योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-57

भ्रमभूतेन कुर्मश्चेद्व्यवहारमवस्तुना ।
तत्कस्मात्परचित्ताद्रिः कम्बलत्वं न नीयते ॥ ५७ ॥

bhramabhūtena kurmaścedvyavahāramavastunā ,
tatkasmātparacittādriḥ kambalatvaṃ na nīyate 57

57. bhramabhūtena kurmaḥ cet vyavahāram avastunā
tat kasmāt paracittādriḥ kambalatvam na nīyate

57. cet bhramabhūtena avastunā vyavahāram kurmaḥ,
tat kasmāt paracittādriḥ kambalatvam na nīyate?

57. If we engage in worldly transactions (vyavahāra) using something unreal, which is merely a product of delusion, then why is the mountain of another's consciousness not transformed into a blanket?

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमभूतेन (bhramabhūtena) - by that which has come into being from delusion, by something born of delusion

• कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we do, we make, we perform

• चेत् (cet) - if

• व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - transaction, conduct, worldly affair

• अवस्तुना (avastunā) - by an unreal thing, by a non-existent object

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• परचित्ताद्रिः (paracittādriḥ) - the mountain of another's mind/consciousness

• कम्बलत्वम् (kambalatvam) - the state of being a blanket, blanket-ness

• न (na) - not, no

• नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is carried, is transformed

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमभूतेन (bhramabhūtena) - by that which has come into being from delusion, by something born of delusion

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhramabhūta

bhramabhūta - born of delusion, caused by error

Compound of 'bhrama' (delusion) and 'bhūta' (become, born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+bhūta)

• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhūta – become, come into existence, past, a being
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we do, we make, we perform

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - transaction, conduct, worldly affair

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - transaction, conduct, practice, usage, worldly affair

From root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अवस्तुना (avastunā) - by an unreal thing, by a non-existent object

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - unreal thing, non-existent object

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'vastu' (thing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'kim', used adverbially as 'why'

परचित्ताद्रिः (paracittādriḥ) - the mountain of another's mind/consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paracittādri

paracittādri - mountain of another's mind

Compound of 'para' (other), 'citta' (mind), and 'adri' (mountain)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+citta+adri)

• para – other, another, supreme
  adjective
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

कम्बलत्वम् (kambalatvam) - the state of being a blanket, blanket-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kambalatva

kambalatva - the state of being a blanket

Compound of 'kambala' (blanket) and 'tva' (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kambala+tva)

• kambala – blanket, woolen cloth
  noun (masculine)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (neuter)
  Primary suffix for forming abstract nouns

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नीयते (nīyate) - is led, is carried, is transformed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)