योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-26

प्रतिक्षणविपर्यासदायिना निहतात्मना ।
जगद्भ्रमेण के नाम धीमन्तो हि न मोहिताः ॥ २६ ॥

pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyinā nihatātmanā ,
jagadbhrameṇa ke nāma dhīmanto hi na mohitāḥ 26

26. pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyinā nihatātmanā jagat
bhramaṇena ke nāma dhīmantaḥ hi na mohitāḥ

26. dhīmantaḥ ke nāma hi pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyinā
nihatātmanā jagat bhramaṇena na mohitāḥ?

26. Who among the intelligent (dhīmantaḥ) are not, indeed, deluded by the world's illusion (jagadbhramaṇa), which constantly causes reversals and suppresses the true self (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिक्षणविपर्यासदायिना (pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyinā) - by that which causes change every moment, by that which brings constant reversal

• निहतात्मना (nihatātmanā) - by one whose true self (ātman) is suppressed/destroyed, by one whose inner nature is obscured

• जगत् (jagat) - world (as part of 'world's illusion') (world, universe)

• भ्रमणेन (bhramaṇena) - by the illusion of the world (by the illusion, by the delusion, by the wandering)

• के (ke) - who, which (masculine plural)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

• धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - the intelligent ones, the wise ones

• हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for

• न (na) - not, no

• मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - deluded, bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिक्षणविपर्यासदायिना (pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyinā) - by that which causes change every moment, by that which brings constant reversal

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyin

pratikṣaṇaviparyāsadāyin - causing reversal at every moment, bringing constant change

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratikṣaṇa+viparyāsa+dāyin)

• pratikṣaṇa – every moment, constantly
  indeclinable
• viparyāsa – reversal, inversion, change, mistake, opposite
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + pari- + as + ghañ
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: as (class 4)
• dāyin – giving, granting, causing, producing
  adjective
  Agent noun / Kartari Kṛt
  From dā + ṇini
  Root: dā (class 1)

निहतात्मना (nihatātmanā) - by one whose true self (ātman) is suppressed/destroyed, by one whose inner nature is obscured

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nihatātman

nihatātman - one whose self (ātman) is struck down/destroyed/suppressed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nihata+ātman)

• nihata – struck down, killed, suppressed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni- + han + kta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: han (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, true self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जगत् (jagat) - world (as part of 'world's illusion') (world, universe)

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: This form serves as the first member of the tatpuruṣa compound 'jagat-bhramaṇa'.

भ्रमणेन (bhramaṇena) - by the illusion of the world (by the illusion, by the delusion, by the wandering)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhramaṇa

bhramaṇa - wandering, roaming, error, delusion, illusion

From bhram + lyuṭ

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: This word forms a tatpuruṣa compound with 'jagat' (jagatbhramaṇa).

के (ke) - who, which (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

(indeclinable)

धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - the intelligent ones, the wise ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, discerning

From dhī + matup

हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - deluded, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, infatuated, confused

Past Passive Participle

From muh + ṇic (causative) + kta

Root: muh (class 4)