योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-8

जगत्यपिण्डग्राहेऽस्मिन्संकल्पनगरोपमे ।
मरौ सरिदिवाभाति दृश्यता भ्रान्तिरूपिणी ॥ ८ ॥

jagatyapiṇḍagrāhe'sminsaṃkalpanagaropame ,
marau saridivābhāti dṛśyatā bhrāntirūpiṇī 8

8. jagati apiṇḍagrāhe asmin saṅkalpanagaropame
marau sarit iva ābhāti dṛśyatā bhrāntirūpiṇī

8. asmin apiṇḍagrāhe saṅkalpanagaropame jagati
bhrāntirūpiṇī dṛśyatā marau sarit iva ābhāti

8. In this world (jagat), which is devoid of concrete forms and is comparable to a city in a mental construct, the perceived reality, being illusory (bhrānti) in nature, appears like a river in a desert.

Words meanings summery:

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• अपिण्डग्राहे (apiṇḍagrāhe) - devoid of concrete forms, without apprehension of concrete forms

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• सङ्कल्पनगरोपमे (saṅkalpanagaropame) - comparable to a city in a mental construct

• मरौ (marau) - in a desert

• सरित् (sarit) - river

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - perceived reality, perceptibility, visibility

• भ्रान्तिरूपिणी (bhrāntirūpiṇī) - of the nature of illusion, having the form of illusion

Words meanings and morphology

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle

From root `gam` (to go, move), used as a noun meaning 'world' (that which moves/changes).

Root: gam (class 1)

अपिण्डग्राहे (apiṇḍagrāhe) - devoid of concrete forms, without apprehension of concrete forms

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of apiṇḍagraha

apiṇḍagraha - without apprehension of a concrete body/form

Negative compound `a` + `piṇḍagraha`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+piṇḍagraha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• piṇḍagraha – apprehension of a body, grasp of a concrete object/mass
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `piṇḍa` and `graha`.

Note: Qualifies `jagati`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies `jagati`.

सङ्कल्पनगरोपमे (saṅkalpanagaropame) - comparable to a city in a mental construct

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpanagaropama

saṅkalpanagaropama - comparable to a city of imagination/mental construct

Compound of `saṅkalpanagara` (city of mental construct) + `upama` (comparison).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpanagara+upama)

• saṅkalpa – mental construct, imagination, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + kḷp.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• nagara – city
  noun (neuter)
• upama – comparison, resembling, similar
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies `jagati`.

मरौ (marau) - in a desert

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sandy waste

सरित् (sarit) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Present Active Participle

From root `sṛ` (to flow, run).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular of `ābhā` (ā + bhā).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - perceived reality, perceptibility, visibility

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - perceptibility, visibility, perceived phenomenon/reality

Derived from `dṛśya` (visible, to be seen) with the suffix `tā` (abstract noun).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject.

भ्रान्तिरूपिणी (bhrāntirūpiṇī) - of the nature of illusion, having the form of illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntirūpin

bhrāntirūpin - having the form of illusion, illusory

Compound of `bhrānti` (illusion) and `rūpin` (having form), feminine form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrānti+rūpin)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, embodying, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in to rūpa.