योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-3

मायायन्त्रमयः प्रोक्तो यः पुमान्रघुनन्दन ।
एनं त्वं तमहंकारं विद्धि शून्याम्बरोत्थितम् ॥ ३ ॥

māyāyantramayaḥ prokto yaḥ pumānraghunandana ,
enaṃ tvaṃ tamahaṃkāraṃ viddhi śūnyāmbarotthitam 3

3. māyāyantramayaḥ proktaḥ yaḥ pumān raghunandana
enam tvam tam ahaṅkāram viddhi śūnyāmbarotthitam

3. raghunandana,
yaḥ pumān māyāyantramayaḥ proktaḥ,
enam tam tvam śūnyāmbarotthitam ahaṅkāram viddhi.

3. O scion of Raghu, know that person (puruṣa) who was described as being constituted by the machine of illusion (māyā) to be the ego (ahaṅkāra) that has arisen from the void of space.

Words meanings summery:

• मायायन्त्रमयः (māyāyantramayaḥ) - Composed of the illusory mechanism. (made of the machine of illusion, consisting of the mechanism of māyā)

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - Stated or characterized. (said, declared, described)

• यः (yaḥ) - The relative pronoun introducing the description of pumān. (who, which)

• पुमान् (pumān) - The (cosmic) person (puruṣa), referring to the individual self or consciousness. (person, man, male, spirit (puruṣa))

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Epithet for Rama, being addressed by Vasiṣṭha. (scion of Raghu, son of Raghu)

• एनम् (enam) - Referring to pumān. (this, him)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Rama, the listener. (you)

• तम् (tam) - Referring back to pumān (that one). (him, that)

• अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - The ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of self. (ego, sense of 'I')

• विद्धि (viddhi) - Understand, perceive truly. (know, understand)

• शून्याम्बरोत्थितम् (śūnyāmbarotthitam) - Having originated from the emptiness of consciousness/space. (arisen from the empty sky, sprung from the void of space)

Words meanings and morphology

मायायन्त्रमयः (māyāyantramayaḥ) - Composed of the illusory mechanism. (made of the machine of illusion, consisting of the mechanism of māyā)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāyantramaya

māyāyantramaya - made of the machine of illusion

Formed with suffix -maya (made of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+yantra+maya)

• māyā – illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device, mechanism
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Agrees with pumān.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - Stated or characterized. (said, declared, described)

(past passive participle)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

यः (yaḥ) - The relative pronoun introducing the description of pumān. (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Masculine nominative singular of yad

पुमान् (pumān) - The (cosmic) person (puruṣa), referring to the individual self or consciousness. (person, man, male, spirit (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)

The word puruṣa is also used for this concept. pums means 'male', 'man', but in philosophical contexts often refers to the cosmic person (puruṣa) or individual self.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Epithet for Rama, being addressed by Vasiṣṭha. (scion of Raghu, son of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - scion of Raghu, son of Raghu (Raghu's delight)

Compound: Raghu (proper name) + nandana (son, delight).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a legendary king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - Referring to pumān. (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Masculine accusative singular of etad

त्वम् (tvam) - Rama, the listener. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Nominative singular of yuşmad

Note: Subject of viddhi.

तम् (tam) - Referring back to pumān (that one). (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Masculine accusative singular of tad

अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - The ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of self. (ego, sense of 'I')

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, sense of 'I', self-conceit

From aham (I) + kāra (making, doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kāra – making, doing, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative accusative with viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - Understand, perceive truly. (know, understand)

(verb)

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

Imperative active

Second person singular imperative of root vid (vid, to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

शून्याम्बरोत्थितम् (śūnyāmbarotthitam) - Having originated from the emptiness of consciousness/space. (arisen from the empty sky, sprung from the void of space)

(past passive participle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+ambara+utthita)

• śūnya – empty, void, null
  adjective (neuter)
• ambara – sky, space, ether, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• utthita – risen, arisen, standing up, produced
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand) with prefixes ut (up) and (implied) a.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe ahaṅkāram.