योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
विकल्पकल्पनानल्पजल्पितैरल्पबुद्धिभिः ।
भेदैरुद्धुरतां नीतः संसारकुहरे भ्रमः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
vikalpakalpanānalpajalpitairalpabuddhibhiḥ ,
bhedairuddhuratāṃ nītaḥ saṃsārakuhare bhramaḥ 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca | vikalpakalpanānalpajalpitaiḥ alpabuddhibhiḥ
| bhedaiḥ uddhuratām nītaḥ saṃsārakuhare bramaḥ ||

1. śrīrāma uvāca alpabuddhibhiḥ vikalpakalpanānalpajalpitaiḥ
bhedaiḥ saṃsārakuhare bramaḥ uddhuratām nītaḥ

1. Śrī Rāma said: The delusion (bramaḥ) in the cavern of transmigration (saṃsāra) is brought to a profound state by the abundant talk of various theories and concepts from those with limited understanding, and by distinctions (bhedaiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विकल्पकल्पनानल्पजल्पितैः (vikalpakalpanānalpajalpitaiḥ) - by the abundant talk of theories and concepts

• अल्पबुद्धिभिः (alpabuddhibhiḥ) - by those of small intellect, by the shallow-minded

• भेदैः (bhedaiḥ) - by distinctions, by divisions, by differences

• उद्धुरताम् (uddhuratām) - to a state of prominence, difficulty, or severity

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought, guided

• संसारकुहरे (saṁsārakuhare) - in the cavern of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• ब्रमः (bramaḥ) - wandering, delusion, confusion, error

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

विकल्पकल्पनानल्पजल्पितैः (vikalpakalpanānalpajalpitaiḥ) - by the abundant talk of theories and concepts

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vikalpakalpanānalpajalpita

vikalpakalpanānalpajalpita - much talk of doubts and imaginings

Compound type : tatpurusha (vikalpa+kalpanā+analpa+jalpita)

• vikalpa – doubt, alternative, theory
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-√kḷp (to doubt, imagine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kalpanā – imagination, concept, theory
  noun (feminine)
  from √kḷp (to imagine, form)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• analpa – not small, abundant, much
  adjective (masculine)
  from a- (not) + alpa (small)
  Prefix: a
• jalpita – talked, spoken, chatter
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from √jalp (to speak, babble)
  Root: jalp (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, acting as an agent

अल्पबुद्धिभिः (alpabuddhibhiḥ) - by those of small intellect, by the shallow-minded

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpabuddhi

alpabuddhi - small intellect, shallow-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+buddhi)

• alpa – small, little
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  from √budh (to know, understand)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the agent of the action

भेदैः (bhedaiḥ) - by distinctions, by divisions, by differences

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bheda

bheda - distinction, division, difference

from √bhid (to split, divide)

Root: bhid (class 7)

उद्धुरताम् (uddhuratām) - to a state of prominence, difficulty, or severity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uddhuratā

uddhuratā - prominence, difficulty, arduousness

from uddhura + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of 'nītaḥ', indicating the state to which something is led.

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought, guided

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, brought, guided

past passive participle

from √nī (to lead, guide), suffix kta

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bramaḥ`

संसारकुहरे (saṁsārakuhare) - in the cavern of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārakuhara

saṁsārakuhara - the cave/cavern of transmigration

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+kuhara)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
  noun (masculine)
  from saṃ-√sṛ (to flow together, go through)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• kuhara – cave, cavern, chasm
  noun (neuter)

ब्रमः (bramaḥ) - wandering, delusion, confusion, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brama

brama - wandering, error, delusion, confusion

from √bhram (to wander, be confused)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence