योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-65, verse-10

यथा सुप्तस्य स्तोकेन नानाकारविकारया ।
मिथ्याज्ञानोग्रयामिन्या मायया निपतत्यलम् ॥ १० ॥

yathā suptasya stokena nānākāravikārayā ,
mithyājñānograyāminyā māyayā nipatatyalam 10

10. yathā suptasya stokena nānā ākāra vikārayā
mithyā jñāna ugra yāminyā māyayā nipatati alam

10. yathā suptasya stokena nānākāravikārayā
mithyājñānogravāminyā māyayā alam nipatati

10. Just as for one who is asleep, by even a small (cause), one completely falls under the spell of illusion (māyā), which manifests in various forms and transformations, and is like a fierce night of false knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• सुप्तस्य (suptasya) - of the sleeping one, of one who has slept

• स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a little, by a small amount, slightly, by a small cause

• नानाकारविकारया (nānākāravikārayā) - by varied forms and transformations

• मिथ्याज्ञानोग्रवामिन्या (mithyājñānogravāminyā) - by the fierce night of false knowledge

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by creative power

• निपतति (nipatati) - falls under the spell or sway of illusion (falls, descends, befalls, happens)

• अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (enough, completely, greatly, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

सुप्तस्य (suptasya) - of the sleeping one, of one who has slept

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, slept, dreaming

Past Passive Participle

From root 'svap' (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

स्तोकेन (stokena) - by a little, by a small amount, slightly, by a small cause

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of stoka

stoka - a little, small amount, drop

नानाकारविकारया (nānākāravikārayā) - by varied forms and transformations

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nānākāravikāra

nānākāravikāra - having various forms and transformations

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+ākāra+vikāra)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• vikāra – change, transformation, alteration, modification
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मिथ्याज्ञानोग्रवामिन्या (mithyājñānogravāminyā) - by the fierce night of false knowledge

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mithyājñānogravāminī

mithyājñānogravāminī - a fierce night of false knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (mithyājñāna+ugra+yāminī)

• mithyā – false, untrue, illusory
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, formidable
  adjective (feminine)
• yāminī – night
  noun (feminine)

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by creative power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, creative energy, supernatural power, trick

निपतति (nipatati) - falls under the spell or sway of illusion (falls, descends, befalls, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nipatati

Root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (enough, completely, greatly, indeed)

(indeclinable)