योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-68

एषा हि भवतामेव विमोहाय क्षयाय च ।
वातलेखेव दीपानां स्फुरतामपि तेजसाम् ॥ ६८ ॥

eṣā hi bhavatāmeva vimohāya kṣayāya ca ,
vātalekheva dīpānāṃ sphuratāmapi tejasām 68

68. eṣā hi bhavatām eva vimohāya kṣayāya ca |
vātalekhā iva dīpānām sphuratām api tejasām ||

68. eṣā hi bhavatām eva vimohāya kṣayāya ca
dīpānām sphuratām api tejasām vātalekhā iva

68. Indeed, this (illusory perception) leads to your delusion and ultimate destruction, just as a sudden gust of wind affects even brilliantly shining lamps.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural), for you (plural)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• विमोहाय (vimohāya) - for delusion, for infatuation

• क्षयाय (kṣayāya) - for destruction, for decay, for loss

• च (ca) - and, also

• वातलेखा (vātalekhā) - a gust of wind, a blast of wind

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

• स्फुरताम् (sphuratām) - of brilliantly shining (lamps) (of those shining, of those trembling, of those vibrating)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of lights, of energies, of splendors

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, that

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural), for you (plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your, belonging to you, reverend, esteemed

Honorific second person pronoun, or present active participle of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Can also be interpreted as dative in usage meaning 'for you'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

विमोहाय (vimohāya) - for delusion, for infatuation

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vimoha

vimoha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose: 'for delusion'.

क्षयाय (kṣayāya) - for destruction, for decay, for loss

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, ruin, loss

From root 'kṣi' (to waste away, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Indicates purpose: 'for destruction'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वातलेखा (vātalekhā) - a gust of wind, a blast of wind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātalekhā

vātalekhā - a line or streak of wind, a gust of wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+lekhā)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• lekhā – line, streak, path, mark
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'likh' (to write, scratch).
  Root: likh (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, candle

From root 'dīp' (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

स्फुरताम् (sphuratām) - of brilliantly shining (lamps) (of those shining, of those trembling, of those vibrating)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sphurat

sphurat - shining, trembling, throbbing, vibrating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, vibrate, flash, shine).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dīpānām' and 'tejasām'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of lights, of energies, of splendors

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, light, spiritual power

From root 'tij' (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)