योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-36

असद्बोधमयी माया कथं नामापि नश्यति ।
दुर्भावस्वञ्चितधियो वस्तुन्यन्धस्य दुर्मतेः ॥ ३६ ॥

asadbodhamayī māyā kathaṃ nāmāpi naśyati ,
durbhāvasvañcitadhiyo vastunyandhasya durmateḥ 36

36. asadbodhamayī māyā katham nāma api naśyati
durbhāvasvañcitadhiyaḥ vastuni andhasya durmateḥ

36. durbhāvasvañcitadhiyaḥ vastuni andhasya durmateḥ (janasya),
asadbodhamayī māyā katham nāma api naśyati

36. How indeed can this illusion (māyā), which consists of false understanding, be destroyed for a person whose intellect is deceived by negative tendencies, who is blind to reality, and whose mind is perverted?

Words meanings summery:

• असद्बोधमयी (asadbodhamayī) - consisting of false knowledge/understanding, illusory by nature

• माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, deceptive power

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (as an emphatic particle)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, (as an emphatic particle)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - disappears, perishes, is destroyed, is lost

• दुर्भावस्वञ्चितधियः (durbhāvasvañcitadhiyaḥ) - of one whose intellect is deceived by evil thoughts/tendencies

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality, in a real thing, in substance, in an object

• अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of the blind, of the ignorant

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the ill-minded, of the dull-witted, of the person with perverted intellect

Words meanings and morphology

असद्बोधमयी (asadbodhamayī) - consisting of false knowledge/understanding, illusory by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asadbodhamaya

asadbodhamaya - consisting of false knowledge/understanding

formed with 'maya' suffix, meaning 'consisting of'

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+bodha+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  negation of sat (existent, real)
  Prefix: a
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  primary suffix -maya (P. 4.2.92), forming adjectives

Note: Qualifies māyā.

माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, deceptive power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, cosmic illusion, magic, deceptive power

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

Note: Interrogative.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (as an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

used as an emphatic particle here, though its root meaning is name.

Note: Used as an emphatic particle.

अपि (api) - even, also, too, (as an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable particle

Note: Used as an emphatic particle.

नश्यति (naśyati) - disappears, perishes, is destroyed, is lost

(verb)

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

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The verb for māyā.

दुर्भावस्वञ्चितधियः (durbhāvasvañcitadhiyaḥ) - of one whose intellect is deceived by evil thoughts/tendencies

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbhāvasvañcitadhi

durbhāvasvañcitadhi - one whose intellect is deceived by evil thoughts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (durbhāva+svañcita+dhi)

• durbhāva – evil thought, bad intention, ill-will, negative tendency
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dur
• svañcita – deceived, deluded, cheated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root svac or √vañc (to go crookedly, to deceive), with intensive prefix su- or an anomalous formation
  Root: vañc (class 1)
• dhi – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality, in a real thing, in substance, in an object

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - reality, substance, thing, object

Note: Refers to the true nature of reality.

अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of the blind, of the ignorant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, ignorant, unintelligent

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person' along with durbhāvasvañcitadhiyaḥ and durmateḥ.

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the ill-minded, of the dull-witted, of the person with perverted intellect

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - ill-minded, dull-witted, foolish, perverted intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.