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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-14

इन्द्रियं प्रकृतिर्माया क्रिया चेतीतरा अपि ।
चित्राः शब्दोक्तयो ब्रह्मन्संसारभ्रमहेतवः ॥ १४ ॥
indriyaṃ prakṛtirmāyā kriyā cetītarā api ,
citrāḥ śabdoktayo brahmansaṃsārabhramahetavaḥ 14
14. indriyam prakṛtiḥ māyā kriyā ca iti itarāḥ api
citrāḥ śabdoktayaḥ brahman saṃsārabhramahetavaḥ
14. brahman indriyam prakṛtiḥ māyā kriyā ca iti itarāḥ
api citrāḥ śabdoktayaḥ saṃsārabhramahetavaḥ
14. Sense organ (indriya), primal nature (prakṛti), cosmic illusion (māyā), and action (kriyā) – these, and other such varied designations, O Brahman, are the causes of the delusion of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense organ, faculty, power
  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - primal nature, fundamental constitution, original form (prakṛti)
  • माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic creative power (māyā)
  • क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, ritual
  • (ca) - and, also
  • इति (iti) - marks the end of the preceding list (thus, so, in this manner)
  • इतराः (itarāḥ) - others, other
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • चित्राः (citrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated
  • शब्दोक्तयः (śabdoktayaḥ) - verbal designations or terms (appellations, designations, expressions)
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing a seeker or spiritual person (O Brahman!)
  • संसारभ्रमहेतवः (saṁsārabhramahetavaḥ) - causes of the illusion/delusion of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - sense organ, faculty, power
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty, power, vitality
Related to Indra.
Root: ind
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - primal nature, fundamental constitution, original form (prakṛti)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - primal nature, fundamental constitution, original form, material cause (prakṛti)
From root kṛ with upasarga pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic creative power (māyā)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, cosmic creative power, magic, trick, deception (māyā)
From root mā ('to measure, to build').
Root: mā (class 2)
क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, ritual
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, activity, performance, ritual, work
From root kṛ ('to do, to make').
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
इति (iti) - marks the end of the preceding list (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
Particle often used to indicate the end of a statement or a list.
इतराः (itarāḥ) - others, other
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of itara
itara - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with śabdoktayaḥ.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Emphatic or inclusive particle.
चित्राः (citrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of citra
citra - various, diverse, wonderful, variegated, bright, painted
शब्दोक्तयः (śabdoktayaḥ) - verbal designations or terms (appellations, designations, expressions)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śabdokti
śabdokti - appellation, designation, expression, verbal statement
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+ukti)
  • śabda – word, sound, term
    noun (masculine)
  • ukti – saying, expression, statement
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root vac/uc ('to speak').
    Root: vac (class 2)
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing a seeker or spiritual person (O Brahman!)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the Supreme Being; priest
Root: bṛh (class 1)
संसारभ्रमहेतवः (saṁsārabhramahetavaḥ) - causes of the illusion/delusion of transmigration (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsārabhramahetu
saṁsārabhramahetu - cause of the illusion/delusion of transmigration (saṃsāra)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra-bhrama+hetu)
  • saṃsāra-bhrama – illusion/delusion of transmigration (saṃsāra)
    noun (masculine)
  • hetu – cause, reason, motive
    noun (masculine)
    Root: hi (class 5)