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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-9

मायेयमतिदुष्पारा सांसारी गाढतां गता ।
शरदा मिहिकेवाशु बोधेनायाति तानवम् ॥ ९ ॥
māyeyamatiduṣpārā sāṃsārī gāḍhatāṃ gatā ,
śaradā mihikevāśu bodhenāyāti tānavam 9
9. māyā iyam ati-duṣpārā saṃsārī gāḍhatām gatā |
śaradā mihikā iva āśu bodhena āyāti tānavam ||
9. iyam māyā ati-duṣpārā saṃsārī gāḍhatām gatā
śaradā mihikā iva āśu bodhena tānavam āyāti
9. This illusion (māyā), which is extremely difficult to overcome, has become deeply entrenched in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). Just like mist in autumn, it quickly loses its density and dissipates through true knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

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  • माया (māyā) - illusion, magic, divine power
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
  • अति-दुष्पारा (ati-duṣpārā) - very difficult to cross or overcome
  • संसारी (saṁsārī) - pertaining to transmigratory existence; worldly
  • गाढताम् (gāḍhatām) - to a state of density, intensity, or firmness
  • गता (gatā) - having gone, attained, reached
  • शरदा (śaradā) - by autumn, in autumn
  • मिहिका (mihikā) - mist, fog
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
  • बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by understanding
  • आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, obtains, becomes
  • तानवम् (tānavam) - thinness, lightness, subtleness

Words meanings and morphology

माया (māyā) - illusion, magic, divine power
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, divine power, supernatural power
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
अति-दुष्पारा (ati-duṣpārā) - very difficult to cross or overcome
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ati-duṣpāra
ati-duṣpāra - very difficult to cross, very difficult to overcome
Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+duṣpāra)
  • ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
    indeclinable
  • duṣpāra – difficult to cross, difficult to overcome
    adjective
    Formed with 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'pāra' (crossing, reaching the other shore).
    Root: pṝ
संसारी (saṁsārī) - pertaining to transmigratory existence; worldly
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsārin
saṁsārin - related to saṃsāra, existing in saṃsāra, worldly
Derived from saṃsāra.
गाढताम् (gāḍhatām) - to a state of density, intensity, or firmness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāḍhatā
gāḍhatā - density, firmness, intensity, depth
Noun derived from adjective gāḍha (dense, firm) with suffix -tā.
गता (gatā) - having gone, attained, reached
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
Root: gam (class 1)
शरदा (śaradā) - by autumn, in autumn
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śarad
śarad - autumn
मिहिका (mihikā) - mist, fog
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mihikā
mihikā - mist, fog, hoar-frost
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bodha
bodha - knowledge, understanding, awakening
आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, obtains, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
तानवम् (tānavam) - thinness, lightness, subtleness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tānava
tānava - thinness, subtleness, lightness, emaciation
Noun derived from tanu (thin, subtle) with suffix -a.