योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-7

अहो तु चित्रा मायेयं तता विश्वविमोहिनी ।
असत्यैवापि सद्रूपा मरुभूमिषु वारिवत् ॥ ७ ॥

aho tu citrā māyeyaṃ tatā viśvavimohinī ,
asatyaivāpi sadrūpā marubhūmiṣu vārivat 7

7. aho tu citrā māyā iyam tatā viśvavimohinī
asatyā eva api sadrūpā marubhūmiṣu vārivat

7. aho tu iyam citrā tatā viśvavimohinī māyā (asti).
asatyā api eva sadrūpā (bhāti),
marubhūmiṣu vārivat.

7. Oh, this wondrous cosmic illusion (māyā) is indeed pervasive, deluding the entire universe. Though it is unreal, it appears as real, just like water in deserts.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, Ah!, Alas!

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• चित्रा (citrā) - wondrous, variegated, astonishing, strange

• माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, magical power, artifice

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• तता (tatā) - spread, extended, pervaded

• विश्वविमोहिनी (viśvavimohinī) - deluding the universe, bewildering all

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• सद्रूपा (sadrūpā) - having a real form, appearing real

• मरुभूमिषु (marubhūmiṣu) - in deserts, in desert lands

• वारिवत् (vārivat) - like water, as water

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh!, Ah!, Alas!

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

चित्रा (citrā) - wondrous, variegated, astonishing, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - wondrous, strange, variegated, diverse, beautiful, clear

Note: Agrees with 'māyā'.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

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

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तता (tatā) - spread, extended, pervaded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, pervaded, stretched out

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root tan.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'māyā'.

विश्वविमोहिनी (viśvavimohinī) - deluding the universe, bewildering all

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśvavimohin

viśvavimohin - deluding the universe, bewildering all

Agent Noun

Compound of viśva (universe) and vimohin (bewildering agent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+vimohin)

• viśva – universe, all, whole
  noun (neuter)
• vimohin – deluding, bewildering, causing illusion
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root muh (to be bewildered) with prefix vi- and suffix -in.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'māyā'.

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + satya (true).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'māyā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

सद्रूपा (sadrūpā) - having a real form, appearing real

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadrūpa

sadrūpa - whose form is real, appearing real

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+rūpa)

• sat – real, existing, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'māyā'.

मरुभूमिषु (marubhūmiṣu) - in deserts, in desert lands

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of marubhūmi

marubhūmi - desert land, wilderness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maru+bhūmi)

• maru – desert, waste, sand
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)

वारिवत् (vārivat) - like water, as water

(indeclinable)

Derived from vāri (water) with suffix -vat (like, similar to).

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