योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-18

इदमप्रतिघारम्भं भ्रान्तिमात्रं जगत्त्रयम् ।
न संभवति को नाम भ्रान्तौ भ्रान्तिविपर्ययः ॥ १८ ॥

idamapratighārambhaṃ bhrāntimātraṃ jagattrayam ,
na saṃbhavati ko nāma bhrāntau bhrāntiviparyayaḥ 18

18. idam apratighārambham bhrāntimātram jagatrayam | na
saṃbhavati kaḥ nāma bhrāntau bhrāntiviparyayaḥ ||

18. idam apratighārambham jagatrayam bhrāntimātram.
bhrāntau kaḥ nāma bhrāntiviparyayaḥ na saṃbhavati.

18. This entire three-world creation, whose manifestation seems irresistible, is merely an illusion (bhrānti). What indeed can be a contradiction or reversal of an illusion (bhrānti) within an illusion (bhrānti) itself?

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this entire three-world creation (this, this world)

• अप्रतिघारम्भम् (apratighārambham) - (the three worlds) whose manifestation seems irresistible (whose beginning is unopposed/irresistible, unobstructed in its emergence)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - nothing but an illusion (bhrānti) (mere illusion, solely an illusion)

• जगत्रयम् (jagatrayam) - the entire three-world creation (the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can be, is possible (is possible, occurs, exists, arises)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, by name)

• भ्रान्तौ (bhrāntau) - within an illusion (bhrānti) (in illusion, in error)

• भ्रान्तिविपर्ययः (bhrāntiviparyayaḥ) - a contradiction or reversal of an illusion (bhrānti) (reversal of illusion, counter-illusion, contradiction of illusion)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this entire three-world creation (this, this world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this world, this universe

Note: Acts as the subject of the clause.

अप्रतिघारम्भम् (apratighārambham) - (the three worlds) whose manifestation seems irresistible (whose beginning is unopposed/irresistible, unobstructed in its emergence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratighārambha

apratighārambha - whose beginning/undertaking is unopposed/irresistible/unobstructed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratigha+ārambha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• pratigha – resistance, opposition, obstacle
  noun (masculine)
  from prati-han
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, commencement, origin, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-rabh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagatrayam'.

भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - nothing but an illusion (bhrānti) (mere illusion, solely an illusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - mere illusion, only illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  from bhrām
  Root: bhrām (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix used with nouns to form adjectives indicating 'only that'

Note: Qualifies 'jagatrayam'.

जगत्रयम् (jagatrayam) - the entire three-world creation (the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatraya

jagatraya - the three worlds

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  from root gam, present participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)
  from tri

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'saṃbhavati'.

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can be, is possible (is possible, occurs, exists, arises)

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'bhrāntiviparyayaḥ' in the negative rhetorical question.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of the second clause.

नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, by name)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle often used with interrogatives.

भ्रान्तौ (bhrāntau) - within an illusion (bhrānti) (in illusion, in error)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

from bhrām

Root: bhrām (class 1)

Note: Indicates the realm or state where the impossibility holds.

भ्रान्तिविपर्ययः (bhrāntiviparyayaḥ) - a contradiction or reversal of an illusion (bhrānti) (reversal of illusion, counter-illusion, contradiction of illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrāntiviparyaya

bhrāntiviparyaya - reversal of illusion, contradiction of illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrānti+viparyaya)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion
  noun (feminine)
  from bhrām
  Root: bhrām (class 1)
• viparyaya – reversal, opposite, inversion, contradiction
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-pari-i
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'saṃbhavati' in the rhetorical question.