योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-37

जाग्रतो वस्तुतः शून्यात्परिज्ञातान्निवर्तते ।
चित्तभ्रमात्मनो भ्रान्तिरूपास्वादनभावना ॥ ३७ ॥

jāgrato vastutaḥ śūnyātparijñātānnivartate ,
cittabhramātmano bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā 37

37. jāgrataḥ vastutaḥ śūnyāt parijñātāt nivartate
cittabhramātmanaḥ bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā

37. jāgrataḥ vastutaḥ śūnyāt parijñātāt (ca),
cittabhramātmanaḥ bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā nivartate

37. When the waking state (jāgrat) is truly (vastutaḥ) understood (parijñāta) as empty (śūnya), then the mental impression (bhāvanā) of experiencing illusory forms, which arises from the mind's delusive nature (cittabhramātman), completely ceases.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - from the waking state, when it is (perceived as) (from the waking state, from one who is awake)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

• शून्यात् (śūnyāt) - from the waking state (as being) empty (from emptiness, from the void)

• परिज्ञातात् (parijñātāt) - from the waking state (as being) fully understood (from what is thoroughly known, from being fully understood)

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, withdraws, turns away

• चित्तभ्रमात्मनः (cittabhramātmanaḥ) - from the nature of the mind's delusion (from the mind's delusion-nature, from the self of mental delusion)

• भ्रान्तिरूपास्वादनभावना (bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā) - the mental impression of experiencing illusory forms

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - from the waking state, when it is (perceived as) (from the waking state, from one who is awake)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake, be awake)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used here as a substantive: 'from the waking state'

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

(indeclinable)

Derived from vastu (thing, reality) with suffix -tas

शून्यात् (śūnyāt) - from the waking state (as being) empty (from emptiness, from the void)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, zero, non-existent

Derived from root śvi (to swell, to be hollow)

Root: śvi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jāgrataḥ' in gender and case

परिज्ञातात् (parijñātāt) - from the waking state (as being) fully understood (from what is thoroughly known, from being fully understood)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - thoroughly known, fully understood, clearly perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga pari

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'jāgrataḥ' in gender and case

निवर्तते (nivartate) - ceases, withdraws, turns away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of nivṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

चित्तभ्रमात्मनः (cittabhramātmanaḥ) - from the nature of the mind's delusion (from the mind's delusion-nature, from the self of mental delusion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cittabhramātman

cittabhramātman - having the nature of the mind's delusion, self of mental delusion

Compound of citta (mind), bhrama (delusion), and ātman (self, nature)

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+bhrama+ātman)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

भ्रान्तिरूपास्वादनभावना (bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā) - the mental impression of experiencing illusory forms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā

bhrāntirūpāsvādanabhāvanā - the mental impression of experiencing illusory forms, the thought of tasting the form of illusion

Compound of bhrānti (illusion), rūpa (form), āsvādana (experiencing), and bhāvanā (mental impression)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrānti+rūpa+āsvādana+bhāvanā)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• āsvādana – tasting, enjoying, experiencing, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Noun of action
  Derived from root svad (to taste, be pleasing) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)
• bhāvanā – mental impression, contemplation, idea, feeling, notion, predisposition
  noun (feminine)
  Noun of action
  Derived from root bhū (to be) in causative form (bhāvaya)
  Root: bhū (class 1)