योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-73

सर्पभ्रान्तौ निवृत्तायां न रज्ज्वां सर्पभावना ।
पुनरेति यथा प्रावृण्नदी गिरितटाच्च्युता ॥ ७३ ॥

sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyāṃ na rajjvāṃ sarpabhāvanā ,
punareti yathā prāvṛṇnadī giritaṭāccyutā 73

73. sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyām na rajjvām sarpabhāvanā
| punaḥ eti yathā prāvṛṭ nadī giritatāt cyutā ||

73. sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyām rajjvām sarpabhāvanā na
yathā giritatāt cyutā prāvṛṭ nadī punaḥ na eti

73. Once the illusion of a snake (sarpa) is dispelled, the perception of a snake in the rope does not return. Just as a monsoon river, once it has plunged from a mountain cliff, does not flow back up again.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पभ्रान्तौ (sarpabhrāntau) - in the illusion of a snake

• निवृत्तायाम् (nivṛttāyām) - having ceased, having been removed, being dispelled

• न (na) - not

• रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

• सर्पभावना (sarpabhāvanā) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

• एति (eti) - comes, goes, returns

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• प्रावृट् (prāvṛṭ) - monsoon, rainy season

• नदी (nadī) - river

• गिरिततात् (giritatāt) - from the mountain cliff, from the mountain slope

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped, plunged

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पभ्रान्तौ (sarpabhrāntau) - in the illusion of a snake

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarpabhrānti

sarpabhrānti - illusion of a snake

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+bhrānti)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhram (to wander, be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

निवृत्तायाम् (nivṛttāyām) - having ceased, having been removed, being dispelled

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of nivṛttā

nivṛttā - ceased, stopped, removed, dispelled, abstained

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sarpabhrāntau' in a locative absolute construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

सर्पभावना (sarpabhāvanā) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarpabhāvanā

sarpabhāvanā - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+bhāvanā)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – perception, conception, idea, mental impression
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhū (to be) + ni (causative) + ana (suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first part of the verse.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - comes, goes, returns

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Implied in the first sentence, explicit in the second.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the analogy.

प्रावृट् (prāvṛṭ) - monsoon, rainy season

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

Note: Qualifies 'nadī'.

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Subject of the second clause.

गिरिततात् (giritatāt) - from the mountain cliff, from the mountain slope

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of giritata

giritata - mountain cliff, mountain slope

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+tata)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• tata – bank, shore, slope, cliff
  noun (neuter)

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped, plunged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyutā

cyutā - fallen, dropped, dislodged, departed

Past Passive Participle

from root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadī'.