of self or ego (of the phantom, of the spirit)

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• सत्यतः (satyataḥ) - truly, in reality, really

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, astonishment, strange

• तेन (tena) - by that phantom (by that, by him)

• इमे (ime) - these (referring to 'bhavantaḥ') (these)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful), your honors

• विवशीकृताः (vivaśīkṛtāḥ) - made powerless, subjugated, bewildered, made helpless

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, myself, ourselves

इति (iti) - indicates a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

यक्षस्य (yakṣasya) - of the illusory sense of self or ego (of the phantom, of the spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of benevolent spirits, a guardian of treasures, an entity, a phantom

Root: yakṣ (class 1)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality

From root √as (to be) + -tā (feminine suffix).

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सत्यतः (satyataḥ) - truly, in reality, really

(indeclinable)

From satya (truth) + suffix -taḥ (ablative ending used adverbially).

Note: Adverbial form.

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Alas!

(indeclinable)

Note: An exclamation.

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or interrogative particle.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonder, astonishment, strange

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, strange, wonderful; a wonder, a picture

Note: Used here as a noun.

तेन (tena) - by that phantom (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Instrumental singular of 'tad', referring to the 'aham iti yakṣa'.

इमे (ime) - these (referring to 'bhavantaḥ') (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Masculine nominative plural of 'idam'.

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful), your honors

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavant

bhavant - you (respectful), being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root √bhū (to be). Used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Present active participle of 'bhū' used as a respectful pronoun (plural).

विवशीकृताः (vivaśīkṛtāḥ) - made powerless, subjugated, bewildered, made helpless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vivaśīkṛta

vivaśīkṛta - made powerless, rendered helpless, subjugated, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

Compound of vi-vaśa (powerless) + kṛta (made, done). Vivaśīkṛ is a denominative verb 'to make powerless'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vivaśa+kṛta)

• vivaśa – powerless, helpless, dependent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix vi- + vaśa (power, control).
  Prefix: vi
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.