योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-65

परमाणुसमूहा ये जगदित्यप्यवास्तवम् ।
शशश्रृङ्गं धनुःप्रख्यमज्ञानादभिधीयते ॥ ६५ ॥

paramāṇusamūhā ye jagadityapyavāstavam ,
śaśaśrṛṅgaṃ dhanuḥprakhyamajñānādabhidhīyate 65

65. paramaṇusamūhāḥ ye jagat iti api avāstavam
śaśaśṛṅgaṃ dhanuḥprakhyam ajñānāt abhidhīyate

65. ye paramaṇusamūhāḥ jagat iti api avāstavam
ajñānāt śaśaśṛṅgaṃ dhanuḥprakhyam abhidhīyate

65. That which is called the world, consisting of groups of atoms, is also unreal. It is out of ignorance (ajñāna) that a rabbit's horn is spoken of as resembling a bow.

Words meanings summery:

• परमणुसमूहाः (paramaṇusamūhāḥ) - groups of atoms

• ये (ye) - which

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct/indirect speech or marks conclusion)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवास्तवम् (avāstavam) - unreal, not real, illusory

• शशशृङ्गं (śaśaśṛṅgaṁ) - rabbit's horn (an impossibility)

• धनुःप्रख्यम् (dhanuḥprakhyam) - resembling a bow

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is spoken of, is described, is called

Words meanings and morphology

परमणुसमूहाः (paramaṇusamūhāḥ) - groups of atoms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramaṇusamūha

paramaṇusamūha - group of atoms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramaṇu+samūha)

• paramaṇu – supreme atom, ultimate particle
  noun (masculine)
• samūha – collection, group, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ūh (class 1)

ये (ye) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, the world

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with the suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct/indirect speech or marks conclusion)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अवास्तवम् (avāstavam) - unreal, not real, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāstava

avāstava - unreal, not true, non-existent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāstava)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vāstava – real, true, existent
  adjective

शशशृङ्गं (śaśaśṛṅgaṁ) - rabbit's horn (an impossibility)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaśaśṛṅga

śaśaśṛṅga - rabbit's horn (a symbol of impossibility)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaśa+śṛṅga)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak
  noun (neuter)

धनुःप्रख्यम् (dhanuḥprakhyam) - resembling a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥprakhya

dhanuḥprakhya - appearing like a bow, resembling a bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+prakhya)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – appearing, resembling, like
  adjective
  Prefix: pra

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience (ajñāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is spoken of, is described, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhidhā

Present Tense

Passive voice, derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)