योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-119, verse-5

अहो नु चित्रा मायेयं तात विश्वविमोहिनी ।
सर्वाङ्गप्रोतमप्यात्मा यदात्मानं न पश्यति ॥ ५ ॥

aho nu citrā māyeyaṃ tāta viśvavimohinī ,
sarvāṅgaprotamapyātmā yadātmānaṃ na paśyati 5

5. aho nu citrā māyā iyam tāta viśvavimohinī
sarvāṅgaprotam api ātmā yat ātmānam na paśyati

5. tāta aho nu iyam viśvavimohinī citrā māyā yat
ātmā sarvāṅgaprotam api ātmānam na paśyati

5. Oh, dear one, this (māyā) is truly a wondrous and perplexing power that deludes the entire world! Even though the self (ātman) permeates every part (of existence), it fails to perceive its own true nature.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, indeed!

• नु (nu) - indeed, surely

• चित्रा (citrā) - wonderful, mysterious, variegated

• माया (māyā) - illusory power, cosmic illusion (māyā)

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father

• विश्वविमोहिनी (viśvavimohinī) - deluding the whole world

• सर्वाङ्गप्रोतम् (sarvāṅgaprotam) - pervading all limbs/parts

• अपि (api) - even, also

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)

• यत् (yat) - that (relative pronoun), when

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

• न (na) - not

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh!, indeed!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

चित्रा (citrā) - wonderful, mysterious, variegated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, surprising

माया (māyā) - illusory power, cosmic illusion (māyā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, cosmic illusion (māyā)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

तात (tāta) - dear one, father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

विश्वविमोहिनी (viśvavimohinī) - deluding the whole world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśva-vimohin

viśva-vimohin - world-deluding

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (viśva+vimohin)

• viśva – all, whole, universal, world
  adjective (neuter)
• vimohin – bewildering, deluding, enchanting
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from root muh (to be confused, deluded) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muh

सर्वाङ्गप्रोतम् (sarvāṅgaprotam) - pervading all limbs/parts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva-aṅga-prota

sarva-aṅga-prota - pervaded in all parts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva-aṅga+prota)

• sarva-aṅga – all limbs, every part
  noun (neuter)
• prota – woven into, pervaded, pierced
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ve (to weave, pierce) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ve

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul

यत् (yat) - that (relative pronoun), when

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dṛś

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root dṛś, 4th class, present stem paśya.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

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