योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-6

विभ्रमात्मा यथा यक्षो यक्षलोकश्च ते मिथः ।
सद्रूपौ सुस्थितौ मिथ्या तथाहंत्वजगद्भ्रमौ ॥ ६ ॥

vibhramātmā yathā yakṣo yakṣalokaśca te mithaḥ ,
sadrūpau susthitau mithyā tathāhaṃtvajagadbhramau 6

6. vibhrama-ātmā yathā yakṣaḥ yakṣa-lokaḥ ca te mithaḥ
sat-rūpau su-sthitau mithyā tathā ahaṃtva-jagatbhramau

6. yathā vibhrama-ātmā yakṣaḥ ca yakṣa-lokaḥ te mithaḥ sat-rūpau
su-sthitau mithyā tathā ahaṃtva-jagatbhramau (mithyā)

6. Just as the yaksha, whose essence (ātman) is illusion, and the yaksha-world, though mutually appearing real and well-established, are in fact false; similarly, the ego-sense (ahaṅkāra) and the delusion of the world are also false.

6. כשם שהַיַקְשַׁה, שהוא בעצמו תולדה של אשליה, ועולם הַיַקְשַׁות נראים זה לזה יציבים ואמיתיים לחלוטין אף שאינם אלא שקר, כך גדולה האשליה של ה"אני" והעולם.

Words meanings summery:

• विभ्रम-आत्मा (vibhrama-ātmā) - whose essence is delusion, having an illusory nature

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yaksha

• यक्ष-लोकः (yakṣa-lokaḥ) - the yaksha-world, world of yakshas

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - those two

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

• सत्-रूपौ (sat-rūpau) - appearing real, having the form of reality

• सु-स्थितौ (su-sthitau) - well-established, firm, stable

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, unreal, illusory

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, just so

• अहंत्व-जगत्भ्रमौ (ahaṁtva-jagatbhramau) - the ego-sense and the world-delusion

Words meanings and morphology

विभ्रम-आत्मा (vibhrama-ātmā) - whose essence is delusion, having an illusory nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama-ātman

vibhrama-ātman - one whose nature is confusion or delusion, illusory self

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vibhrama+ātman)

• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion, whirling, going astray
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'yakṣaḥ'

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - a yaksha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of supernatural beings, usually benevolent, guardians of treasures

यक्ष-लोकः (yakṣa-lokaḥ) - the yaksha-world, world of yakshas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣaloka

yakṣaloka - the world or realm of yakshas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yakṣa+loka)

• yakṣa – yaksha
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to yakṣa and yakṣaloka

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

(indeclinable)

सत्-रूपौ (sat-rūpau) - appearing real, having the form of reality

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sat-rūpa

sat-rūpa - having a real form, whose form is reality, appearing real

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sat+rūpa)

• sat – being, existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle used nominally/adjectivally
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

सु-स्थितौ (su-sthitau) - well-established, firm, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of susthita

susthita - well-situated, well-established, firm, stable, comfortable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga su-

Compound type : Pradi-Samāsa (su+sthita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, established, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, unreal, illusory

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, just so

(indeclinable)

अहंत्व-जगत्भ्रमौ (ahaṁtva-jagatbhramau) - the ego-sense and the world-delusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ahaṃtva-jagatbhrama

ahaṁtva-jagatbhrama - the ego-sense and the delusion of the world

Compound type : Dvandva (ahaṃtva+jagatbhrama)

• ahaṃtva – 'I'-ness, ego-sense
  noun (neuter)
• jagatbhrama – world-delusion, illusion of the world
  noun (masculine)

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