योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-5

संसाररजनी दीर्घा माया मनसि मोहिनी ।
ततोऽहंकारदोषेण किरातेनेव वागुरा ॥ ५ ॥

saṃsārarajanī dīrghā māyā manasi mohinī ,
tato'haṃkāradoṣeṇa kirāteneva vāgurā 5

5. saṃsārarajanī dīrghā māyā manasi mohinī
tataḥ ahaṅkāradoṣeṇa kirātena iva vāgurā

5. The night of transmigration (saṃsāra) is long, and the illusion (māyā) in the mind is deluding. Thereby, due to the fault of ego (ahaṅkāra), it becomes a snare, just like a net set by a hunter.

Words meanings summery:

• संसाररजनी (saṁsārarajanī) - the night of worldly existence, the night of transmigration

• दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, extensive

• माया (māyā) - illusion, magic, delusion

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• मोहिनी (mohinī) - deluding, enchanting, bewildering

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, therefore, thereupon

• अहङ्कारदोषेण (ahaṅkāradoṣeṇa) - by the fault of ego

• किरातेन (kirātena) - by a hunter

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वागुरा (vāgurā) - a net, a snare

Words meanings and morphology

संसाररजनी (saṁsārarajanī) - the night of worldly existence, the night of transmigration

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsārarajanī

saṁsārarajanī - the night of transmigration/cyclic existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+rajanī)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cyclic existence, worldly life
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-sṛ (to flow together, to go through)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• rajanī – night
  noun (feminine)
  Root: raj

दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, extensive

Note: Agrees with saṃsārarajanī.

माया (māyā) - illusion, magic, delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, delusion, unreal appearance

From mā (to measure, create).

Root: mā (class 3)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

मोहिनी (mohinī) - deluding, enchanting, bewildering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohinī

mohin - deluding, enchanting, bewildering (as a feminine agent noun or adjective)

Present Active Participle

From root moh (to delude) + -inī suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with māyā.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, therefore, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + locative suffix -tas.

अहङ्कारदोषेण (ahaṅkāradoṣeṇa) - by the fault of ego

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāradoṣa

ahaṅkāradoṣa - the fault/blemish of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+doṣa)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, false identification of self with body/mind
  noun (masculine)
  From aham (I) + kāra (maker).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• doṣa – fault, defect, blemish, impurity
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ (to be bad).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

किरातेन (kirātena) - by a hunter

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirāta

kirāta - a hunter, a mountaineer

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वागुरा (vāgurā) - a net, a snare

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāgurā

vāgurā - a net, snare, trap

Note: Implied verb 'bhavati' (becomes) for vāgurā.