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.

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