योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-6

अभयं भयमज्ञस्य चेतसो वासनावतः ।
दूरतो मुग्धपान्थस्य स्थाणुर्याति पिशाचताम् ॥ ६ ॥

abhayaṃ bhayamajñasya cetaso vāsanāvataḥ ,
dūrato mugdhapānthasya sthāṇuryāti piśācatām 6

6. abhayam bhayam ajñasya cetasaḥ vāsanāvataḥ
dūrataḥ mugdhapānthasya sthāṇuḥ yāti piśācatām

6. vāsanāvataḥ ajñasya cetasaḥ abhayam bhayam yāti
dūrataḥ mugdhapānthasya sthāṇuḥ piśācatām yāti

6. For an ignorant mind (cetasaḥ) filled with latent impressions (vāsanā), even safety (abhayam) can become a source of fear (bhayam). Just as for a deluded traveler (mugdhapānthasya) viewing from a distance, a tree-stump (sthāṇuḥ) appears to be a ghost (piśācatām).

Words meanings summery:

• अभयम् (abhayam) - safety (safety, fearlessness, freedom from fear, security)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread, danger)

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant (of the ignorant, of the unwise)

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, of the consciousness)

• वासनावतः (vāsanāvataḥ) - filled with latent impressions (possessing latent impressions, influenced by predispositions)

• दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from a distance (from a distance, far away)

• मुग्धपान्थस्य (mugdhapānthasya) - of the deluded traveler (of the deluded traveler, of the bewildered passerby)

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - tree-stump (tree-stump, pillar, immobile object)

• याति (yāti) - becomes (goes, becomes, moves)

• पिशाचताम् (piśācatām) - the state of being a ghost (ghost-ness, the state of being a demon/ghost)

Words meanings and morphology

अभयम् (abhayam) - safety (safety, fearlessness, freedom from fear, security)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - safety, fearlessness, security

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but nominative fits the context 'becomes fear'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread, danger)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but nominative fits the context 'becomes fear'.

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant (of the ignorant, of the unwise)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, unwise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñā)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• jñā – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasaḥ'.

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, of the consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

वासनावतः (vāsanāvataḥ) - filled with latent impressions (possessing latent impressions, influenced by predispositions)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vāsanāvat

vāsanāvat - possessing latent impressions, influenced by predispositions

Derived from vāsanā + matup suffix

Note: Agrees with 'cetasaḥ'.

दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from a distance (from a distance, far away)

(indeclinable)

Derived from dūra + tasil suffix

मुग्धपान्थस्य (mugdhapānthasya) - of the deluded traveler (of the deluded traveler, of the bewildered passerby)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mugdhapāntha

mugdhapāntha - deluded traveler, bewildered passerby

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mugdha+pāntha)

• mugdha – deluded, bewildered, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh 'to be bewildered, confused'
  Root: muh (class 4)
• pāntha – traveler, passerby
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - tree-stump (tree-stump, pillar, immobile object)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - tree-stump, pillar, immobile object, Shiva

Root: sthā (class 1)

याति (yāti) - becomes (goes, becomes, moves)

(verb)

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

present indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

पिशाचताम् (piśācatām) - the state of being a ghost (ghost-ness, the state of being a demon/ghost)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of piśācatā

piśācatā - ghost-ness, the state of being a ghost/demon

Derived from piśāca + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of 'yāti' (becomes).