योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-17

मृगतृष्णा यथा तापान्मनसो निश्चयात्तथा ।
असन्त इव दृश्यन्ते सर्वे ब्रह्मादयोऽप्यमी ॥ १७ ॥

mṛgatṛṣṇā yathā tāpānmanaso niścayāttathā ,
asanta iva dṛśyante sarve brahmādayo'pyamī 17

17. mṛgatṛṣṇā yathā tāpāt manasaḥ niścayāt tathā
asantaḥ iva dṛśyante sarve brahmādayaḥ api amī

17. yathā tāpāt mṛgatṛṣṇā,
tathā manasaḥ niścayāt,
amī sarve brahmādayaḥ api asantaḥ iva dṛśyante

17. Just as a mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇā) arises from distress (tāpa), similarly, from the mind's firm conviction, all these, including Brahmā and other deities, are perceived as if they are unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage, deer's thirst

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• तापात् (tāpāt) - from heat, from suffering, from distress

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, from certainty, from determination

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• असन्तः (asantaḥ) - as non-existent (non-existent, unreal, not good)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अमी (amī) - these

Words meanings and morphology

मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage, deer's thirst

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇā

mṛgatṛṣṇā - mirage, deer's thirst

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

तापात् (tāpāt) - from heat, from suffering, from distress

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, burning, pain, suffering, distress

Root: tap (class 1)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, desire

निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, from certainty, from determination

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, determination, conviction, fixed opinion

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

असन्तः (asantaḥ) - as non-existent (non-existent, unreal, not good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Present Active Participle

Negation 'a-' + present participle of 'as' (to be)

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

3rd person plural present passive of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmādi

brahmādi - Brahmā and others, starting with Brahmā

Compound type : bahuvrihi (brahman+ādi)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (ultimate reality)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and others
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अमी (amī) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adas

adas - that, those, this, these (demonstrative pronoun)