योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-5

यथा स्वभावनाद्यक्षस्तरौ सस्वजनं पुरम् ।
पश्यत्यसत्यमेवैवं जीवः पश्यति संसृतिम् ॥ ५ ॥

yathā svabhāvanādyakṣastarau sasvajanaṃ puram ,
paśyatyasatyamevaivaṃ jīvaḥ paśyati saṃsṛtim 5

5. yathā svabhāvanāt yakṣaḥ tarau sasvajanam puram
paśyati asatyam eva evam jīvaḥ paśyati saṃsṛtim

5. yathā yakṣaḥ svabhāvanāt tarau sasvajanam asatyam
puram eva paśyati evam jīvaḥ saṃsṛtim paśyati

5. Just as a yaksha, through its own imagination (svabhāvanā), perceives an unreal city with its people in a tree, so too the individual soul (jīva) perceives the cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वभावनात् (svabhāvanāt) - from/due to own imagination/nature

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yaksha (mythical being)

• तरौ (tarau) - in a tree

• सस्वजनम् (sasvajanam) - with his own people/relatives

• पुरम् (puram) - a city, town

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he/she/it sees, perceives

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue, false

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he/she/it sees, perceives

• संसृतिम् (saṁsṛtim) - the cycle of rebirths, transmigration, mundane existence

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्वभावनात् (svabhāvanāt) - from/due to own imagination/nature

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of svabhāvanā

svabhāvanā - own nature, inherent quality, self-imagination, self-conception

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+bhāvanā)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• bhāvanā – imagination, conception, mental creation, feeling, contemplation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yaksha (mythical being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of supernatural beings, usually benevolent, guardians of treasures

तरौ (tarau) - in a tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree, plant

सस्वजनम् (sasvajanam) - with his own people/relatives

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasvajana

sasvajana - accompanied by one's own people/family

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+svajana)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• svajana – one's own people, kinsmen, family
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'puram'

पुरम् (puram) - a city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold, palace

पश्यति (paśyati) - he/she/it sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Root dṛś takes paśya in the present tense (1st class)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue, false

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, false

Compound type : Tatpurusha (na+satya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'puram'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; soul, individual soul, living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - he/she/it sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Root dṛś takes paśya in the present tense (1st class)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संसृतिम् (saṁsṛtim) - the cycle of rebirths, transmigration, mundane existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - flowing together, confluence; transmigration, cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)