योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-33

मुधैव कल्पितो मोहमहंभावः प्रयच्छति ।
अनन्तसंसारकरं दामादिष्विव दुर्मतौ ॥ ३३ ॥

mudhaiva kalpito mohamahaṃbhāvaḥ prayacchati ,
anantasaṃsārakaraṃ dāmādiṣviva durmatau 33

33. mudhā eva kalpitaḥ moham ahaṃbhāvaḥ prayacchati
anantasaṃsārakaram dāmādiṣu iva durmatau

33. mudhā eva kalpitaḥ ahaṃbhāvaḥ moham anantasaṃsārakaram prayacchati,
dāmādiṣu durmatau iva.

33. The sense of 'I' (ahaṃbhāva), imagined in vain and causing delusion, brings about endless cycles of transmigration (saṃsāra), just as it does for those with misguided minds, like Dāma and others.

Words meanings summery:

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

• अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego-sense, sense of 'I'

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows, offers

• अनन्तसंसारकरम् (anantasaṁsārakaram) - causing endless transmigration (saṃsāra)

• दामादिषु (dāmādiṣu) - in Dāma and others

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• दुर्मतौ (durmatau) - in a misguided mind, in foolishness

Words meanings and morphology

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, created, fabricated

Past Passive Participle

From root kḷp 'to form, arrange'

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Modifies `ahaṃbhāvaḥ`.

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

From root muh 'to be bewildered'

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of `prayacchati`.

अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego-sense, sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāva

ahaṁbhāva - ego-sense, sense of 'I'

From aham (I) + bhāva (state, feeling)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aham+bhāva)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `prayacchati`.

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows, offers

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From pra + root yam 'to restrain' (or root dā 'to give' by substitution)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

अनन्तसंसारकरम् (anantasaṁsārakaram) - causing endless transmigration (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anantasaṃsārakara

anantasaṁsārakara - causing endless transmigration

From ananta (endless) + saṃsāra (transmigration) + kara (maker/causer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+saṃsāra+kara)

• ananta – endless, infinite
  adjective
  From negative prefix an + anta (end)
  Prefix: an
• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + sṛ 'to flow'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, causer
  adjective
  From root kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `moham`.

दामादिषु (dāmādiṣu) - in Dāma and others

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dāmādi

dāmādi - Dāma and others

From Dāma (a proper name) + ādi (etc.)

Compound type : dvandva (dāma+ādi)

• dāma – (proper name), a rope, a garland
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

दुर्मतौ (durmatau) - in a misguided mind, in foolishness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, misguided mind

From dur (bad) + mati (mind, intelligence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  prefix
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root man 'to think'
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to the state of mind where ego (ahaṃbhāva) causes endless saṃsāra.