योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-55

शरीरश्वभ्रशायिन्या पिशाच्या पेशलाङ्गया ।
अहंकारचमत्कृत्या छलेन छलिता वयम् ॥ ५५ ॥

śarīraśvabhraśāyinyā piśācyā peśalāṅgayā ,
ahaṃkāracamatkṛtyā chalena chalitā vayam 55

55. śarīra-śvabhra-śāyinyā piśācyā peśala-aṅgayā
ahaṅkāra-camatkṛtyā chalena chalitāḥ vayam

55. We have been deceived by a she-demon (piśācī) with alluring limbs, who dwells in the pit of the body, through the astonishing display of ego (ahaṅkāra) and by means of trickery.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरश्वभ्रशायिन्या (śarīraśvabhraśāyinyā) - by the one lying/dwelling in the pit of the body

• पिशाच्या (piśācyā) - by the she-demon

• पेशलअङ्गया (peśalaaṅgayā) - by the one with beautiful/alluring limbs

• अहङ्कारचमत्कृत्या (ahaṅkāracamatkṛtyā) - by the astonishing display of ego (ahaṅkāra)

• छलेन (chalena) - by deceit, by trickery

• छलिताः (chalitāḥ) - deceived, cheated

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरश्वभ्रशायिन्या (śarīraśvabhraśāyinyā) - by the one lying/dwelling in the pit of the body

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śarīraśvabhraśāyinī

śarīraśvabhraśāyinī - female who lies or dwells in the pit/chasm of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+śvabhra+śāyinī)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• śvabhra – pit, hole, chasm, abyss
  noun (masculine)
• śāyinī – lying, sleeping, dwelling (feminine form)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  Derived from root śī (to lie, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

पिशाच्या (piśācyā) - by the she-demon

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of piśācī

piśācī - she-demon, female ghoul, female evil spirit

पेशलअङ्गया (peśalaaṅgayā) - by the one with beautiful/alluring limbs

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of peśalaaṅgā

peśalaaṅgā - having delicate/beautiful limbs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (peśala+aṅga)

• peśala – beautiful, graceful, delicate, soft
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

अहङ्कारचमत्कृत्या (ahaṅkāracamatkṛtyā) - by the astonishing display of ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahaṅkāracamatkṛti

ahaṅkāracamatkṛti - astonishment or wonder of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṅkāra+camatkṛti)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, false identification with the self, self-conceit (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
• camatkṛti – astonishment, wonder, surprising display, charm
  noun (feminine)

छलेन (chalena) - by deceit, by trickery

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chala

chala - deceit, trickery, fraud, pretence

छलिताः (chalitāḥ) - deceived, cheated

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of chalita

chalita - deceived, cheated, deluded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root chal (to deceive)

Root: chal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam' (we), which is epicene.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of mad

mad - I