योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-7

यथा नभसि मुक्तालीपिच्छकेशोण्ड्रकादयः ।
असत्याः सत्यतां याता भात्येवं दुर्दशां जगत् ॥ ७ ॥

yathā nabhasi muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādayaḥ ,
asatyāḥ satyatāṃ yātā bhātyevaṃ durdaśāṃ jagat 7

7. yathā nabhasi muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādayaḥ
asatyāḥ satyatām yātāḥ bhāti evam durdarśām jagat

7. yathā asatyāḥ muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādayaḥ nabhasi satyatām yātāḥ,
evam jagat durdarśām bhāti

7. Just as in the sky, unreal phenomena like perceived strands of pearls, peacock feathers, and floating specks of hair, though unreal, appear to be real, so too does the world manifest itself as a distorted perception.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in which manner

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

• मुक्तालीपिच्छकेशोण्ड्रकादयः (muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādayaḥ) - various optical illusions or visual defects perceived in the eye or sky (pearl necklace, peacock feather, hair-worm, and so on)

• असत्याः (asatyāḥ) - unreal, untrue, false

• सत्यताम् (satyatām) - reality, truth, true nature

• याताः (yātāḥ) - having gone, having attained, having come to be

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• दुर्दर्शाम् (durdarśām) - as an illusion or distorted appearance, difficult to perceive truly, paralleling the optical illusions. (as a distorted perception, in a misleading way, as a difficult sight, as a miserable state)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe, moving

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in which manner

(indeclinable)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space

मुक्तालीपिच्छकेशोण्ड्रकादयः (muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādayaḥ) - various optical illusions or visual defects perceived in the eye or sky (pearl necklace, peacock feather, hair-worm, and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādi

muktālīpicchakeśoṇḍrakādi - pearl necklace, peacock feather, hair-worm, etc.

Compound formed by listing several illusory phenomena and appending 'ādi' (etcetera).

Compound type : dvandva (muktālī+piccha+keśa+oṇḍraka+ādi)

• muktālī – string of pearls, pearl necklace
  noun (feminine)
  from 'muktā' (pearl) + 'ālī' (row/line)
• piccha – feather, peacock's tail
  noun (neuter)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• oṇḍraka – a speck in the eye, a floater, hair-worm (a perceived visual defect)
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

असत्याः (asatyāḥ) - unreal, untrue, false

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, false

negative prefix 'a' + 'satya' (true)

सत्यताम् (satyatām) - reality, truth, true nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truth, true nature

derived from 'satya' (true) with suffix 'tā' (feminine noun forming)

याताः (yātāḥ) - having gone, having attained, having come to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'yā' (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: bhā (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

दुर्दर्शाम् (durdarśām) - as an illusion or distorted appearance, difficult to perceive truly, paralleling the optical illusions. (as a distorted perception, in a misleading way, as a difficult sight, as a miserable state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durdarśā

durdarśā - difficult to see, unpleasant to look at, distorted view, misery, calamity

from 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'darśā' (sight, appearance)

Prefix: dur

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, the universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'gam' (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)