योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-18

अज्ञतैषा मनोमत्तमृगं विषयतर्षुलम् ।
असत्यैव हि सत्येव मृगतृष्णेव कर्षति ॥ १८ ॥

ajñataiṣā manomattamṛgaṃ viṣayatarṣulam ,
asatyaiva hi satyeva mṛgatṛṣṇeva karṣati 18

18. ajñatā eṣā manomattamṛgam viṣayatṛṣulam
asatyā eva hi satyā iva mṛgatṛṣṇā iva karṣati

18. eṣā ajñatā viṣayatṛṣulam manomattamṛgam
karṣati hi asatyā eva satyā iva mṛgatṛṣṇā iva

18. This ignorance indeed draws the mind, which is like a frenzied deer thirsty for sense objects. Though unreal, it appears to be real, just like a mirage.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• मनोमत्तमृगम् (manomattamṛgam) - the mind, which is like a deer made mad by sense objects (the mind-intoxicated deer, the frenzied deer-like mind)

• विषयतृषुलम् (viṣayatṛṣulam) - desirous of sense objects, longing for objects

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

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

• सत्या (satyā) - real, true

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कर्षति (karṣati) - draws, pulls, entices, attracts

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñatā

ajñatā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Derived from 'ajña' (ignorant) + 'tā' (feminine suffix)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

मनोमत्तमृगम् (manomattamṛgam) - the mind, which is like a deer made mad by sense objects (the mind-intoxicated deer, the frenzied deer-like mind)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manomattamṛga

manomattamṛga - mind-intoxicated deer, frenzied deer-like mind

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (manas+matta+mṛga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• matta – intoxicated, mad, frenzied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mad' (to be mad, rejoice)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mṛga – deer, animal, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

विषयतृषुलम् (viṣayatṛṣulam) - desirous of sense objects, longing for objects

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣayatṛṣula

viṣayatṛṣula - longing for objects, thirsty for sense objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+tṛṣula)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣula – thirsty, longing, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tṛṣ' (to be thirsty)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'manomattamṛgam'.

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue, non-existent

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'satya' (true)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (being, existing)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ajñatā' (understood).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सत्या (satyā) - real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent

Derived from 'sat' (being, existing)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ajñatā' (understood).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇā

mṛgatṛṣṇā - mirage, thirst of deer, delusive appearance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'tṛṣ' (to be thirsty)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

कर्षति (karṣati) - draws, pulls, entices, attracts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛṣ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, from root 'kṛṣ'.

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)