महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-15

प्रसक्तबुद्धिर्विषयेषु यो नरो यो बुध्यते ह्यात्महितं कदा च न ।
स सर्वभावानुगतेन चेतसा नृपामिषेणेव झषो विकृष्यते ॥१५॥

15. prasaktabuddhirviṣayeṣu yo naro; yo budhyate hyātmahitaṁ kadā ca na ,
sa sarvabhāvānugatena cetasā; nṛpāmiṣeṇeva jhaṣo vikṛṣyate.

15. prasaktabuddhiḥ viṣayeṣu yaḥ naraḥ
yaḥ budhyate hi ātmahitam kadā
ca na saḥ sarvabhāvānugatena cetasā
nṛpāmiṣeṇa iva jhaṣaḥ vikṛṣyate

15. yaḥ naraḥ viṣayeṣu prasaktabuddhiḥ
ca yaḥ ātmahitam hi kadā na
budhyate saḥ sarvabhāvānugatena cetasā
nṛpāmiṣeṇa iva jhaṣaḥ vikṛṣyate

15. That person whose intellect (buddhi) is absorbed in worldly objects and who never comprehends what is beneficial for his true self (ātman), such a person is dragged along by a mind (cetas) that follows all inclinations, just as a fish (jhaṣa) is pulled by a king's bait.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसक्तबुद्धिः (prasaktabuddhiḥ) - whose mind/intellect is attached/absorbed

• विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sense objects, in worldly matters

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - he understands, he perceives

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - welfare of the self, self-interest

• कदा (kadā) - when, ever

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - that (man)

• सर्वभावानुगतेन (sarvabhāvānugatena) - by a mind that follows all inclinations/desires/states

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by the heart

• नृपामिषेण (nṛpāmiṣeṇa) - by a king's bait, by a royal lure

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• झषः (jhaṣaḥ) - fish

• विकृष्यते (vikṛṣyate) - is dragged away, is pulled, is attracted

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसक्तबुद्धिः (prasaktabuddhiḥ) - whose mind/intellect is attached/absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasaktabuddhi

prasaktabuddhi - one whose mind is attached, whose intellect is intent upon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prasakta+buddhi)

• prasakta – attached, devoted, intent on, engaged in
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-sañj (to adhere, be attached)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)

Note: agrees with naraḥ

विषयेषु (viṣayeṣu) - in sense objects, in worldly matters

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, worldly object, matter

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

बुध्यते (budhyate) - he understands, he perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of budh

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Divādi class (4th), Ātmanepada

Root: budh (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - welfare of the self, self-interest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - welfare of the self, self-interest, beneficial to the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, happiness
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhā (to place, do) + kta, implying 'what is placed well' or 'done good'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

कदा (kadā) - when, ever

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (man)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वभावानुगतेन (sarvabhāvānugatena) - by a mind that follows all inclinations/desires/states

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarvabhāvānugata

sarvabhāvānugata - following all states/inclinations/desires/objects

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhāva+anugata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling, inclination, object
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anugata – followed, accompanied, conforming to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from anu-gam (to follow)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: agrees with cetasā

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by the heart

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

नृपामिषेण (nṛpāmiṣeṇa) - by a king's bait, by a royal lure

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nṛpāmiṣa

nṛpāmiṣa - king's bait, royal lure (bait for a king's hunt, or a bait that is kingly/superior)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+āmiṣa)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
  from nṛ (man) + pa (protector)
• āmiṣa – flesh, meat, bait, object of desire
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

झषः (jhaṣaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jhaṣa

jhaṣa - fish, large fish

विकृष्यते (vikṛṣyate) - is dragged away, is pulled, is attracted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vi-kṛṣ

Present Tense, Passive Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Tudādi class (6th), Ātmanepada, passive voice of vi-kṛṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)