योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-8

आपातरमणीयत्वं कल्पते केवलं स्त्रियाः ।
मन्ये तदपि नास्त्यत्र मुने मोहैककारणम् ॥ ८ ॥

āpātaramaṇīyatvaṃ kalpate kevalaṃ striyāḥ ,
manye tadapi nāstyatra mune mohaikakāraṇam 8

8. āpātaramāṇīyatvam kalpate kevalam striyāḥ
manye tat api na asti atra mune mohaikakāraṇam

8. mune striyāḥ āpātaramāṇīyatvam kevalam kalpate
tat api atra na asti manye mohaikakāraṇam

8. Superficial charm is merely attributed to a woman. O sage, I believe that even this (superficial charm) is not truly present in her, but rather, she is the sole cause of delusion (moha).

Words meanings summery:

• आपातरमाणीयत्वम् (āpātaramāṇīyatvam) - superficial charm, attractiveness at first sight

• कल्पते (kalpate) - is attributed, is possible, occurs, becomes

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• तत् (tat) - that (superficial charm) (that, it)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (case)

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• मोहैककारणम् (mohaikakāraṇam) - sole cause of delusion

Words meanings and morphology

आपातरमाणीयत्वम् (āpātaramāṇīyatvam) - superficial charm, attractiveness at first sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpātaramāṇīyatva

āpātaramāṇīyatva - superficial charm, attractiveness at first sight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpāta+ramaṇīya+tva)

• āpāta – first glance, immediate occurrence
  noun (masculine)
• ramaṇīya – charming, delightful, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from `√ram`
  Root: ram (class 1)
• tva – the quality of, -ness, -ity
  suffix (neuter)
  abstract noun suffix

कल्पते (kalpate) - is attributed, is possible, occurs, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kalpate

present tense

3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: kḷp (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of manye

present tense

1st person singular, middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (superficial charm) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of asti

present tense

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (case)

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

मोहैककारणम् (mohaikakāraṇam) - sole cause of delusion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mohaikakāraṇa

mohaikakāraṇa - sole cause of delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+eka+kāraṇa)

• moha – delusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)