योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-69

संसारविषवृक्षोऽयमेकमास्पदमापदाम् ।
अज्ञं संमोहयेन्नित्यं मौर्ख्य यत्नेन नाशयेत् ॥ ६९ ॥

saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣo'yamekamāspadamāpadām ,
ajñaṃ saṃmohayennityaṃ maurkhya yatnena nāśayet 69

69. saṃsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣaḥ ayam ekam āspadam āpadām
ajñam saṃmohaye nityaṃ maurkya yatnena nāśayet

69. ayam saṃsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣaḥ āpadām ekam āspadam (asti).
(saḥ) ajñam nityaṃ saṃmohaye.
(ataḥ) yatnena maurkya nāśayet.

69. This poisonous tree of worldly existence (saṃsāra) is the single dwelling place of all calamities. It perpetually deludes the ignorant. Therefore, one should make an effort to destroy foolishness.

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-विष-वृक्षः (saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣaḥ) - the poisonous tree of worldly existence

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, sole

• आस्पदम् (āspadam) - abode, dwelling place, seat

• आपदाम् (āpadām) - of misfortunes, of calamities

• अज्ञम् (ajñam) - the ignorant (person)

• संमोहये (saṁmohaye) - it should delude, one should delude

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

• मौर्क्य (maurkya) - foolishness (object of 'nāśayet', accusative singular is implied) (foolishness, ignorance)

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

• नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - one should destroy

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-विष-वृक्षः (saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣaḥ) - the poisonous tree of worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣa

saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣa - the poisonous tree of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+viṣa+vṛkṣa)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, sole

(numeral)

आस्पदम् (āspadam) - abode, dwelling place, seat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āspada

āspada - place, abode, seat, object, receptacle

आपदाम् (āpadām) - of misfortunes, of calamities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress

अज्ञम् (ajñam) - the ignorant (person)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unaware

संमोहये (saṁmohaye) - it should delude, one should delude

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of saṃ-muh

causative optative

Derived from root 'muh' (class 4) with prefix 'saṃ', in causative form, optative mood. The ending 'aye' is a variant/poetic form of the 3rd person singular active optative 'ayet'.

Prefix: saṃ

Root: muh (class 4)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

मौर्क्य (maurkya) - foolishness (object of 'nāśayet', accusative singular is implied) (foolishness, ignorance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maurkya

maurkya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity, folly

Note: The final 'ṃ' for accusative singular neuter is omitted in the Devanagari text, but grammatically implied as the object of 'nāśayet'.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence

नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - one should destroy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nāś

causative optative

Derived from root 'naś' (class 4) with causative suffix, in optative mood.

Root: naś (class 4)