योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-31

मोह एवंमयो मिथ्या जागतः स्थिरतां गतः ।
संकल्पनेन मनसा कल्पितोऽचिरतः स्वयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

moha evaṃmayo mithyā jāgataḥ sthiratāṃ gataḥ ,
saṃkalpanena manasā kalpito'cirataḥ svayam 31

31. mohaḥ evaṃmayaḥ mithyā jāgataḥ sthiratāṃ gataḥ
| saṃkalpanena manasā kalpitaḥ acirataḥ svayam

31. ayam evaṃmayaḥ mohaḥ mithyā jāgataḥ (san) sthiratāṃ gataḥ.
(sa ca) manasā saṃkalpanena acirataḥ svayam kalpitaḥ

31. This delusion (moha), which takes the form of 'this' (perceived reality), is falsely manifested, yet it has attained a semblance of stability. It was created spontaneously by the mind (manas) through its conceptualization (saṃkalpana) not long ago.

Words meanings summery:

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, illusion, bewilderment

• एवंमयः (evaṁmayaḥ) - consisting of 'thus', made of 'this'

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusory, unreal

• जागतः (jāgataḥ) - arisen, awakened, manifested

• स्थिरतां (sthiratāṁ) - stability, firmness

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

• संकल्पनेन (saṁkalpanena) - by conceptualization, by imagination

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas)

• कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, conceived

• अचिरतः (acirataḥ) - not long ago, recently

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, oneself

Words meanings and morphology

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, illusion, bewilderment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, illusion, bewilderment, infatuation, ignorance

From root muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एवंमयः (evaṁmayaḥ) - consisting of 'thus', made of 'this'

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃmaya

evaṁmaya - consisting of 'thus', formed of 'this-ness', having the nature of 'this' (referring to perceived reality)

From `evam` (thus) + suffix `maya` (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (evam+maya)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `mohaḥ`.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusory, unreal

(indeclinable)

जागतः (jāgataḥ) - arisen, awakened, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgata

jāgata - awakened, arisen, pertaining to the waking state

Likely derived from root `jāgṛ` (to wake), or noun `jāgrat` (waking state). Here, functioning as a participle or adjectival descriptor.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

स्थिरतां (sthiratāṁ) - stability, firmness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiratā

sthiratā - stability, firmness, steadiness

From `sthira` (firm) + `tā` (abstract suffix)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound predicate with `sthiratāṃ`.

संकल्पनेन (saṁkalpanena) - by conceptualization, by imagination

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saṃkalpana

saṁkalpana - conceptualization, imagination, formation of an idea, determination

From `saṃ-` + root `kḷp`

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Means by which `moha` is `kalpitaḥ`.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, conceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, created, conceived, fabricated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp (to arrange, create, imagine)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `mohaḥ`.

अचिरतः (acirataḥ) - not long ago, recently

(indeclinable)

From `acira` (not long) + suffix `tas` (indicating origin/time)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time
  adjective (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

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