योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-29

मनोव्यामोह एवेदं रज्ज्वामहिभयं यथा ।
भावनामात्रवैचित्र्याच्चिरमावर्तते जगत् ॥ २९ ॥

manovyāmoha evedaṃ rajjvāmahibhayaṃ yathā ,
bhāvanāmātravaicitryācciramāvartate jagat 29

29. manovyāmohaḥ eva idam rajjvām ahibhayam yathā
bhāvanāmātravacitryāt ciram āvartate jagat

29. idam jagat manovyāmohaḥ eva yathā rajjvām
ahibhayam bhāvanāmātravacitryāt ciram āvartate

29. This world (jagat) is merely a mental delusion, just like the fear of a snake in a rope. It persists for a long time due to the mere diversity of imagination.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोव्यामोहः (manovyāmohaḥ) - The world as a mental delusion. (mental delusion, mental confusion, bewilderment of the mind)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that it is *only* a mental delusion. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'jagat' (the world). (this)

• रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - The rope that is mistaken for a snake. (in a rope, on a rope)

• अहिभयम् (ahibhayam) - The illusion of fear of a snake. (fear of a snake)

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a simile. (as, just as, like)

• भावनामात्रवचित्र्यात् (bhāvanāmātravacitryāt) - The cause for the world's persistence as an illusion. (due to the mere diversity of imagination/perception)

• चिरम् (ciram) - The duration for which the world illusion persists. (for a long time, long)

• आवर्तते (āvartate) - The world persists as an illusion. (revolves, turns, persists, exists)

• जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world, the cycle of existence (saṃsāra). (world, universe, what moves)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोव्यामोहः (manovyāmohaḥ) - The world as a mental delusion. (mental delusion, mental confusion, bewilderment of the mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manovyāmoha

manovyāmoha - mental delusion, mental confusion, bewilderment of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vyāmoha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• vyāmoha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `muh` with prefixes `vi-ā`.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: muh (class 4)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that it is *only* a mental delusion. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'jagat' (the world). (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - The rope that is mistaken for a snake. (in a rope, on a rope)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

अहिभयम् (ahibhayam) - The illusion of fear of a snake. (fear of a snake)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahibhaya

ahibhaya - fear of a snake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahi+bhaya)

• ahi – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread, alarm
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a simile. (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

भावनामात्रवचित्र्यात् (bhāvanāmātravacitryāt) - The cause for the world's persistence as an illusion. (due to the mere diversity of imagination/perception)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhāvanāmātravacitrya

bhāvanāmātravacitrya - the state of having mere diversity of imagination/perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvanāmātra+vacitrya)

• bhāvanāmātra – mere imagination, perception only
  noun (neuter)
• vacitrya – diversity, variety, strangeness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'vicitra' (diverse) + 'ya' (taddhita suffix for abstract noun).

चिरम् (ciram) - The duration for which the world illusion persists. (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative form used adverbially.

आवर्तते (āvartate) - The world persists as an illusion. (revolves, turns, persists, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world, the cycle of existence (saṃsāra). (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

From root `gam` (to go) + `śatṛ` suffix, forming a participle then nominalized.

Root: gam (class 1)