योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-52

चित्ताद्ये कल्पितास्तेन बालेनेव पिशाचिकाः ।
तेजःकणा असन्तोऽपि त एते धिष्ण्यतां गताः ॥ ५२ ॥

cittādye kalpitāstena bāleneva piśācikāḥ ,
tejaḥkaṇā asanto'pi ta ete dhiṣṇyatāṃ gatāḥ 52

52. citta-ādye kalpitāḥ tena bālena iva piśācikāḥ |
tejaḥ-kaṇāḥ asantaḥ api te ete dhiṣṇyatām gatāḥ

52. tena bālena iva piśācikāḥ citta-ādye kalpitāḥ.
asantaḥ api te ete tejaḥ-kaṇāḥ dhiṣṇyatām gatāḥ.

52. Mental constructs and similar creations (citta-ādye), like goblins conjured by a child, are imagined by that (supreme consciousness). Even though these are mere particles of light (tejaḥ-kaṇāḥ) and inherently non-existent, they nonetheless become established as distinct forms or abodes (dhiṣṇya).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त-आद्ये (citta-ādye) - among mental principles; in the primary consciousness

• कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - imagined, conceived, created

• तेन (tena) - by that supreme consciousness (by that, by him)

• बालेन (bālena) - by a child

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पिशाचिकाः (piśācikāḥ) - female demons, goblins

• तेजः-कणाः (tejaḥ-kaṇāḥ) - particles of light, atoms of energy

• असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, not being

• अपि (api) - even, although, too

• ते (te) - those

• एते (ete) - these

• धिष्ण्यताम् (dhiṣṇyatām) - to the state of being an abode/seat/basis

• गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, gone to, become

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त-आद्ये (citta-ādye) - among mental principles; in the primary consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta-ādya

citta-ādya - mind and so on, beginning with mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+ādya)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ādya – beginning, primary, and so on
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - imagined, conceived, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fashioned, created, artificial

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp (to imagine, form, arrange)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that supreme consciousness (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बालेन (bālena) - by a child

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant person

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पिशाचिकाः (piśācikāḥ) - female demons, goblins

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of piśācikā

piśācikā - female demon, imp, goblin, succubus

तेजः-कणाः (tejaḥ-kaṇāḥ) - particles of light, atoms of energy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tejaḥ-kaṇa

tejaḥ-kaṇa - particle of light/radiance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tejas+kaṇa)

• tejas – light, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)
• kaṇa – particle, atom, grain, drop
  noun (masculine)

असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent, not being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root as (to be) with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, although, too

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

धिष्ण्यताम् (dhiṣṇyatām) - to the state of being an abode/seat/basis

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhiṣṇyatā

dhiṣṇyatā - state of being an abode, seat, foundation, object, intellect

Derived from dhiṣṇya (abode) + tā (suffix for state/quality)

गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, gone to, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

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