योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-37

मायैषा सा ह्यविद्यैषा भावनैषा भयावहा ।
संविदस्तन्मयत्वं यत्तत्कर्मेति विदुर्बुधाः ॥ ३७ ॥

māyaiṣā sā hyavidyaiṣā bhāvanaiṣā bhayāvahā ,
saṃvidastanmayatvaṃ yattatkarmeti vidurbudhāḥ 37

37. māyā eṣā sā hi avidyā eṣā bhāvanā eṣā bhayā-vahā
saṁvidaḥ tat-mayatvam yat tat karma iti viduḥ budhāḥ

37. eṣā hi māyā eṣā avidyā eṣā bhayā-vahā bhāvanā budhāḥ
viduḥ yat saṁvidaḥ tat-mayatvam tat karma iti

37. Indeed, this (the perceived world) is māyā, this is ignorance (avidyā), and this is a terrifying mental construct. The wise (budhāḥ) understand that the consciousness's (saṁvid) identification with that (visible world) is (karma).

37. זוהי מָאיָה (האשליה הקוסמית), זוהי בורות, והתפיסה המחשבתית הזו מעוררת פחד. החכמים יודעים כי כאשר התודעה מזדהה עם אלה, הדבר נקרא קַרְמַה.

Words meanings summery:

• माया (māyā) - illusion, specifically the cosmic power that creates the appearance of the world (māyā) (illusion, cosmic illusion, power of creation)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental construct, feeling, contemplation

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• भया-वहा (bhayā-vahā) - fear-bringing, terrifying, causing fear

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

• तत्-मयत्वम् (tat-mayatvam) - identification with that, being made of that, consisting of that

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun, neuter singular)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular)

• कर्म (karma) - the binding force of action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

Words meanings and morphology

माया (māyā) - illusion, specifically the cosmic power that creates the appearance of the world (māyā) (illusion, cosmic illusion, power of creation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, supernatural power, art, trick

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, spiritual ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental construct, feeling, contemplation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - contemplation, conception, imagination, mental attitude, production

Root: bhū (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

भया-वहा (bhayā-vahā) - fear-bringing, terrifying, causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayā-vaha

bhayā-vaha - bringing fear, terrifying

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+vaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• vaha – carrying, bringing
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṁvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

तत्-मयत्वम् (tat-mayatvam) - identification with that, being made of that, consisting of that

(noun)

neuter, singular of tat-mayatva

tat-mayatva - identification with that, state of being made of that

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+maya+tva)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• maya – made of, consisting of
  adjective
• tva – suffix for 'state of being', 'nature of'
  indeclinable

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun, neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

कर्म (karma) - the binding force of action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, consequence of action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person

Root: budh (class 1)

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