योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-42

अप्रबुद्धमिति भ्रान्तिरेवेयं सत्यतां गता ।
क्षीबस्य सुस्थिरा एव नृत्यन्ति तरुपर्वताः ॥ ४२ ॥

aprabuddhamiti bhrāntireveyaṃ satyatāṃ gatā ,
kṣībasya susthirā eva nṛtyanti taruparvatāḥ 42

42. aprabuddham iti bhrāntiḥ eva iyam satyatām gatā
kṣībasya susthirāḥ eva nṛtyanti taruparvatāḥ

42. iyam bhrāntiḥ aprabuddham iti eva satyatām gatā
kṣībasya susthirāḥ taruparvatāḥ eva nṛtyanti

42. This delusion, that one is unenlightened, has indeed come to be perceived as reality. It is just like how, for a drunkard, even very firm trees and mountains appear to dance.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रबुद्धम् (aprabuddham) - unenlightened, unconscious, ignorant, not awakened

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indeed, end quote marker

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, mistake

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly, certainly

• इयम् (iyam) - this, she

• सत्यताम् (satyatām) - reality, truth, true nature, genuineness

• गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached, become

• क्षीबस्य (kṣībasya) - of a drunkard, of one who is intoxicated

• सुस्थिराः (susthirāḥ) - very firm, very steady, unmoving

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly, certainly

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• तरुपर्वताः (taruparvatāḥ) - trees and mountains

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रबुद्धम् (aprabuddham) - unenlightened, unconscious, ignorant, not awakened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aprabuddha

aprabuddha - unenlightened, unconscious, ignorant, not awakened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root budh (to know, awaken) with prefix pra- and negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prabuddha)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation)
  indeclinable
• prabuddha – awakened, enlightened, known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root budh (to know, awaken) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here interpreted as 'that which is unenlightened'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indeed, end quote marker

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, mistake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, mistake

From root bhram (to wander, to be confused).

Root: bhram (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly, certainly

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of 'idam'.

सत्यताम् (satyatām) - reality, truth, true nature, genuineness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truth, true nature, genuineness

Derived from 'satya' (true) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached, become

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.

क्षीबस्य (kṣībasya) - of a drunkard, of one who is intoxicated

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣība

kṣība - drunkard, intoxicated, inebriated

From root kṣībh (to be intoxicated).

Root: kṣībh (class 1)

सुस्थिराः (susthirāḥ) - very firm, very steady, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susthira

susthira - very firm, very steady, unmoving

Formed from prefix 'su-' (good, well, very) and 'sthira' (firm, steady).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sthira)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthira – firm, steady, unmoving, constant
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with taruparvatāḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly, certainly

(indeclinable)

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt

Present Tense

3rd person plural active voice.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

तरुपर्वताः (taruparvatāḥ) - trees and mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taruparvata

taruparvata - trees and mountains

Compound type : dvandva (taru+parvata)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)