योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-14

संकल्पेनाम्बरे यद्वद्दृश्यते विटपादिकम् ।
स संकल्पस्तथाभूतो न तत्रास्ति पदार्थता ॥ १४ ॥

saṃkalpenāmbare yadvaddṛśyate viṭapādikam ,
sa saṃkalpastathābhūto na tatrāsti padārthatā 14

14. saṃkalpena ambare yadvat dṛśyate viṭapādikam saḥ
saṃkalpaḥ tathābhūtaḥ na tatra asti padārthatā

14. yadvat saṃkalpena ambare viṭapādikam dṛśyate saḥ
saṃkalpaḥ tathābhūtaḥ tatra padārthatā na asti

14. Just as branches and other tree-like forms are perceived in the sky through mental imagery (saṃkalpa), that mental imagery (saṃkalpa) is of such a nature that no objective reality (padārthatā) exists in it.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्पेन (saṁkalpena) - by mental imagery, by resolve, by intention

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

• विटपादिकम् (viṭapādikam) - branches, etc.; things like branches

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

• संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - mental imagery, resolve, intention

• तथाभूतः (tathābhūtaḥ) - being such, of that nature

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in it

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पदार्थता (padārthatā) - objective reality, thing-ness, substantiality

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्पेन (saṁkalpena) - by mental imagery, by resolve, by intention

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - mental imagery, intention, resolve, volition, conception

root kḷp (to form, to arrange) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Passive voice

passive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विटपादिकम् (viṭapādikam) - branches, etc.; things like branches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṭapādika

viṭapādika - branches and so on, tree parts etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṭapa+ādika)

• viṭapa – branch, twig
  noun (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, etcetera
  adjective (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - mental imagery, resolve, intention

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - mental imagery, intention, resolve, volition, conception

root kḷp (to form, to arrange) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तथाभूतः (tathābhūtaḥ) - being such, of that nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - being such, of that nature, thus happened

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, existed, past, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root bhū (to be) + suffix -ta
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in it

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पदार्थता (padārthatā) - objective reality, thing-ness, substantiality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padārthatā

padārthatā - objective reality, substantiality, the quality of being an object or thing

padārtha (object, thing) + suffix -tā (abstract feminine noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padārtha+tā)

• padārtha – meaning of a word, object, category of being
  noun (masculine)
  pada (word) + artha (meaning/object)
• tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns (e.g., -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)