योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-22

संकल्पभ्रम एवान्तः पुष्पीभूय जगत्स्थितम् ।
जलावनितलक्लिन्नबीजं कल्प इव द्रुमः ॥ २२ ॥

saṃkalpabhrama evāntaḥ puṣpībhūya jagatsthitam ,
jalāvanitalaklinnabījaṃ kalpa iva drumaḥ 22

22. saṃkalpabhramaḥ eva antaḥ puṣpībhūya jagat
sthitam jalāvanitalaklinnabījam kalpaḥ iva drumaḥ

22. antaḥ puṣpībhūya jagat sthitam (yat),
tat saṃkalpabhramaḥ eva; yathā kalpa iva jalāvanitalaklinnabījam drumaḥ (bhavati).

22. Indeed, the world (jagat) existing is merely the delusion of thought (saṃkalpa) which has blossomed forth within, just like a tree (drumaḥ) grows over an aeon (kalpa) from a seed moistened on the surface of the earth by water.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्पभ्रमः (saṁkalpabhramaḥ) - delusion of imagination, error of thought (saṃkalpa)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• पुष्पीभूय (puṣpībhūya) - having flowered, having blossomed, having become a flower

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, standing, situated

• जलावनितलक्लिन्नबीजम् (jalāvanitalaklinnabījam) - a seed moistened on the surface of the earth by water

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - an aeon, a cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्पभ्रमः (saṁkalpabhramaḥ) - delusion of imagination, error of thought (saṃkalpa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpabhrama

saṁkalpabhrama - delusion of thought/imagination, error of will

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+bhrama)

• saṃkalpa – thought, imagination, intention, resolve (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

पुष्पीभूय (puṣpībhūya) - having flowered, having blossomed, having become a flower

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the compound verb 'puṣpībhū' (to become a flower), which is 'puṣpa' + 'ī' (karmanībhūya kāraṇa) + 'bhū' (to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe, world, all that moves

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā' (to stand, to be, to exist).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जलावनितलक्लिन्नबीजम् (jalāvanitalaklinnabījam) - a seed moistened on the surface of the earth by water

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalāvanitalaklinnabīja

jalāvanitalaklinnabīja - seed moistened on the surface of the earth by water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jala+avani+tala+klinna+bīja)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• avani – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, base, bottom
  noun (neuter)
• klinna – moistened, wet, soaked (past passive participle of klid)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'klid' (to be wet, to moisten).
  Root: klid (class 4)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing 'drumaḥ' (tree), specifically 'a tree *whose seed is moistened*' (bahuvrīhi compound).

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - an aeon, a cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - a cosmic period, an aeon, a day of Brahmā; an arrangement, rule, a sacred precept

Root: kḷp (class 10)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree