योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-16

अहो नु चित्रमेतेन मिथ्याज्ञानेन वल्गता ।
नीतः सर्वार्थशून्येन पदवीं कामिमामहम् ॥ १६ ॥

aho nu citrametena mithyājñānena valgatā ,
nītaḥ sarvārthaśūnyena padavīṃ kāmimāmaham 16

16. aho nu citram etena mithyā-jñānena valgatā
nītaḥ sarva-artha-śūnyena padavīm kāmimām aham

16. aho nu citram etena valgatā sarva-artha-śūnyena
mithyā-jñānena aham kāmimām padavīm nītaḥ

16. Oh, indeed, how astonishing! I have been led to this desired state by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna), which parades itself and is devoid of all true purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, but)

• चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, strange; painting, picture)

• एतेन (etena) - by this (false knowledge) (by this, by him)

• मिथ्या-ज्ञानेन (mithyā-jñānena) - by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (by false knowledge, by erroneous understanding)

• वल्गता (valgatā) - which parades itself (by the strutting, by the moving about)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - I have been led (led, conducted, guided)

• सर्व-अर्थ-शून्येन (sarva-artha-śūnyena) - which is devoid of all true purpose (by that which is devoid of all purpose/meaning)

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - state (path, way, state, condition, rank)

• कामिमाम् (kāmimām) - desired (desirable, desired)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, but)

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, strange; painting, picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, astonishing, strange, variegated; a picture, painting

Note: Functions here as an exclamation 'How astonishing!'

एतेन (etena) - by this (false knowledge) (by this, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

मिथ्या-ज्ञानेन (mithyā-jñānena) - by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (by false knowledge, by erroneous understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mithyā-jñāna

mithyā-jñāna - false knowledge, erroneous understanding, illusion

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+jñāna)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, in vain; falsehood, illusion
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वल्गता (valgatā) - which parades itself (by the strutting, by the moving about)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of valgat

valgat - strutting, moving about, prancing, active

Present Active Participle

Derived from root valg (to leap, prance, move).

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

नीतः (nītaḥ) - I have been led (led, conducted, guided)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, guided, brought

Past Passive Particple

Derived from root nī (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', functioning as a predicate participle.

सर्व-अर्थ-शून्येन (sarva-artha-śūnyena) - which is devoid of all true purpose (by that which is devoid of all purpose/meaning)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarva-artha-śūnya

sarva-artha-śūnya - devoid of all purpose, lacking all meaning/wealth

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+śūnya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of, null
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

पदवीम् (padavīm) - state (path, way, state, condition, rank)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, road, way, position, state, rank

कामिमाम् (kāmimām) - desired (desirable, desired)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāmima

kāmima - desirous, desirable, lovely

Derived from root kām (to desire).

Root: kām (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padavīm'.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we