योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-24

यथा मृन्मयवेतालसभा ग्राम्यस्य भङ्गदा ।
यथा भूतार्थविज्ञानान्मृन्मय्येव न भङ्गदा ॥ २४ ॥

yathā mṛnmayavetālasabhā grāmyasya bhaṅgadā ,
yathā bhūtārthavijñānānmṛnmayyeva na bhaṅgadā 24

24. yathā mṛnmayavetālasabhā grāmyasya bhaṅgadā
yathā bhūtārthavijñānāt mṛnmayī eva na bhaṅgadā

24. yathā grāmyasya mṛnmayavetālasabhā bhaṅgadā,
yathā bhūtārthavijñānāt mṛnmayī eva na bhaṅgadā

24. Just as an assembly of clay demons (vetāla) causes distress for an uninitiated villager, so too, with the realization of its true nature, it is understood to be merely made of clay and thus no longer causes any harm.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• मृन्मयवेतालसभा (mṛnmayavetālasabhā) - an assembly of clay demons/ghosts

• ग्राम्यस्य (grāmyasya) - for an ignorant or naive person (of a villager, for a simpleton, for a rustic person)

• भङ्गदा (bhaṅgadā) - causing distress or fear (causing breakage, causing fear, destructive)

• यथा (yathā) - introducing the corresponding consequence (just as, similarly, so)

• भूतार्थविज्ञानात् (bhūtārthavijñānāt) - from the knowledge of the true nature of things, from the understanding of reality

• मृन्मयी (mṛnmayī) - (that which is) made of clay (referring to the `sabhā`) (made of clay, earthen)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'just made of clay' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• न (na) - not, no

• भङ्गदा (bhaṅgadā) - causing distress or fear (causing breakage, causing fear, destructive)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Correlative conjunction.

मृन्मयवेतालसभा (mṛnmayavetālasabhā) - an assembly of clay demons/ghosts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛnmayavetālasabhā

mṛnmayavetālasabhā - an assembly or group of clay demons

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛnmayī+vetāla+sabhā)

• mṛnmayī – made of clay, earthen
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from `mṛt` (clay) + `maya` (made of). Feminine form.
• vetāla – a demon, goblin, vampire-like being, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• sabhā – assembly, gathering, council, hall
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ग्राम्यस्य (grāmyasya) - for an ignorant or naive person (of a villager, for a simpleton, for a rustic person)

(noun)

masculine, singular of grāmya

grāmya - belonging to a village, rustic, rude, vulgar, unrefined, simpleton

Derived from `grāma` (village).

Note: Expresses the recipient of the fear.

भङ्गदा (bhaṅgadā) - causing distress or fear (causing breakage, causing fear, destructive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaṅgadā

bhaṅgadā - causing breakage, destructive, causing fear or shattering (of peace)

Compound formed by `bhaṅga` (breakage, fear) + `dā` (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaṅga+dā)

• bhaṅga – breaking, rupture, defeat, fear, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhañj` (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• dā – giving, granting, causing
  adjective/suffix (feminine)
  From root `dā` (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective.

यथा (yathā) - introducing the corresponding consequence (just as, similarly, so)

(indeclinable)

Correlative conjunction, here functioning as `tathā` (so, thus).

भूतार्थविज्ञानात् (bhūtārthavijñānāt) - from the knowledge of the true nature of things, from the understanding of reality

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhūtārthavijñāna

bhūtārthavijñāna - knowledge of the true nature of things, understanding of reality

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+artha+vijñāna)

• bhūta – become, happened, past, existing, a being, reality
  adjective/noun
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jñā` (to know) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Cause for the non-fear.

मृन्मयी (mṛnmayī) - (that which is) made of clay (referring to the `sabhā`) (made of clay, earthen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛnmayī

mṛnmayī - made of clay, earthen, terrestrial

Feminine form of `mṛn-maya`. Derived from `mṛt` (clay) + `maya` (made of).

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject.

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'just made of clay' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

भङ्गदा (bhaṅgadā) - causing distress or fear (causing breakage, causing fear, destructive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaṅgadā

bhaṅgadā - causing breakage, destructive, causing fear or shattering (of peace)

Compound formed by `bhaṅga` (breakage, fear) + `dā` (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaṅga+dā)

• bhaṅga – breaking, rupture, defeat, fear, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhañj` (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• dā – giving, granting, causing
  adjective/suffix (feminine)
  From root `dā` (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective.