योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-12, verse-11

असतैव वयं कष्टं विकृष्टा मूढबुद्धयः ।
मृगतृष्णाम्भसा दूरे वने मुग्धमृगा इव ॥ ११ ॥

asataiva vayaṃ kaṣṭaṃ vikṛṣṭā mūḍhabuddhayaḥ ,
mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhasā dūre vane mugdhamṛgā iva 11

11. asatā eva vayam kaṣṭam vikṛṣṭāḥ mūḍhabuddhayaḥ
mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhasā dūre vane mugdhamṛgāḥ iva

11. Alas, we, whose intellects are deluded, have been lamentably dragged along by the unreal (asat) itself, just like innocent deer in a distant forest are enticed by the water of a mirage.

Words meanings summery:

• असता (asatā) - by the unreal, by the non-existent, by the evil

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - an exclamation 'alas!' (alas!, misery, difficulty)

• विकृष्टाः (vikṛṣṭāḥ) - drawn away, attracted, deceived

• मूढबुद्धयः (mūḍhabuddhayaḥ) - foolish-minded, having deluded intellects

• मृगतृष्णाम्भसा (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhasā) - by the water of a mirage

• दूरे (dūre) - far off, at a distance

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• मुग्धमृगाः (mugdhamṛgāḥ) - innocent deer, foolish deer

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

असता (asatā) - by the unreal, by the non-existent, by the evil

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of asat

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

From 'a-' (negation) + 'sat' (present participle of 'as', to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of vayam

vayam - we (plural nominative of 'I')

कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - an exclamation 'alas!' (alas!, misery, difficulty)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interjection here.

विकृष्टाः (vikṛṣṭāḥ) - drawn away, attracted, deceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛṣṭa

vikṛṣṭa - drawn away, distracted, attracted, pulled, deceived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛṣ' (to draw) with upasarga 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

मूढबुद्धयः (mūḍhabuddhayaḥ) - foolish-minded, having deluded intellects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍhabuddhi

mūḍhabuddhi - foolish-minded, having a bewildered intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+buddhi)

• mūḍha – deluded, confused, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

मृगतृष्णाम्भसा (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhasā) - by the water of a mirage

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhas

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhas - water of a mirage

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambhas)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage (lit. deer's thirst)
  noun (feminine)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

दूरे (dūre) - far off, at a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, 'at a distance'.

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

मुग्धमृगाः (mugdhamṛgāḥ) - innocent deer, foolish deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mugdhamṛga

mugdhamṛga - innocent deer, foolish deer

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mugdha+mṛga)

• mugdha – foolish, innocent, charming, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mṛga – deer, animal, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)