योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-68

मृगतृष्णाम्बुवद्भ्रान्तिरूप एवावभासते ।
पितामहार्थकारित्वमपि तस्य भ्रमात्मकम् ॥ ६८ ॥

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvadbhrāntirūpa evāvabhāsate ,
pitāmahārthakāritvamapi tasya bhramātmakam 68

68. mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat bhrāntirūpaḥ eva avabhāsate
pitāmahārthakāritvam api tasya bhrāmātmakam

68. mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat bhrāntirūpaḥ eva avabhāsate.
tasya pitāmahārthakāritvam api bhrāmātmakam

68. That (pitāmaha) appears just like the water of a mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu), being indeed of the nature of illusion (bhrānti). Even its functionality as the creator (pitāmaha) is illusory.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगतृष्णाम्बुवत् (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat) - like mirage water, like the water of a deer's thirst

• भ्रान्तिरूपः (bhrāntirūpaḥ) - having the form of illusion, illusory in nature

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests

• पितामहार्थकारित्वम् (pitāmahārthakāritvam) - the functionality/effectiveness of the creator

• अपि (api) - even, also

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• भ्रामात्मकम् (bhrāmātmakam) - of the nature of illusion, illusory

Words meanings and morphology

मृगतृष्णाम्बुवत् (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvat) - like mirage water, like the water of a deer's thirst

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat, meaning 'like' or 'as'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – deer's thirst, mirage
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

भ्रान्तिरूपः (bhrāntirūpaḥ) - having the form of illusion, illusory in nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrāntirūpa

bhrāntirūpa - form of illusion, illusory form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrānti+rūpa)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., pitāmahaḥ from the previous verse).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of avabhās

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

पितामहार्थकारित्वम् (pitāmahārthakāritvam) - the functionality/effectiveness of the creator

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pitāmahārthakāritva

pitāmahārthakāritva - the state of being functional for the creator, effectiveness related to the creator

Derived from pitāmaha-artha-kārin + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+artha+kāritva)

• pitāmaha – grandfather, creator (Brahma)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kāritva – the state of causing or effecting, functionality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kārin (doer) + tva (suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to pitāmahārthakāritvam (neuter).

भ्रामात्मकम् (bhrāmātmakam) - of the nature of illusion, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāmātmaka

bhrāmātmaka - having the nature of illusion, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+ātmaka)

• bhrama – illusion, error, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ātmaka – constituting, forming the nature of, consisting of
  adjective

Note: Agrees with pitāmahārthakāritvam.