योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-20

नौयानलोलशैलाभं सत्यलाभविवर्जितम् ।
चित्तभ्रमपिशाचाभं निर्बीजमपि भासुरम् ॥ २० ॥

nauyānalolaśailābhaṃ satyalābhavivarjitam ,
cittabhramapiśācābhaṃ nirbījamapi bhāsuram 20

20. nauyānalolaśailābham satyalābhavivarjitam
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram

20. nauyānalolaśailābham satyalābhavivarjitam
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram

20. It resembles a mountain swaying as if viewed from a boat, and it is devoid of any true gain or reality. It appears like the demon of mental delusion, and though it has no real cause (seedless), it shines brightly.

Words meanings summery:

• नौयानलोलशैलाभम् (nauyānalolaśailābham) - resembling a mountain that appears to sway as if viewed from a boat (an optical illusion) (resembling a mountain swaying from a boat's movement)

• सत्यलाभविवर्जितम् (satyalābhavivarjitam) - devoid of any true gain or reality (devoid of the attainment of truth)

• चित्तभ्रमपिशाचाभम् (cittabhramapiśācābham) - appearing like the demon of mental delusion

• निर्बीजम् (nirbījam) - though without real cause or origin (seedless, causeless, without origin)

• अपि (api) - though (implying 'despite being seedless') (even, also, though)

• भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - shining brightly (shining, brilliant, splendid)

Words meanings and morphology

नौयानलोलशैलाभम् (nauyānalolaśailābham) - resembling a mountain that appears to sway as if viewed from a boat (an optical illusion) (resembling a mountain swaying from a boat's movement)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nauyānalolaśailābha

nauyānalolaśailābha - resembling a mountain swaying from a boat's movement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nauyāna+lola+śaila+ābha)

• nauyāna – boat's movement, voyage
  noun (neuter)
  From nau (boat) + yāna (going)
  Root: yā (class 2)
• lola – swaying, tremulous, unsteady
  adjective (neuter)
  From root lul (to shake)
  Root: lul (class 1)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter noun, describing another illusion.

सत्यलाभविवर्जितम् (satyalābhavivarjitam) - devoid of any true gain or reality (devoid of the attainment of truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satyalābhavivarjita

satyalābhavivarjita - devoid of the attainment of truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+lābha+vivarjita)

• satya – truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, attainment
  noun (masculine)
  From root labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + varj (to avoid)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the lack of real essence.

चित्तभ्रमपिशाचाभम् (cittabhramapiśācābham) - appearing like the demon of mental delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittabhramapiśācābha

cittabhramapiśācābha - appearing like the demon of mental delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+bhrama+piśāca+ābha)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• piśāca – demon, goblin, ghoul
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective comparing the phenomenon to a demonic mental delusion.

निर्बीजम् (nirbījam) - though without real cause or origin (seedless, causeless, without origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirbīja

nirbīja - seedless, causeless, without origin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+bīja)

• nis – without, out, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Descriptive of the phenomenon, highlighting its causelessness.

अपि (api) - though (implying 'despite being seedless') (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nirbījam' with 'bhāsuram', showing a contrast.

भासुरम् (bhāsuram) - shining brightly (shining, brilliant, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, brilliant, splendid

From root bhās (to shine), with suffix -ura.

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Descriptive of the phenomenon, highlighting its deceptive radiance.

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