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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-92

अहो नु भीमा मायेयमथवा मायिनां परा ।
परमाण्वन्तरेवास्ति यत्त्रैलोक्यपरम्परा ॥ ९२ ॥
aho nu bhīmā māyeyamathavā māyināṃ parā ,
paramāṇvantarevāsti yattrailokyaparamparā 92
92. aho nu bhīmā māyā iyam athavā māyinām parā |
paramāṇu antare iva asti yat trailokya paramparā ||
92. aho nu iyam bhīmā māyā athavā māyinām parā (māyā asti)
yat trailokya paramparā paramāṇu antare iva asti (iti)
92. Oh, what a formidable illusion (māyā) this is, or rather, the supreme power of those who master illusion (māyā)! For the entire series of three worlds exists as if contained within a single atom.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अहो (aho) - Exclamation of wonder or awe. (Oh! Alas! Ah!)
  • नु (nu) - Emphasizing the exclamation, 'indeed'. (indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle)
  • भीमा (bhīmā) - Describing the illusion (māyā) as formidable. (formidable, terrible, dreadful)
  • माया (māyā) - The cosmic principle of illusion (māyā). (illusion, magical power, unreality, cosmic illusion)
  • इयम् (iyam) - Referring to the illusion (māyā). (this, this one (feminine))
  • अथवा (athavā) - Presenting an alternative explanation. (or, or else)
  • मायिनाम् (māyinām) - Of the creators or wielders of illusion (māyā). (of those who possess illusion/magical power, of illusionists)
  • परा (parā) - The supreme power (of illusionists). Implied 'māyā' or 'śakti'. (supreme, highest, excellent)
  • परमाणु (paramāṇu) - A minute particle, used metaphorically to denote something extremely small. (atom, ultimate particle)
  • अन्तरे (antare) - Inside a (single) atom. (within, inside, in the middle of)
  • इव (iva) - Indicates comparison or simile. (like, as, as if)
  • अस्ति (asti) - The three worlds exist. (is, exists)
  • यत् (yat) - Introducing the reason or observation. 'For...'. (that which, where, because, for)
  • त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - The entirety of the cosmic manifestation. (the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld))
  • परम्परा (paramparā) - The entire succession or series of the three worlds. (succession, series, tradition)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Exclamation of wonder or awe. (Oh! Alas! Ah!)
(indeclinable)
नु (nu) - Emphasizing the exclamation, 'indeed'. (indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle)
(indeclinable)
भीमा (bhīmā) - Describing the illusion (māyā) as formidable. (formidable, terrible, dreadful)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Feminine form of bhīma, agreeing with māyā.
माया (māyā) - The cosmic principle of illusion (māyā). (illusion, magical power, unreality, cosmic illusion)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magical power, unreality, cosmic illusion, deceit
Note: Refers to the principle of illusion or creative power.
इयम् (iyam) - Referring to the illusion (māyā). (this, this one (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Feminine nominative singular of idam.
अथवा (athavā) - Presenting an alternative explanation. (or, or else)
(indeclinable)
मायिनाम् (māyinām) - Of the creators or wielders of illusion (māyā). (of those who possess illusion/magical power, of illusionists)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of māyin
māyin - one who possesses māyā, illusionist, magician, artful, cunning
Derived from māyā + -in (possessive suffix)
परा (parā) - The supreme power (of illusionists). Implied 'māyā' or 'śakti'. (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, beyond
Note: Feminine form, implicitly modifying māyā.
परमाणु (paramāṇu) - A minute particle, used metaphorically to denote something extremely small. (atom, ultimate particle)
(noun)
masculine, singular of paramāṇu
paramāṇu - atom, ultimate particle, smallest particle
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+aṇu)
  • parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
    adjective (masculine)
  • aṇu – atom, minute particle, small
    noun (masculine)
Note: Compound paramāṇu, here as the stem before locative ending.
अन्तरे (antare) - Inside a (single) atom. (within, inside, in the middle of)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of antara
antara - inside, middle, intervening, interval
Note: Refers to the space or interior of the paramāṇu.
इव (iva) - Indicates comparison or simile. (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - The three worlds exist. (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Null subject implied (the succession of three worlds).
यत् (yat) - Introducing the reason or observation. 'For...'. (that which, where, because, for)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - that which, where, because, for
Note: Often used as a causal conjunction (because, for).
त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - The entirety of the cosmic manifestation. (the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld))
(noun)
neuter, singular of trailokya
trailokya - the three worlds
Derived from tri-loka (three worlds)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)
  • tri – three
    numeral (neuter)
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
Note: Here, 'trailokya' is the first part of a Tatpurusha compound.
परम्परा (paramparā) - The entire succession or series of the three worlds. (succession, series, tradition)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paramparā
paramparā - succession, series, uninterrupted order, tradition
Note: The second part of the compound 'trailokya-paramparā'. The entire compound functions as the subject of 'asti'.