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

न केनचिच्च विक्रीता विक्रीता इव संस्थिताः ।
बत मूढा वयं सर्वे जानाना अपि शाम्बरम् ॥ १२ ॥

na kenacicca vikrītā vikrītā iva saṃsthitāḥ ,
bata mūḍhā vayaṃ sarve jānānā api śāmbaram 12

12. na kenacit ca vikrītāḥ vikrītāḥ iva saṃsthitāḥ
bata mūḍhāḥ vayam sarve jānānāḥ api śāmbaram

12. We are not sold by anyone, yet we stand as if we have been sold. Alas, all of us are deluded (mūḍha), even though we know it is mere illusion (śāmbara).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

• च (ca) - and, also

• विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - sold

• विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - sold

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated, placed, appeared, remained

• बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, deluded, bewildered

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• जानानाः (jānānāḥ) - knowing, recognizing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शाम्बरम् (śāmbaram) - magic, illusion, trick

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kenacit

kenacit - by anyone, by someone, by something

Formed from 'kim' + 'cid'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - sold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrīta

vikrīta - sold, purchased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krī' (to buy) with upasarga 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - sold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrīta

vikrīta - sold, purchased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'krī' (to buy) with upasarga 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated, placed, appeared, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, standing, remaining, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'sam-'

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

(indeclinable)

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, deluded, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, confused, foolish, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of vayam

vayam - we (plural nominative of 'I')

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

जानानाः (jānānāḥ) - knowing, recognizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jānāna

jānāna - knowing, understanding, recognizing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root 'jñā' (to know) in present participle form

Root: jñā (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शाम्बरम् (śāmbaram) - magic, illusion, trick

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāmbara

śāmbara - magic, illusion, a trick, a conjurer's performance (named after the Asura Śambara)