योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-21

मायया रचितास्तेषु संकल्पेन महामते ।
अहङ्कारमहायक्षाः परमालोकभीरवः ॥ २१ ॥

māyayā racitāsteṣu saṃkalpena mahāmate ,
ahaṅkāramahāyakṣāḥ paramālokabhīravaḥ 21

21. māyayā racitāḥ teṣu saṅkalpena mahāmate
ahaṅkāramahāyakṣāḥ paramālokabhīravaḥ

21. mahāmate,
teṣu māyayā saṅkalpena racitāḥ ahaṅkāramahāyakṣāḥ paramālokabhīravaḥ

21. O great-minded one, within those [bodies], the great yakṣas of ego (ahaṅkāra), created by illusion (māyā) and mental resolve (saṅkalpa), are fearful of the supreme light.

Words meanings summery:

• मायया (māyayā) - by the power of illusion (māyā) (by māyā, by illusion, by creative power)

• रचिताः (racitāḥ) - created or fashioned (by māyā and saṅkalpa) (created, composed, arranged)

• तेषु (teṣu) - within those (bodies described in previous verses) (in them, among them)

• सङ्कल्पेन (saṅkalpena) - by the power of mental resolve (saṅkalpa) (by mental resolve, by intention, by imagination (saṅkalpa))

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one (addressing the listener) (O great-minded one, O intelligent one)

• अहङ्कारमहायक्षाः (ahaṅkāramahāyakṣāḥ) - powerful yakṣas representing ego (ahaṅkāra) (great yakṣas of ego)

• परमालोकभीरवः (paramālokabhīravaḥ) - dreading the ultimate light of truth or consciousness (fearful of the supreme light)

Words meanings and morphology

मायया (māyayā) - by the power of illusion (māyā) (by māyā, by illusion, by creative power)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion (māyā), magical power, creative energy, unreality

Root: mā

रचिताः (racitāḥ) - created or fashioned (by māyā and saṅkalpa) (created, composed, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of racita

racita - made, formed, created, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root rac (to arrange, make, create)

Root: rac (class 10)

Note: Describes the 'yakṣas' as being created.

तेषु (teṣu) - within those (bodies described in previous verses) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the bodies or their chambers.

सङ्कल्पेन (saṅkalpena) - by the power of mental resolve (saṅkalpa) (by mental resolve, by intention, by imagination (saṅkalpa))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolve, intention, mental formation, will (saṅkalpa)

From sam + kḷp (to be ordered, to be arranged).

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one (addressing the listener) (O great-minded one, O intelligent one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, highly intelligent

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'mat' (mind/intelligence).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used as a respectful address.

अहङ्कारमहायक्षाः (ahaṅkāramahāyakṣāḥ) - powerful yakṣas representing ego (ahaṅkāra) (great yakṣas of ego)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ahaṅkāramahāyakṣa

ahaṅkāramahāyakṣa - great yakṣas of ego

Compound of 'ahaṅkāra' and 'mahāyakṣa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+mahāyakṣa)

• ahaṅkāra – ego (ahaṅkāra), self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: aham
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mahāyakṣa – great yakṣa (a class of nature spirits)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'yakṣa' (a class of semi-divine beings)

Note: Metaphorically refers to the powerful manifestations of ego.

परमालोकभीरवः (paramālokabhīravaḥ) - dreading the ultimate light of truth or consciousness (fearful of the supreme light)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramālokabhīru

paramālokabhīru - fearful of the supreme light

Compound of 'parama' (supreme), 'āloka' (light), 'bhīru' (fearful).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+āloka+bhīru)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• āloka – light, sight, vision
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + 'lok' (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• bhīru – fearful, timid, afraid
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Implies that egoistic tendencies flee from the light of higher consciousness or truth.