योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-20

मायया रचितास्तेन राज्ञा तेषु महात्मना ।
रक्षितारो महायक्षा नित्यमालोकभीरवः ॥ २० ॥

māyayā racitāstena rājñā teṣu mahātmanā ,
rakṣitāro mahāyakṣā nityamālokabhīravaḥ 20

20. māyayā racitāḥ tena rājñā teṣu mahā-ātmanā
rakṣitāraḥ mahā-yakṣāḥ nityam āloka-bhīravaḥ

20. tena mahā-ātmanā rājñā māyayā teṣu racitāḥ.
nityam āloka-bhīravaḥ mahā-yakṣāḥ rakṣitāraḥ

20. By that great-souled king, these (structures) were created through his creative power (māyā). Within them, great Yakshas, who were constantly afraid of light, served as protectors.

20. באמצעות כוח האשליה (מָאיָה) בנה המלך העוצמתי בתוכם מגינים – יַקְשִׁים (רוחות) גדולי ממדים החוששים תמיד מן האור.

Words meanings summery:

• मायया (māyayā) - by the king's creative power (māyā) (by illusion; by creative power; by magic)

• रचिताः (racitāḥ) - the structures were created (created; constructed; arranged)

• तेन (tena) - by that (king) (by that; by him)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by that specific king (rājan) mentioned in the narrative (by the king)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those structures (referring to the previously described apartments) (in them; among them)

• महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled king (by the great-souled; by the noble)

• रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - the Yakshas served as protectors (protectors; guardians)

• महा-यक्षाः (mahā-yakṣāḥ) - specific mythical beings (great Yakshas) protecting the structures (great Yakshas)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - the Yakshas were *always* afraid of light (always; constantly; perpetually)

• आलोक-भीरवः (āloka-bhīravaḥ) - describes the nature of these Yakshas, who avoid light (afraid of light; fearing light)

Words meanings and morphology

मायया (māyayā) - by the king's creative power (māyā) (by illusion; by creative power; by magic)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, creative power, unreality, artifice

रचिताः (racitāḥ) - the structures were created (created; constructed; arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of racita

racita - created, arranged, made, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rac (to arrange, form)

Root: rac (class 10)

तेन (tena) - by that (king) (by that; by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by that specific king (rājan) mentioned in the narrative (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

तेषु (teṣu) - in those structures (referring to the previously described apartments) (in them; among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled king (by the great-souled; by the noble)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, exalted

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - the Yakshas served as protectors (protectors; guardians)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣitṛ

rakṣitṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent Noun

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect, guard)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

महा-यक्षाः (mahā-yakṣāḥ) - specific mythical beings (great Yakshas) protecting the structures (great Yakshas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-yakṣa

mahā-yakṣa - great Yaksha (a class of nature spirits, often associated with wealth and guardianship)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+yakṣa)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• yakṣa – Yaksha (a class of supernatural beings, guardians of treasures)
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - the Yakshas were *always* afraid of light (always; constantly; perpetually)

(indeclinable)

आलोक-भीरवः (āloka-bhīravaḥ) - describes the nature of these Yakshas, who avoid light (afraid of light; fearing light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āloka-bhīru

āloka-bhīru - one who fears light, light-fearing

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āloka+bhīru)

• āloka – light, sight, vision, looking at
  noun (masculine)
• bhīru – fearful, timid, afraid, cowardly
  adjective

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