योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-12

संतता मोहमिहिका कार्यासारविसारिणी ।
यमुना प्रावृषीवैति तिमिरश्यामला चिरम् ॥ १२ ॥

saṃtatā mohamihikā kāryāsāravisāriṇī ,
yamunā prāvṛṣīvaiti timiraśyāmalā ciram 12

12. santatā mohamihikā kāryāsāravisāriṇī
yamunā prāvṛṣī iva eti timiraśyāmalā ciram

12. santatā mohamihikā kāryāsāravisāriṇī
timiraśyāmalā prāvṛṣī yamunā iva ciram eti

12. The pervasive mist of delusion (moha), which spreads the futility of all actions, flows on endlessly, dark and gloomy, like the Yamuna river during the rainy season.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तता (santatā) - continuous, unbroken, pervasive

• मोहमिहिका (mohamihikā) - mist of delusion

• कार्यासारविसारिणी (kāryāsāravisāriṇī) - spreading the futility or unsubstantiality of actions

• यमुना (yamunā) - the Yamuna river

• प्रावृषी (prāvṛṣī) - in the rainy season

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• एति (eti) - comes, goes, flows

• तिमिरश्यामला (timiraśyāmalā) - dark and gloomy, dark-colored due to darkness

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, perpetually, endlessly

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तता (santatā) - continuous, unbroken, pervasive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of santata

santata - continuous, uninterrupted, pervasive

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

मोहमिहिका (mohamihikā) - mist of delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohamihikā

mohamihikā - mist of delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+mihikā)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mihikā – mist, fog, hoarfrost
  noun (feminine)

कार्यासारविसारिणी (kāryāsāravisāriṇī) - spreading the futility or unsubstantiality of actions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāryāsāravisāriṇī

kāryāsāravisāriṇī - spreading the essence of worthless actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+asāra+visāriṇī)

• kārya – action, deed, duty, effect
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do) + ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• asāra – worthless, unsubstantial, futile
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• visāriṇī – spreading, extending, flowing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Active Participle
  From root sṛ (to flow) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

यमुना (yamunā) - the Yamuna river

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yamunā

yamunā - name of a sacred river in India

प्रावृषी (prāvṛṣī) - in the rainy season

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - the rainy season

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - comes, goes, flows

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: i (class 2)

तिमिरश्यामला (timiraśyāmalā) - dark and gloomy, dark-colored due to darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of timiraśyāmalā

timiraśyāmalā - dark-colored with gloom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timira+śyāmalā)

• timira – darkness, gloom, dimness
  noun (neuter)
• śyāmalā – dark-colored, dusky, blackish (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, perpetually, endlessly

(indeclinable)