योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-23

भ्रममभ्रमतां यातमभ्रमं भ्रमतां गतम् ।
वेत्ति जीवो विचारेण विनाहो नु विमूढता ॥ २३ ॥

bhramamabhramatāṃ yātamabhramaṃ bhramatāṃ gatam ,
vetti jīvo vicāreṇa vināho nu vimūḍhatā 23

23. bhramam abhramatām yātam abhramam bhramatām
gatam vetti jīvaḥ vicāreṇa vinā aho nu vimūḍhatā

23. vicāreṇa vinā jīvaḥ bhramam abhramatām yātam,
abhramam bhramatām gatam vetti.
aho nu vimūḍhatā

23. Without discrimination (vicāra), the individual soul (jīva) perceives delusion as having become non-delusion, and non-delusion as having become delusion. Oh, what great foolishness (vimūḍhatā)!

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमम् (bhramam) - delusion, error, wandering

• अभ्रमताम् (abhramatām) - to the state of non-delusion, non-error

• यातम् (yātam) - gone, reached, attained

• अभ्रमम् (abhramam) - non-delusion, non-error, freedom from error

• भ्रमताम् (bhramatām) - to the state of delusion, error

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached, attained

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by discrimination (vicāra) (by discrimination, by deliberation, by inquiry)

• विना (vinā) - without

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, alas!, indeed!

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle

• विमूढता (vimūḍhatā) - great foolishness (vimūḍhatā) (great foolishness, utter delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमम् (bhramam) - delusion, error, wandering

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, wandering, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to be confused)

Root: bhram (class 1)

अभ्रमताम् (abhramatām) - to the state of non-delusion, non-error

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhramatā

abhramatā - the state of being free from delusion/error; non-delusion

Abstract noun from a + bhramatā

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhramatā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle/prefix
• bhramatā – state of delusion, error
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from bhrama with suffix tā

Note: This accusative form implies 'to the state of...'

यातम् (yātam) - gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, passed

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bhramam.

अभ्रमम् (abhramam) - non-delusion, non-error, freedom from error

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhrama

abhrama - non-delusion, freedom from error, steadiness

a (negative prefix) + bhrama (delusion)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhrama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle/prefix
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

भ्रमताम् (bhramatām) - to the state of delusion, error

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhramatā

bhramatā - the state of delusion, error, wandering

Abstract noun from bhrama with suffix tā

Note: This accusative form implies 'to the state of...'

गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, passed

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with abhramam.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

From root vid (class 2, ad-ādi) meaning 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul (jīva), living being, life, existence

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by discrimination (vicāra) (by discrimination, by deliberation, by inquiry)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - deliberation, discrimination, investigation, inquiry, consideration

From vi + car (to move, to go; with vi, to ponder)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

अहो (aho) - Oh!, alas!, indeed!

(indeclinable)

Interjection

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

Particle

विमूढता (vimūḍhatā) - great foolishness (vimūḍhatā) (great foolishness, utter delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimūḍhatā

vimūḍhatā - great foolishness, extreme delusion, bewilderment

Abstract noun from vimūḍha (utterly deluded) with suffix tā.

Note: Functions as an exclamation here.