योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-6

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्य संसाररूपस्य मायाचक्रस्य राघव ।
चित्तं विद्धि महानाभिं भ्रमतो भ्रमदायिनः ॥ ६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asya saṃsārarūpasya māyācakrasya rāghava ,
cittaṃ viddhi mahānābhiṃ bhramato bhramadāyinaḥ 6

6. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asya saṃsārarūpasya māyācakrasya
rāghava cittam viddhi mahānābhim bhramataḥ bhramadāyinaḥ

6. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāghava asya saṃsārarūpasya bhramataḥ
bhramadāyinaḥ māyācakrasya cittam mahānābhim viddhi

6. Shri Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, understand that the mind (citta) is the great hub of this wheel of illusion (māyā), which takes the form of transmigration (saṃsāra) and, by its revolving, causes delusion.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha, the speaker of the verse (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्य (asya) - of this (wheel of māyā) (of this)

• संसाररूपस्य (saṁsārarūpasya) - of that which takes the form of transmigration (saṃsāra) (of the nature of transmigration, having the form of saṃsāra)

• मायाचक्रस्य (māyācakrasya) - of the wheel of illusion

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O descendant of Raghu)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• महानाभिम् (mahānābhim) - great hub, great navel

• भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of that which is revolving (referring to the māyācakra) (of the revolving, of that which wanders)

• भ्रमदायिनः (bhramadāyinaḥ) - of that which causes delusion (referring to the māyācakra) (of that which causes delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha, the speaker of the verse (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the revered Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, beauty, reverence
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

root 'vac', perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this (wheel of māyā) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with māyācakrasya, which is neuter. So neuter genitive singular.

संसाररूपस्य (saṁsārarūpasya) - of that which takes the form of transmigration (saṃsāra) (of the nature of transmigration, having the form of saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of saṃsārarūpa

saṁsārarūpa - having the form of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+rūpa)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with māyācakrasya

मायाचक्रस्य (māyācakrasya) - of the wheel of illusion

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of māyācakra

māyācakra - wheel of illusion (māyā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+cakra)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, deceptive appearance, cosmic power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
  noun (neuter)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect (citta)

Root: cit (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative active

root 'vid', imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (irregular form)

Root: vid (class 2)

महानाभिम् (mahānābhim) - great hub, great navel

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahānābhi

mahānābhi - great hub, main center

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nābhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• nābhi – navel, hub, center
  noun (feminine)

भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of that which is revolving (referring to the māyācakra) (of the revolving, of that which wanders)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhramat

bhramat - revolving, wandering, moving

present active participle

derived from root 'bhram'

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with māyācakrasya

भ्रमदायिनः (bhramadāyinaḥ) - of that which causes delusion (referring to the māyācakra) (of that which causes delusion)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhramadāyin

bhramadāyin - causing error, producing delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+dāyin)

• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, revolving
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• dāyin – giving, granting, causing, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'dā'
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with māyācakrasya