योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-12

अत्युग्रैः पुण्यपापैः स्वैर्वा महात्मभिरीक्षिते ।
लक्ष्याण्यप्यन्यथा सन्ति नृणां चित्कल्पनावशात् ॥ १२ ॥

atyugraiḥ puṇyapāpaiḥ svairvā mahātmabhirīkṣite ,
lakṣyāṇyapyanyathā santi nṛṇāṃ citkalpanāvaśāt 12

12. atyugraiḥ puṇyapāpaiḥ svaiḥ vā mahātmabhiḥ īkṣite
lakṣyāṇi api anyathā santi nṛṇām citkalpanāvaśāt

12. svaiḥ atyugraiḥ puṇyapāpaiḥ vā mahātmabhiḥ īkṣite
nṛṇām citkalpanāvaśāt lakṣyāṇi api anyathā santi

12. When observed either through one's own extremely potent good and bad actions (karma), or by great souls, even the objects of perception appear differently to people, owing to the power of their mental imagination.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्युग्रैः (atyugraiḥ) - by extremely severe, by very fierce

• पुण्यपापैः (puṇyapāpaiḥ) - by merits and demerits, by good and bad deeds

• स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by one's own

• वा (vā) - or

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble persons

• ईक्षिते (īkṣite) - when seen, when observed

• लक्ष्याणि (lakṣyāṇi) - objects of perception, targets, goals

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people, of men

• चित्कल्पनावशात् (citkalpanāvaśāt) - due to the power of mental imagination/fabrication

Words meanings and morphology

अत्युग्रैः (atyugraiḥ) - by extremely severe, by very fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of atyugra

atyugra - extremely severe, very fierce, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+ugra)

• ati – over, beyond, extremely
  indeclinable
• ugra – fierce, severe, potent, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)

पुण्यपापैः (puṇyapāpaiḥ) - by merits and demerits, by good and bad deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṇyapāpa

puṇyapāpa - merit and demerit, good and evil (karma)

Compound type : dvandva (puṇya+pāpa)

• puṇya – merit, virtuous act, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• pāpa – demerit, sin, evil deed
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to karma.

स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous one, supreme (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

ईक्षिते (īkṣite) - when seen, when observed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of īkṣita

īkṣita - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

derived from root īkṣ (to see, to observe)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

लक्ष्याणि (lakṣyāṇi) - objects of perception, targets, goals

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lakṣya

lakṣya - object of perception, aim, target, goal, token

Gerundive

from root lakṣ (to perceive, to mark)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, people

चित्कल्पनावशात् (citkalpanāvaśāt) - due to the power of mental imagination/fabrication

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citkalpanāvaśa

citkalpanāvaśa - power of mental imagination, dependence on mental fabrication

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+kalpanā+vaśa)

• cit – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
• kalpanā – imagination, fabrication, arrangement, creation
  noun (feminine)
  from root kḷp (to arrange, to invent)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will, dependence
  noun (masculine)