योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-32

व्योम्ना व्योम्न्येव रचितो निर्मलेनेति विभ्रमः ।
असता सत्समास्तीर्णस्तापनद्या जलं यथा ॥ ३२ ॥

vyomnā vyomnyeva racito nirmaleneti vibhramaḥ ,
asatā satsamāstīrṇastāpanadyā jalaṃ yathā 32

32. vyomnā vyomni eva racitaḥ nirmalena iti vibhramaḥ
asatā satsamāstīrṇaḥ tāpanadyāḥ jalam yathā

32. yathā asatā tāpanadyāḥ jalam satsamāstīrṇaḥ,
iti vibhramaḥ nirmalena vyomnā vyomni eva racitaḥ

32. Just as the water of a mirage-river (māyā) seems to be spread over the existent by something non-existent, so too is this delusion (māyā) created by pure consciousness (brahman) within consciousness itself.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by consciousness (brahman) (by the sky, by space, by the ether)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in consciousness (brahman) (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, alone

• रचितः (racitaḥ) - created, made, composed

• निर्मलेन (nirmalena) - by the pure (consciousness/brahman) (by the pure, by the stainless, by the undefiled)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - illusion (māyā) (delusion, error, illusion, confusion)

• असता (asatā) - by that which is unreal or illusory (by the non-existent, by the unreal, by evil)

• सत्समास्तीर्णः (satsamāstīrṇaḥ) - spread over the existent, covered by the real

• तापनद्याः (tāpanadyāḥ) - of the mirage-river, of the river of heat

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, according to

Words meanings and morphology

व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by consciousness (brahman) (by the sky, by space, by the ether)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, ether, air

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in consciousness (brahman) (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, ether, air

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

रचितः (racitaḥ) - created, made, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of racita

racita - created, made, composed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'rac' (to arrange, make, create) with suffix -ta.

Root: rac (class 10)

निर्मलेन (nirmalena) - by the pure (consciousness/brahman) (by the pure, by the stainless, by the undefiled)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, clean, stainless, immaculate, undefiled

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'mala' (dirt/impurity).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+mala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vyomnā' in case and number.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - illusion (māyā) (delusion, error, illusion, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - delusion, error, illusion, confusion, wandering, agitation

From root 'bhram' with prefix 'vi'.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+bhrama)

• vi – apart, asunder, distinct, intensely
  indeclinable
• bhrama – wandering, error, delusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

असता (asatā) - by that which is unreal or illusory (by the non-existent, by the unreal, by evil)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, evil

Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'sat' (existent/real).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: It's an adjective agreeing with an implied 'thing' or 'cause'.

सत्समास्तीर्णः (satsamāstīrṇaḥ) - spread over the existent, covered by the real

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satsamāstīrṇa

satsamāstīrṇa - spread over the existent/real, covered by the good/true

Compound of 'sat' (existent/real) and 'samāstīrṇa' (spread over/covered).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (sat+samāstīrṇa)

• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• samāstīrṇa – spread over, covered, laid out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vibhramaḥ' (delusion) and 'jalam' (water). In the analogy, the water is 'spread over the existent ground'.

तापनद्याः (tāpanadyāḥ) - of the mirage-river, of the river of heat

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tāpanadī

tāpanadī - mirage-river, river of heat (metaphor for mirage)

Compound of 'tāpa' (heat) and 'nadī' (river).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tāpa+nadī)

• tāpa – heat, warmth, pain, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Possessive, relating to 'jalam'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Subject of the analogy.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the analogy.