योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-20

नास्ति चिन्मात्रतान्यत्वमत इच्छोदयः कुतः ।
मृद्देहयोधसेनायां न मृन्मात्रेतरद्यथा ॥ २० ॥

nāsti cinmātratānyatvamata icchodayaḥ kutaḥ ,
mṛddehayodhasenāyāṃ na mṛnmātretaradyathā 20

20. na asti cinmātratānyatvam ataḥ icchodayaḥ kutaḥ
mṛddehayodhasenāyām na mṛnmātra itarat yathā

20. There is no otherness from pure consciousness (cit). Therefore, from where could desire (icchā) arise? It is just as there is nothing other than mere clay in an army composed of clay soldiers.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

• चिन्मात्रतान्यत्वम् (cinmātratānyatvam) - otherness from mere consciousness; difference from pure consciousness

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; from this; hence

• इच्छोदयः (icchodayaḥ) - arising of desire; appearance of wish

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; why

• मृद्देहयोधसेनायाम् (mṛddehayodhasenāyām) - in an army of clay figures/soldiers

• न (na) - not

• मृन्मात्र (mṛnmātra) - mere clay; consisting only of clay

• इतरत् (itarat) - other; different; another

• यथा (yathā) - just as; as; in which manner

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

चिन्मात्रतान्यत्वम् (cinmātratānyatvam) - otherness from mere consciousness; difference from pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātratānyatva

cinmātratānyatva - the state of being other than mere consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cinmātratā+anyatva)

• cinmātratā – the state of being mere consciousness; pure consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from 'cinmātra' with suffix '-tā'
• anyatva – otherness, difference, distinctness
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun from 'anya' with suffix '-tva'

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; from this; hence

(indeclinable)

इच्छोदयः (icchodayaḥ) - arising of desire; appearance of wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchodaya

icchodaya - the rise or origin of desire

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (icchā+udaya)

• icchā – desire, wish, will (icchā)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• udaya – rising, appearance, origin, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; why

(indeclinable)

मृद्देहयोधसेनायाम् (mṛddehayodhasenāyām) - in an army of clay figures/soldiers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛddehayodhasenā

mṛddehayodhasenā - an army composed of clay bodies or figures of warriors

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛddeha+yodha+senā)

• mṛd – clay, earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
• deha – body, form, existence
  noun (masculine)
• yodha – warrior, soldier, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मृन्मात्र (mṛnmātra) - mere clay; consisting only of clay

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛnmātra

mṛnmātra - consisting merely of clay, only clay

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛd+mātra)

• mṛd – clay, earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  indeclinable

इतरत् (itarat) - other; different; another

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, the other

यथा (yathā) - just as; as; in which manner

(indeclinable)