योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-3

तुच्छां तां जागतीं मायां दृष्ट्वा जीवो विचारवान् ।
अहंकारमयीं मायां त्यजत्यहिरिव त्वचम् ॥ ३ ॥

tucchāṃ tāṃ jāgatīṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvo vicāravān ,
ahaṃkāramayīṃ māyāṃ tyajatyahiriva tvacam 3

3. tucchāṃ tāṃ jāgatīṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvaḥ vicāravān
ahaṅkāramayīṃ māyāṃ tyajati ahiḥ iva tvacam

3. vicāravān jīvaḥ tucchāṃ tāṃ jāgatīṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā,
ahaṅkāramayīṃ māyāṃ ahiḥ iva tvacam tyajati.

3. Having perceived that insignificant worldly illusion (māyā), the discerning individual abandons the illusion (māyā) composed of ego (ahaṅkāra), just as a snake sheds its skin.

Words meanings summery:

• तुच्छां (tucchāṁ) - insignificant, worthless (trivial, insignificant, hollow)

• तां (tāṁ) - that (referring to the worldly illusion) (that (feminine singular accusative))

• जागतीं (jāgatīṁ) - pertaining to this world, mundane (worldly, pertaining to the waking state)

• मायां (māyāṁ) - the cosmic illusion (māyā) that makes the world appear real (illusion, cosmic illusion, trickery)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after perceiving (having seen, having perceived)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul or discerning person (living being, individual soul, life)

• विचारवान् (vicāravān) - discerning, reflective, one who can discriminate (thoughtful, discerning, considerate)

• अहङ्कारमयीं (ahaṅkāramayīṁ) - composed of ego (ahaṅkāra) (consisting of ego, full of ego)

• मायां (māyāṁ) - the illusion (māyā) of ego (illusion, cosmic illusion, trickery)

• त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, sheds (abandons, leaves, gives up)

• अहिः (ahiḥ) - a snake, used in the simile (snake, serpent)

• इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if)

• त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, specifically the outer layer shed by a snake (skin, hide, bark)

Words meanings and morphology

तुच्छां (tucchāṁ) - insignificant, worthless (trivial, insignificant, hollow)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tuccha

tuccha - empty, hollow, trifling, insignificant, worthless

तां (tāṁ) - that (referring to the worldly illusion) (that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, her, it

Note: Qualifies 'māyāṃ'.

जागतीं (jāgatīṁ) - pertaining to this world, mundane (worldly, pertaining to the waking state)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāgatī

jāgatī - waking, worldly, earthly, belonging to the waking state

Derived from jagat (world, waking state).

मायां (māyāṁ) - the cosmic illusion (māyā) that makes the world appear real (illusion, cosmic illusion, trickery)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, art, power, trickery

From √mā (to measure, to build, to appear).

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after perceiving (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul or discerning person (living being, individual soul, life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; individual soul, living being, life, principle of life

From √jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विचारवान् (vicāravān) - discerning, reflective, one who can discriminate (thoughtful, discerning, considerate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāravat

vicāravat - thoughtful, discerning, endowed with discrimination, intelligent

Formed with suffix -vat (possessing) from vicāra.

अहङ्कारमयीं (ahaṅkāramayīṁ) - composed of ego (ahaṅkāra) (consisting of ego, full of ego)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkāramaya

ahaṅkāramaya - consisting of ego (ahaṅkāra), full of ego, characterized by egoism

Formed with suffix -maya (made of, consisting of) from ahaṅkāra.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+maya)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense, I-making
  noun (masculine)
  From ahaṃ (I) + kṛ (to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• -maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Primary nominal suffix.

मायां (māyāṁ) - the illusion (māyā) of ego (illusion, cosmic illusion, trickery)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, art, power, trickery

From √mā (to measure, to build, to appear).

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'tyajati'.

त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, sheds (abandons, leaves, gives up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √tyaj

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अहिः (ahiḥ) - a snake, used in the simile (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahi

ahi - snake, serpent, dragon, cloud (Vedic)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, specifically the outer layer shed by a snake (skin, hide, bark)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark, rind, covering

Note: Object of 'tyajati' in the simile.