योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-21

उपदेष्टा मुनिरयमेषोऽत्र भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् ।
ब्रह्मैवाहमिवाभाति रूपमेतद्दिवाभ्रवत् ॥ २१ ॥

upadeṣṭā munirayameṣo'tra bhrāntimātrakam ,
brahmaivāhamivābhāti rūpametaddivābhravat 21

21. upadeṣṭā muniḥ ayam eṣaḥ atra bhrāntimātrakam
brahma eva aham iva ābhāti rūpam etat divābhravat

21. ayam upadeṣṭā muniḥ atra eṣaḥ bhrāntimātrakam
brahma eva aham iva ābhāti etat rūpam divābhravat

21. This preceptor, the sage, is merely an illusion here. It appears as if 'I am Brahman.' This form is like a cloud in the daytime.

Words meanings summery:

• उपदेष्टा (upadeṣṭā) - preceptor, instructor, teacher

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one, he

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् (bhrāntimātrakam) - merely an illusion, only a delusion

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• दिवाभ्रवत् (divābhravat) - like a daytime cloud

Words meanings and morphology

उपदेष्टा (upadeṣṭā) - preceptor, instructor, teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upadeṣṭṛ

upadeṣṭṛ - a preceptor, instructor, teacher

Agent Noun (from participle)

Derived from root diś with upasarga upa and tṛc suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - a sage, ascetic, an inspired person, a silent one

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the preceptor sage.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Reinforces 'ayam'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् (bhrāntimātrakam) - merely an illusion, only a delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātraka

bhrāntimātraka - merely an illusion, only a delusion

Note: Adjective qualifying an implied noun, or acting as a predicate.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman), the sacred word, the Veda

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ābhā

Present tense, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Adjective to 'rūpam'.

दिवाभ्रवत् (divābhravat) - like a daytime cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divābhravat

divābhravat - like a cloud in the daytime

Derived from the noun divābhra with the vat suffix indicating similarity.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+abhra)

• divā – by day, in the daytime
  indeclinable
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)