योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-12, verse-14

आ ज्ञातं बहुकालेन व्यर्थमेव वयं वने ।
मोहे निपतिता मुग्धाः श्वभ्रे मुग्धा मृगा इव ॥ १४ ॥

ā jñātaṃ bahukālena vyarthameva vayaṃ vane ,
mohe nipatitā mugdhāḥ śvabhre mugdhā mṛgā iva 14

14. ā jñātam bahukālena vyartham eva vayam vane mohe
nipatitāḥ mugdhāḥ śvabhre mugdhāḥ mṛgāḥ iva

14. Ah, it is now realized after a long time that we, bewildered, have fallen uselessly into delusion (moha) in this forest, just like confused animals fall into a pit.

Words meanings summery:

• आ (ā) - oh, ah

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood, realized

• बहुकालेन (bahukālena) - by a long time, after a long time

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, without purpose

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

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• मोहे (mohe) - in delusion (moha) (in delusion)

• निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen down, descended

• मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, infatuated, confused

• श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit, in a chasm

• मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, confused

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

आ (ā) - oh, ah

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, realized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) + suffix -ta

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used impersonally here.

बहुकालेन (bahukālena) - by a long time, after a long time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bahukāla

bahukāla - long time, extended period

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+kāla)

• bahu – much, many, great
  adjective
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, without purpose

(indeclinable)

From vi (without) + artha (purpose/meaning)

Prefix: vi

Root: artha

Note: Used adverbially.

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

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

मोहे (mohe) - in delusion (moha) (in delusion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, bewilderment, infatuation

Root: muh (class 4)

निपतिताः (nipatitāḥ) - fallen down, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni (down) + suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, infatuated, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, foolish, ignorant, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered) + suffix -ta

Root: muh (class 4)

श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit, in a chasm

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, chasm, abyss, hole

मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, foolish, ignorant, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered) + suffix -ta

Root: muh (class 4)

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - animal, beast, deer

Root: mṛj (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)