योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-25

विबुधा ऊचुः ।
किमेतद्भगवन्दैत्या विरुद्धा ये सदैव ते ।
ते हि तन्मयतां याता मायेयमिति भाव्यते ॥ २५ ॥

vibudhā ūcuḥ ,
kimetadbhagavandaityā viruddhā ye sadaiva te ,
te hi tanmayatāṃ yātā māyeyamiti bhāvyate 25

25. vibudhāḥ ūcuḥ kim etat bhagavan daityāḥ viruddhāḥ ye sadā
eva te te hi tat-mayatām yātāḥ māyā iyam iti bhāvyate

25. vibudhāḥ ūcuḥ bhagavan etat kim? ye daityāḥ sadā eva viruddhāḥ (āsan),
te hi tat-mayatām yātāḥ.
iyam māyā iti bhāvyate

25. The gods said: "O Lord, what is this phenomenon? These demons, who were always opposed to You, have now attained complete identification with You. This indeed appears to be an act of divine illusion (māyā)."

Words meanings summery:

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the gods, the wise

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• एतत् (etat) - this phenomenon (this, this one)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the demons

• विरुद्धाः (viruddhāḥ) - hostile (to You) (opposed, hostile, adverse)

• ये (ye) - (the demons) who (who, which)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ते (te) - the demons (referring back to daityāḥ) (they)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

• तत्-मयताम् (tat-mayatām) - complete identification with You (Viṣṇu) (absorption in that, identification with that)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - have attained (gone, attained, reached)

• माया (māyā) - divine illusion (māyā) (illusion, magical power, cosmic illusion (māyā))

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the thought/conclusion) (thus, so (marker for direct speech or thought, or conclusion))

• भाव्यते (bhāvyate) - it appears to be (it is considered, it is thought, it appears)

Words meanings and morphology

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the gods, the wise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - god, deity, wise, learned

From vi + √budh.

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which; why, how

Note: Predicate nominative to etat.

एतत् (etat) - this phenomenon (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Nominative singular neuter of etad.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, worshipful, Lord

Vocative singular masculine of bhagavat.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Viṣṇu.

दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - the demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - demon, son of Diti

From Diti + ḍhak.

विरुद्धाः (viruddhāḥ) - hostile (to You) (opposed, hostile, adverse)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viruddha

viruddha - opposed, contrary, hostile, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √rudh with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

ये (ye) - (the demons) who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Nominative plural masculine of yad.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - the demons (referring back to daityāḥ) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Nominative plural masculine of tad.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or cause.

तत्-मयताम् (tat-mayatām) - complete identification with You (Viṣṇu) (absorption in that, identification with that)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanmayatā

tanmayatā - absorption in that, identification with that, identity with that

From tat (that) + maya (consisting of) + tā (abstract suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+mayatā)

• tat – that, with that
  pronoun
• mayatā – state of being composed of, identity, absorption
  noun (feminine)
  From maya (composed of) + tā (abstract suffix).

Note: Object of yātāḥ.

याताः (yātāḥ) - have attained (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √yā.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with te.

माया (māyā) - divine illusion (māyā) (illusion, magical power, cosmic illusion (māyā))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, art, supernatural power, cosmic illusion (māyā)

From √mā (to measure, fashion).

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied verb "is".

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Nominative singular feminine of idam.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the thought/conclusion) (thus, so (marker for direct speech or thought, or conclusion))

(indeclinable)

भाव्यते (bhāvyate) - it appears to be (it is considered, it is thought, it appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of bhū

Present passive

3rd person singular present passive of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The passive voice implies "it is made to be, it is considered".

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