योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-17

केशोण्ड्रकभ्रान्तिरिव विचित्रग्रन्थिवेष्टना ।
मिथ्यैव दृश्यमाना खेऽदृश्यमाना न किंचन ॥ १७ ॥

keśoṇḍrakabhrāntiriva vicitragranthiveṣṭanā ,
mithyaiva dṛśyamānā khe'dṛśyamānā na kiṃcana 17

17. keśoṇḍrakabhrāntiḥ iva vicitragranthiveṣṭanā
mithyā eva dṛśyamānā khe adṛśyamānā na kiñcana

17. keśoṇḍrakabhrāntiḥ iva vicitragranthiveṣṭanā
mithyā eva dṛśyamānā khe adṛśyamānā na kiñcana

17. It is like the illusion of a tangled knot of hair (kesoṇḍraka-bhrānti), woven with strange and complex bindings. Though seen falsely in space, it becomes nothing at all when it vanishes.

Words meanings summery:

• केशोण्ड्रकभ्रान्तिः (keśoṇḍrakabhrāntiḥ) - the illusion of a tangled knot of hair (kesoṇḍraka-bhrānti) (illusion of entangled hair)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• विचित्रग्रन्थिवेष्टना (vicitragranthiveṣṭanā) - woven with strange and complex bindings (with strange knots and coverings/bindings)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, incorrectly, unreal)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

• दृश्यमाना (dṛśyamānā) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

• खे (khe) - in space (in space, in the sky)

• अदृश्यमाना (adṛśyamānā) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (with 'na' -> nothing at all) (anything, something, even one)

Words meanings and morphology

केशोण्ड्रकभ्रान्तिः (keśoṇḍrakabhrāntiḥ) - the illusion of a tangled knot of hair (kesoṇḍraka-bhrānti) (illusion of entangled hair)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of keśoṇḍrakabhrānti

keśoṇḍrakabhrānti - illusion of a hair-lump (a visual illusion where one sees threads or hairs in the air)

Nominative singular of the compound noun keśoṇḍrakabhrānti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+uṇḍraka+bhrānti)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• uṇḍraka – a lump, a ball, something knotted
  noun (neuter)
• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhram ('to wander, err')
  Root: bhram (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विचित्रग्रन्थिवेष्टना (vicitragranthiveṣṭanā) - woven with strange and complex bindings (with strange knots and coverings/bindings)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitragranthiveṣṭana

vicitragranthiveṣṭana - having diverse knots and coverings

Feminine nominative singular of the compound adjective vicitragranthiveṣṭana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+granthi+veṣṭana)

• vicitra – various, diverse, strange, wonderful
  adjective (masculine)
• granthi – knot, tie, joint
  noun (masculine)
  From root granth ('to tie, compose')
  Root: granth (class 1)
• veṣṭana – covering, wrapping, binding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root veṣṭ ('to wrap')
  Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, incorrectly, unreal)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यमाना (dṛśyamānā) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyamāna

dṛśyamāna - being seen, visible, appearing

Present Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular of dṛśyamāna (from root dṛś 'to see')

Root: dṛś (class 1)

खे (khe) - in space (in space, in the sky)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Locative singular of kha

अदृश्यमाना (adṛśyamānā) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛśyamāna

adṛśyamāna - not being seen, invisible, disappearing

Present Passive Participle (negative)

Feminine nominative singular of adṛśyamāna (negated dṛśyamāna)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyamāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛśyamāna – being seen, visible
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  From root dṛś ('to see')
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (with 'na' -> nothing at all) (anything, something, even one)

(indeclinable)