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).

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)