योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-9

नानाकारविकाराढ्या सत्येवासत्यरूपिणी ।
विभ्रमं जनयत्येषा धीरस्यापि जगत्स्थितिः ॥ ९ ॥

nānākāravikārāḍhyā satyevāsatyarūpiṇī ,
vibhramaṃ janayatyeṣā dhīrasyāpi jagatsthitiḥ 9

9. nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhyā satyā iva asatya-rūpiṇī
vibhramam janayati eṣā dhīrasya api jagat-sthitiḥ

9. eṣā nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhyā satyā iva asatya-rūpiṇī
jagat-sthitiḥ dhīrasya api vibhramam janayati

9. Endowed with diverse forms and transformations, this worldly existence (jagat-sthiti) appears real (satya) yet is ultimately unreal in nature (asatya-rūpiṇī). It causes delusion (vibhrama) even for the steadfast and wise.

9. קיום העולם הזה, השופע צורות ושינויים מגוונים, נראה אמיתי אף שאינו כזה, והוא מעורר אשליה ובלבול אף ברוחו של אדם חכם.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाकार-विकार-आढ्या (nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhyā) - rich in various forms and changes

• सत्या (satyā) - real, true, existing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

• असत्य-रूपिणी (asatya-rūpiṇī) - having the nature of unreality, unreal in form

• विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, confusion, error

• जनयति (janayati) - generates, causes, produces

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• धीरस्य (dhīrasya) - of the wise, of the steady one

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जगत्-स्थितिः (jagat-sthitiḥ) - the state of the world, cosmic existence

Words meanings and morphology

नानाकार-विकार-आढ्या (nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhyā) - rich in various forms and changes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhya

nānākāra-vikāra-āḍhya - endowed with diverse forms and transformations

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+ākāra+vikāra+āḍhya)

• nānā – various, diverse, many
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• vikāra – change, transformation, modification, distortion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with, full of
  adjective (masculine)

सत्या (satyā) - real, true, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - real, true, existing, genuine

Note: Feminine form, agreeing with 'jagat-sthitiḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

(indeclinable)

असत्य-रूपिणी (asatya-rūpiṇī) - having the nature of unreality, unreal in form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya-rūpiṇī

asatya-rūpiṇ - having the form/nature of unreality

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asatya+rūpa)

• asatya – unreal, untrue, false
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpiṇ – having form, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix -in

विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, confusion, error

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - confusion, error, delusion, wandering, illusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

जनयति (janayati) - generates, causes, produces

(verb)

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

Causative stem

From root 'jan' with causative suffix -i

Root: jan (class 4)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

धीरस्य (dhīrasya) - of the wise, of the steady one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, wise, courageous, calm

Note: Often used substantively as 'the wise person'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जगत्-स्थितिः (jagat-sthitiḥ) - the state of the world, cosmic existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagat-sthiti

jagat-sthiti - the state/existence/condition of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – state, existence, standing, stability, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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