योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-189, verse-19

मूलादेवैवमायातो मिथ्यानुभवनात्मकः ।
मोहो ब्रह्मण एवायमित्यस्त्येष महात्मनाम् ॥ १९ ॥

mūlādevaivamāyāto mithyānubhavanātmakaḥ ,
moho brahmaṇa evāyamityastyeṣa mahātmanām 19

19. mūlāt eva eva āyātaḥ mithyānubhavātmakaḥ mohaḥ
brahmaṇaḥ eva ayam iti asti eṣaḥ mahātmanām

19. eṣaḥ mohaḥ mithyānubhavātmakaḥ mūlāt eva eva
āyātaḥ brahmaṇaḥ eva ayam iti mahātmanām asti

19. This delusion (moha), characterized by false experiences and arising from the very root, is understood by great souls to belong to Brahman itself.

Words meanings summery:

• मूलात् (mūlāt) - from the root, from the origin

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आयातः (āyātaḥ) - arisen, come, appeared

• मिथ्यानुभवात्मकः (mithyānubhavātmakaḥ) - characterized by false experience, consisting of erroneous perception

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, from Brahman

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of enlightened beings

Words meanings and morphology

मूलात् (mūlāt) - from the root, from the origin

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, base, source

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

आयातः (āyātaḥ) - arisen, come, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, obtained, originated, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yā (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mohaḥ'

मिथ्यानुभवात्मकः (mithyānubhavātmakaḥ) - characterized by false experience, consisting of erroneous perception

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyānubhavātmaka

mithyānubhavātmaka - consisting of false experience, having the nature of erroneous perception

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mithyā+anubhava+ātmaka)

• mithyā – falsehood, illusion, wrongly, falsely
  indeclinable
• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ka added to ātman or words denoting nature/essence

Note: Qualifies 'mohaḥ'

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation, ignorance (moha)

Root: √muh (class 4)

Note: Key term for translation.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, from Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: Key term for translation.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'mohaḥ'

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'mohaḥ'

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of enlightened beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, enlightened being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Key term for ātman.