योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-8

भ्रममात्रमहं मिथ्यैवेति बुद्ध्वा विभावयन् ।
यक्षोऽयक्षत्वमायाति चित्तं चित्तत्त्वतामिदम् ॥ ८ ॥

bhramamātramahaṃ mithyaiveti buddhvā vibhāvayan ,
yakṣo'yakṣatvamāyāti cittaṃ cittattvatāmidam 8

8. bhramamātram aham mithyā eva iti buddhvā vibhāvayan
yakṣaḥ ayakṣatvam āyāti cittam cittattvatām idam

8. idam cittam aham bhramamātram mithyā eva iti buddhvā
vibhāvayan yakṣaḥ ayakṣatvam āyāti cittattvatām āyāti

8. By understanding and realizing, 'I am merely an illusion, truly false,' a *yakṣa* attains the state of not being a *yakṣa*. Similarly, this mind attains the state of being the true nature of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रममात्रम् (bhramamātram) - mere illusion, only illusion

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untrue, false

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood

• विभावयन् (vibhāvayan) - realizing, contemplating, causing to appear

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yakṣa (a mythical being, nature spirit)

• अयक्षत्वम् (ayakṣatvam) - the state of not being a yakṣa

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• चित्तत्त्वताम् (cittattvatām) - the state of being the true nature of consciousness

• इदम् (idam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रममात्रम् (bhramamātram) - mere illusion, only illusion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhramamātra

bhramamātra - mere illusion, only illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+mātra)

• bhrama – wandering, error, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untrue, false

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying the implied state of 'aham'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase 'aham bhramamātram mithyā eva' as a thought or realization.

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'budh' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating an action completed before the main verb.

विभावयन् (vibhāvayan) - realizing, contemplating, causing to appear

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāvayat

vibhāvayat - causing to appear, manifesting, realizing, contemplating

present active participle (causative)

Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'vi-', in the causative form, then forming a present active participle.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (mind/person) performing the realization.

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yakṣa (a mythical being, nature spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of mythical beings, often benevolent nature spirits or guardians

Note: Subject of the verb 'āyāti' in the first part of the analogy.

अयक्षत्वम् (ayakṣatvam) - the state of not being a yakṣa

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayakṣatva

ayakṣatva - the state of not being a yakṣa

Formed by adding negative prefix 'a-' to 'yakṣa' and suffix '-tva' for abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+yakṣatva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• yakṣatva – the state or condition of being a yakṣa
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix -tva forms abstract nouns.

Note: Object of the verb 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

present indicative

Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'ā-', present third person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The verb for both 'yakṣaḥ' and 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Note: Subject of the second part of the analogy.

चित्तत्त्वताम् (cittattvatām) - the state of being the true nature of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cittattvatā

cittattvatā - the state of being the true nature of consciousness, essential nature of mind

Formed from 'citta-tattva' with suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+tattva+tā)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• tattva – truth, reality, essential nature, principle
  noun (neuter)
• tā – state of being, -ness (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

Note: Object of the verb 'āyāti'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'cittam'.