योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-55

मन एवार्थसंस्कारः स चाभावात्मको भ्रमः ।
सर्वात्मत्वादजस्यैतदप्यकारणकं मनः ॥ ५५ ॥

mana evārthasaṃskāraḥ sa cābhāvātmako bhramaḥ ,
sarvātmatvādajasyaitadapyakāraṇakaṃ manaḥ 55

55. manaḥ eva arthasaṃskāraḥ saḥ ca abhāvātmakaḥ bhramaḥ
| sarvātmātvāt ajasya etat api akāraṇakam manaḥ ||

55. manaḥ eva arthasaṃskāraḥ,
saḥ ca abhāvātmakaḥ bhramaḥ ajasya sarvātmātvāt,
etat manaḥ api akāraṇakam

55. The mind (manas) itself is merely the impression of objects (artha), and that [mind, being such an impression] is an illusion (bhrama) of a non-existent nature. Because of the unborn (aja) [nature] of the all-pervading Self (ātman), this mind (manas) is also without a cause.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

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

• अर्थसंस्कारः (arthasaṁskāraḥ) - mental impression of objects, trace of objects, mental construction of objects

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभावात्मकः (abhāvātmakaḥ) - of the nature of non-existence, illusory, unreal

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, error, delusion

• सर्वात्मात्वात् (sarvātmātvāt) - from the state of being the Self (ātman) of all, due to the all-pervading Self

• अजस्य (ajasya) - of the unborn, of the uncreated

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without cause, causeless

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, inner sense

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

(indeclinable)

अर्थसंस्कारः (arthasaṁskāraḥ) - mental impression of objects, trace of objects, mental construction of objects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthasaṃskāra

arthasaṁskāra - mental impression or trace left by objects, mental construction based on objects, residual impression of objects

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+saṃskāra)

• artha – object, meaning, thing
  noun (masculine)
• saṃskāra – impression, trace, mental faculty, refinement
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- + root kṛ (to do, make).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभावात्मकः (abhāvātmakaḥ) - of the nature of non-existence, illusory, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāvātmaka

abhāvātmaka - whose nature (ātman) is non-existence (abhāva); unreal, illusory, of illusory nature

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (abhāva+ātman)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence, unreality
  noun (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa from a- + bhāva.
• ātman – Self, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - illusion, error, delusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - error, delusion, illusion, wandering, mistake

Root: bhram (class 1)

सर्वात्मात्वात् (sarvātmātvāt) - from the state of being the Self (ātman) of all, due to the all-pervading Self

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarvātmātva

sarvātmātva - the state or condition of being the Self (ātman) of all; universal Self-hood.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarvātman+tva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
  indeclinable
  Abstract noun suffix

अजस्य (ajasya) - of the unborn, of the uncreated

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, uncreated, eternal, not born (often refers to Brahman, ātman, or God)

From a- (not) + ja (born).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Passive Adjective
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without cause, causeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - without cause, causeless, uncaused

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇaka – having a cause
  adjective (masculine)
  From kāraṇa (cause) + suffix -ka.

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, inner sense