योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-22

अष्टौ षष्ठं द्विषं मित्रं रज्जुं सर्पं स्थलं जलम् ।
चन्द्रौ द्वौ कुरुते चित्तगतो मोहोऽमृतं विषम् ॥ २२ ॥

aṣṭau ṣaṣṭhaṃ dviṣaṃ mitraṃ rajjuṃ sarpaṃ sthalaṃ jalam ,
candrau dvau kurute cittagato moho'mṛtaṃ viṣam 22

22. aṣṭau ṣaṣṭham dviṣam mitram rajjum sarpam sthalam
jalam candrau dvau kurute cittagataḥ mohaḥ amṛtam viṣam

22. cittagataḥ mohaḥ aṣṭau ṣaṣṭham dviṣam mitram rajjum
sarpam sthalam jalam dvau candrau amṛtam viṣam kurute

22. The delusion (moha) residing in the mind (citta) makes eight into six, an enemy into a friend, a rope into a snake, dry land into water, two moons [out of one], and nectar into poison.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (seen as six) (eight)

• षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - (seen as) six (sixth)

• द्विषम् (dviṣam) - enemy, hater

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

• रज्जुम् (rajjum) - rope, cord

• सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake, serpent

• स्थलम् (sthalam) - dry ground, land, place

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• चन्द्रौ (candrau) - a single moon perceived as two due to delusion (two moons)

• द्वौ (dvau) - (often implying 'instead of one') (two)

• कुरुते (kurute) - the delusion 'makes' these transformations (he/she/it makes, does, performs)

• चित्तगतः (cittagataḥ) - the delusion specifically *resides in the mind (citta)* (residing in the mind, mental)

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - the subject causing the misperception (delusion, infatuation, confusion)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (seen as six) (eight)

(numeral)

Note: Used as an object, indicating 'eight' as the original perception.

षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - (seen as) six (sixth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

Note: The numeral 'six' is understood, referring to the sixth number. It functions here as a noun.

द्विषम् (dviṣam) - enemy, hater

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dviṣ

dviṣ - enemy, hater

Derived from root √dviṣ (to hate)

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

रज्जुम् (rajjum) - rope, cord

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

स्थलम् (sthalam) - dry ground, land, place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, land, place, spot

Root: sthā (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

चन्द्रौ (candrau) - a single moon perceived as two due to delusion (two moons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

Root: cand (class 1)

Note: Represents the illusory perception of two moons.

द्वौ (dvau) - (often implying 'instead of one') (two)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'candrau'.

कुरुते (kurute) - the delusion 'makes' these transformations (he/she/it makes, does, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject is 'mohaḥ'.

चित्तगतः (cittagataḥ) - the delusion specifically *resides in the mind (citta)* (residing in the mind, mental)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittagata

cittagata - residing in the mind, mental

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+gata)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• gata – gone, gone to, being in, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mohaḥ'.

मोहः (mohaḥ) - the subject causing the misperception (delusion, infatuation, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'kurute'.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, immortal; not dead

Negation 'a' + 'mṛta' (dead)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

विषम् (viṣam) - poison

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom