योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-3

चित्तभ्रान्तिर्जगदिति प्ररूढे प्रत्यये सताम् ।
बाह्यश्चान्तश्चरन्नक्रग्रहो मोहश्च शाम्यति ॥ ३ ॥

cittabhrāntirjagaditi prarūḍhe pratyaye satām ,
bāhyaścāntaścarannakragraho mohaśca śāmyati 3

3. cittabhrāntiḥ jagat iti prarūḍhe pratyaye satām
bāhyaḥ ca antaḥ caran nakragrahaḥ mohaḥ ca śāmyati

3. satām jagat cittabhrāntiḥ iti prarūḍhe pratyaye (sati)
bāhyaḥ ca antaḥ caran nakragrahaḥ mohaḥ ca śāmyati

3. When the conviction among the wise (sat) becomes firmly established that 'the world (jagat) is merely a delusion of the mind (citta)', then the crocodile-like grip of infatuation (moha), which roams both externally and internally, subsides.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तभ्रान्तिः (cittabhrāntiḥ) - delusion of the mind, mental error

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• प्ररूढे (prarūḍhe) - having become firm, well-established, grown

• प्रत्यये (pratyaye) - in the conviction, belief, assurance

• सताम् (satām) - of the wise (of the good, of the wise, of existent beings)

• बाह्यः (bāhyaḥ) - external, outside

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internal, inside

• चरन् (caran) - moving, wandering, roaming

• नक्रग्रहः (nakragrahaḥ) - the crocodile-like grip of delusion (a crocodile-like grip/affliction, a great danger)

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

• च (ca) - and

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases, is pacified

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तभ्रान्तिः (cittabhrāntiḥ) - delusion of the mind, mental error

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittabhrānti

cittabhrānti - delusion/error of the mind (citta)

`citta` (mind) + `bhrānti` (delusion, error)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citta+bhrānti)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from `cit` to perceive), used as noun
  From root `cit` (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhrānti – error, delusion, confusion, illusion
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhram` (to wander, err)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to `jagat`.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe

Present active participle (from `gam` with reduplication)

From root `gam` (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject within the quoted statement.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

प्ररूढे (prarūḍhe) - having become firm, well-established, grown

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of prarūḍha

prarūḍha - firmly rooted, well-established, grown

Past Passive Participle

`pra` (forth, greatly) + root `ruh` (to grow) + `ta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

प्रत्यये (pratyaye) - in the conviction, belief, assurance

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - belief, conviction, trust, confidence, idea

`prati` (towards) + `i` (to go) + `a` suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

सताम् (satām) - of the wise (of the good, of the wise, of existent beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle (from `as` to be)

From root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Possessive, indicating whose conviction.

बाह्यः (bāhyaḥ) - external, outside

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outward, outside

From `bahis` (outside) + suffix `ya`.

Note: Modifies `mohaḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `bāhyaḥ` and `antaḥ`.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internal, inside

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar

antar - within, inside, internal

Note: Modifies `mohaḥ`.

चरन् (caran) - moving, wandering, roaming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, wandering, practicing

Present Active Participle

From root `car` (to move, roam) + `at` suffix.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `mohaḥ`.

नक्रग्रहः (nakragrahaḥ) - the crocodile-like grip of delusion (a crocodile-like grip/affliction, a great danger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakragraha

nakragraha - a grab/hold like a crocodile, a dangerous obstacle

`nakra` (crocodile) + `graha` (grasp, seizure).

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada karmadhāraya (nakra+graha)

• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)
• graha – seizing, grasping, grip, planet, obsession
  noun (masculine)
  From root `grah` (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Appositive to `mohaḥ`.

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, confusion, ignorance

From root `muh` (to be bewildered, faint)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `śāmyati`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `nakragrahaḥ` (implicitly, as it describes moha) and `mohaḥ` itself, emphasizing that both aspects cease.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases, is pacified

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From root `śam` (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)