योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-29

मिथ्या लोकस्य कचतो भ्रान्त्या मरणजन्मनी ।
असत्यपि भ्रान्तिभाजि मृगतृष्णानदीतटे ॥ २९ ॥

mithyā lokasya kacato bhrāntyā maraṇajanmanī ,
asatyapi bhrāntibhāji mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe 29

29. mithyā lokasya kacataḥ bhrāntyā maraṇajanmanī
asati api bhrāntibhāji mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe

29. lokasya kacataḥ [ca] asati api bhrāntibhāji mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe
[yathā] bhrāntyā maraṇajanmanī mithyā [bhāsate]

29. Birth and death appear falsely in the world as it manifests, entirely due to delusion, even though the deluded substratum itself is non-existent, much like being on the bank of a mirage-river.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, unreal, in vain, delusion

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, as it appears or manifests (of the world, of people, of vision)

• कचतः (kacataḥ) - from the manifestation or appearance of the world (from appearing, from manifesting, from shining)

• भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by delusion, through error, by illusion

• मरणजन्मनी (maraṇajanmanī) - the cycle of death and birth (saṃsāra) (death and birth)

• असति (asati) - when the deluded world or substratum itself is non-existent (being non-existent, when not existing)

• अपि (api) - even, although, also

• भ्रान्तिभाजि (bhrāntibhāji) - in the deluded consciousness or mind, or the world perceived through delusion (in that which partakes of delusion, in the deluded)

• मृगतृष्णानदीतटे (mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe) - on the bank of a river that is merely a mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇā), illustrating the illusory nature of reality (on the bank of a mirage-river)

Words meanings and morphology

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, unreal, in vain, delusion

(indeclinable)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, as it appears or manifests (of the world, of people, of vision)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, sight, vision

Derived from root lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

कचतः (kacataḥ) - from the manifestation or appearance of the world (from appearing, from manifesting, from shining)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of kacat

kacat - shining, appearing, manifesting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kac (to shine, to appear).

Root: kac (class 1)

भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by delusion, through error, by illusion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, illusion, confusion

Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

मरणजन्मनी (maraṇajanmanī) - the cycle of death and birth (saṃsāra) (death and birth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of maraṇajanman

maraṇajanman - death and birth

Compound type : dvandva (maraṇa+janman)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Noun derived from root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• janman – birth, origin, life
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Noun derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

असति (asati) - when the deluded world or substratum itself is non-existent (being non-existent, when not existing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative form of sat (present active participle of root as - to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

अपि (api) - even, although, also

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिभाजि (bhrāntibhāji) - in the deluded consciousness or mind, or the world perceived through delusion (in that which partakes of delusion, in the deluded)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of bhrāntibhāj

bhrāntibhāj - partaking of delusion, deluded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrānti+bhāj)

• bhrānti – delusion, error, illusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhāj – possessing, partaking, sharing
  adjective suffix (masculine)
  Suffix -bhāj used to form adjectives indicating 'possessing' or 'partaking of'.

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

मृगतृष्णानदीतटे (mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭe) - on the bank of a river that is merely a mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇā), illustrating the illusory nature of reality (on the bank of a mirage-river)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭa

mṛgatṛṣṇānadītaṭa - bank of a mirage-river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+nadī+taṭa)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage (literally 'deer-thirst')
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of mṛga (deer) and tṛṣṇā (thirst).
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)