योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-28

अहंभावचमत्कारमात्रादृष्टरिवाम्बुदात् ।
जायते मिहिकेवाशु प्रेक्षामात्रविनाशिनी ॥ २८ ॥

ahaṃbhāvacamatkāramātrādṛṣṭarivāmbudāt ,
jāyate mihikevāśu prekṣāmātravināśinī 28

28. ahaṃbhāvacamatkāramātrāt dṛṣṭari iva ambudāt
jāyate mihikā iva āśu prekṣāmātravināśinī

28. ahaṃbhāvacamatkāramātrāt dṛṣṭari ambudāt iva
mihikā iva āśu jāyate prekṣāmātravināśinī

28. It arises from the mere wonder of the sense of 'I' (ahaṃbhāva) within the seer, like mist from a cloud, and swiftly perishes upon mere perception.

Words meanings summery:

• अहंभावचमत्कारमात्रात् (ahaṁbhāvacamatkāramātrāt) - from the mere wonder of the ego/sense of 'I'

• दृष्टरि (dṛṣṭari) - in the seer, in the observer

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बुदात् (ambudāt) - from a cloud

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, originates

• मिहिका (mihikā) - mist, fog, haze

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• प्रेक्षामात्रविनाशिनी (prekṣāmātravināśinī) - perishing at the mere sight/perception

Words meanings and morphology

अहंभावचमत्कारमात्रात् (ahaṁbhāvacamatkāramātrāt) - from the mere wonder of the ego/sense of 'I'

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ahaṃbhāvacamatkāramātra

ahaṁbhāvacamatkāramātra - mere wonder of the ego/sense of 'I'

Compound of 'ahaṃbhāva', 'camatkāra', and 'mātra'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃbhāva+camatkāra+mātra)

• ahaṃbhāva – ego, egoism, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'aham' (I) and 'bhāva' (state, existence, feeling).
• camatkāra – wonder, astonishment, striking effect
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, just
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'

दृष्टरि (dṛṣṭari) - in the seer, in the observer

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭṛ

dṛṣṭṛ - seer, observer, spectator

Agent noun

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with the agent suffix 'tṛ'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदात् (ambudāt) - from a cloud

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (giver of water)

Compound of 'ambu' (water) and 'da' (giver).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, originates

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

मिहिका (mihikā) - mist, fog, haze

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mihikā

mihikā - mist, fog, haze

Note: As the subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षामात्रविनाशिनी (prekṣāmātravināśinī) - perishing at the mere sight/perception

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prekṣāmātravināśin

prekṣāmātravināśin - perishing at the mere perception

Compound of 'prekṣā', 'mātra', and 'vināśin'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prekṣā+mātra+vināśin)

• prekṣā – sight, vision, perception, observation
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-īkṣ (to look, perceive)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, just
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'
• vināśin – perishing, destroying, liable to perish
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective
  from vi-naś (to perish, destroy)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mihikā' and (implicitly) 'māyā'.