योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-47

असत्यभूतं तोयान्तश्चन्द्रव्योमतलादिकम् ।
बाला एवाभिवाञ्छन्ति मनोमोहाय नोत्तमाः ॥ ४७ ॥

asatyabhūtaṃ toyāntaścandravyomatalādikam ,
bālā evābhivāñchanti manomohāya nottamāḥ 47

47. asatya-bhūtam toya-antaḥ candra-vyoma-tala-ādikam
bālāḥ eva abhivañchanti manaḥ-mohāya na uttamāḥ

47. toya-antaḥ candra-vyoma-tala-ādikam asatya-bhūtam
bālāḥ eva manaḥ-mohāya abhivañchanti uttamāḥ na

47. Unreal things like the moon's reflection in water or the expanse of the sky (candra-vyoma-tala-ādikam) are only desired by children, for the delusion (moha) of the mind; the noble ones (uttamāḥ) do not desire them.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्य-भूतम् (asatya-bhūtam) - unreal, non-existent, illusory

• तोय-अन्तः (toya-antaḥ) - within water, reflection in water

• चन्द्र-व्योम-तल-आदिकम् (candra-vyoma-tala-ādikam) - illusory phenomena such as the moon (as if) on the surface of the sky (or reflected in it) and other similar things (and so forth, like the moon's reflection on the sky's surface)

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, the ignorant

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अभिवञ्छन्ति (abhivañchanti) - desire, long for, wish for

• मनः-मोहाय (manaḥ-mohāya) - for the delusion of the mind

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - the best, the excellent, the noble, the wise

Words meanings and morphology

असत्य-भूतम् (asatya-bhūtam) - unreal, non-existent, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatyabhūta

asatyabhūta - that which has become unreal, non-existent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asatya+bhūta)

• asatya – untrue, unreal, false
  adjective (neuter)
  na + satya
• bhūta – become, happened, existing, a being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from verb root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तोय-अन्तः (toya-antaḥ) - within water, reflection in water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of toyānta

toyānta - that which is within water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+anta)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, interior, within
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the reflection of the moon in water.

चन्द्र-व्योम-तल-आदिकम् (candra-vyoma-tala-ādikam) - illusory phenomena such as the moon (as if) on the surface of the sky (or reflected in it) and other similar things (and so forth, like the moon's reflection on the sky's surface)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of candravyomatalādika

candravyomatalādika - moon, sky, surface, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+vyoma+tala+ādika)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• vyoma – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, level
  noun (neuter)
• ādika – and so forth, et cetera, beginning with
  adjective (neuter)
  from ādi (beginning) + -ka (suffix)

Note: Refers to other illusory or reflected images.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, the ignorant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young person, ignorant, foolish

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अभिवञ्छन्ति (abhivañchanti) - desire, long for, wish for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhivañch

present tense, 3rd person plural

Prefix: abhi

Root: vañch (class 1)

मनः-मोहाय (manaḥ-mohāya) - for the delusion of the mind

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of manomoha

manomoha - mental delusion, infatuation of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+moha)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - the best, the excellent, the noble, the wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest, noble

Note: Used here as a substantive: 'the noble ones'.