योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-67

मिथ्यैवानर्थकारिण्या मनोमननपीनया ।
अनया दुःखदायिन्या महामोहफलान्तया ॥ ६७ ॥

mithyaivānarthakāriṇyā manomananapīnayā ,
anayā duḥkhadāyinyā mahāmohaphalāntayā 67

67. mithyā eva anarthakāriṇyā manomananapīnayā
anayā duḥkhadāyinyā mahāmohaphalāntayā

67. anayā mithyā eva anarthakāriṇyā manomananapīnayā
duḥkhadāyinyā mahāmohaphalāntayā

67. This [ignorance is] entirely false and productive of harm; it is nourished by the mind's continuous contemplation, gives rise to sorrow, and culminates in the fruit of great delusion (mahāmoha).

67. היא כוזבת לחלוטין, מחוללת אסונות, ניזונה מהרהורי הלב, מביאה מכאובים ומסתיימת בפרי האשליה הגדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - entirely false (falsely, wrongly, untrue, in vain)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• अनर्थकारिण्या (anarthakāriṇyā) - productive of harm (causing harm, productive of misfortune, bringing evil)

• मनोमननपीनया (manomananapīnayā) - nourished by the mind's continuous contemplation (nourished by mental contemplation, fattened by the mind's thoughts)

• अनया (anayā) - by this (ignorance/avidyā) (by this (feminine))

• दुःखदायिन्या (duḥkhadāyinyā) - giving rise to sorrow (causing sorrow, giving pain)

• महामोहफलान्तया (mahāmohaphalāntayā) - whose ultimate outcome is the fruit of great delusion (mahāmoha) (whose end/fruit is great delusion, culminating in great delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

मिथ्या (mithyā) - entirely false (falsely, wrongly, untrue, in vain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mithyā

mithyā - falsely, wrongly, in vain, untrue

Note: Functions as an adjective, agreeing with 'anayā' and 'anarthakāriṇyā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अनर्थकारिण्या (anarthakāriṇyā) - productive of harm (causing harm, productive of misfortune, bringing evil)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anarthakāriṇī

anarthakāriṇī - causing harm, bringing misfortune, injurious

From anartha (misfortune) + kāriṇī (female doer, agent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+kāriṇī)

• anartha – misfortune, evil, harm, useless
  noun (masculine)
  From a- (negation) + artha (purpose, wealth, meaning).
• kāriṇī – female doer, maker, cause; causing
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of kārin, from √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'anayā'.

मनोमननपीनया (manomananapīnayā) - nourished by the mind's continuous contemplation (nourished by mental contemplation, fattened by the mind's thoughts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of manomananapīnā

manomananapīnā - fattened or nourished by mental contemplation/thinking of the mind

Compound describing something made fat/nourished by manas-manana (mind's thinking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+manana+pīnā)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• manana – thinking, meditating, reflection, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  Derived from √man (to think, to know).
  Root: man (class 4)
• pīnā – fat, stout, swollen, nourished, substantial
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Feminine form of pīna, from √pyā (to swell, grow fat).
  Root: pyā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'anayā'.

अनया (anayā) - by this (ignorance/avidyā) (by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to avidyā from the previous verse.

दुःखदायिन्या (duḥkhadāyinyā) - giving rise to sorrow (causing sorrow, giving pain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of duḥkhadāyinī

duḥkhadāyinī - causing pain, giving sorrow, afflicting

From duḥkha (suffering) + dāyinī (female giver/causer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+dāyinī)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dāyinī – female giver, bestower, causing
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of dāyin, from √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'anayā'.

महामोहफलान्तया (mahāmohaphalāntayā) - whose ultimate outcome is the fruit of great delusion (mahāmoha) (whose end/fruit is great delusion, culminating in great delusion)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahāmohaphalāntā

mahāmohaphalāntā - ending in the fruit of great delusion

Compound describing something whose end (anta) is the fruit (phala) of great delusion (mahāmoha).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahāmoha+phala+anta)

• mahāmoha – great delusion, profound ignorance, extreme infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  From mahā (great) + moha (delusion).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'anayā'.

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