योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-15

क्रूरेण जडतां यातस्तृष्णाभार्यानुगामिना ।
शवं कौलेयकेनेव ब्रह्मन्मुक्तोऽस्मि चेतसा ॥ १५ ॥

krūreṇa jaḍatāṃ yātastṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā ,
śavaṃ kauleyakeneva brahmanmukto'smi cetasā 15

15. krūreṇa jaḍatām yātaḥ tṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā śavam
kauleyakena iva brahman muktaḥ asmi cetasā

15. O Brahman, I, who have fallen into dullness, am abandoned by my mind (cetas), which is cruel and follows craving (tṛṣṇā) as a wife, just as a corpse is abandoned by a dog.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रूरेण (krūreṇa) - by the cruel [mind] (by the cruel one, by the harsh one)

• जडताम् (jaḍatām) - to dullness, to inertia, to stupidity

• यातः (yātaḥ) - fallen into, attained [dullness] (gone, attained, reached)

• तृष्णाभार्यानुगामिना (tṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā) - by the [mind] that follows craving (tṛṣṇā) like a wife (by the follower of craving (tṛṣṇā) as a wife)

• शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

• कौलेयकेन (kauleyakena) - by a dog

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman! O Supreme Being!

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - abandoned (abandoned, released, liberated)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

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

Words meanings and morphology

क्रूरेण (krūreṇa) - by the cruel [mind] (by the cruel one, by the harsh one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, dreadful

Note: Qualifies 'cetasā'.

जडताम् (jaḍatām) - to dullness, to inertia, to stupidity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jaḍatā

jaḍatā - dullness, inertia, stupidity, insensibility

From 'jaḍa' (dull) + suffix 'tā' (abstract noun)

Note: Object of 'yātaḥ'.

यातः (yātaḥ) - fallen into, attained [dullness] (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go) + suffix 'kta'

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham' (implied 'I').

तृष्णाभार्यानुगामिना (tṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā) - by the [mind] that follows craving (tṛṣṇā) like a wife (by the follower of craving (tṛṣṇā) as a wife)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇābhāryānugāmin

tṛṣṇābhāryānugāmin - one who follows craving as a wife

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (tṛṣṇā+bhāryā+anugāmin)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'tṛṣ'
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + suffix 'ṇya'
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• anugāmin – follower, attendant
  adjective
  From 'anu' (prefix) + root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'ṇini'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'cetasā'.

शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Object of implied 'abandonment'.

कौलेयकेन (kauleyakena) - by a dog

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kauleyaka

kauleyaka - dog

From 'kula' (family) + 'ḍhak' suffix, referring to a domestic animal.

Note: Used with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman! O Supreme Being!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Supreme Reality, the Absolute, the ultimate universal spirit (brahman); priest, Creator (Brahmā)

Note: Addressing a sage or a revered person.

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - abandoned (abandoned, released, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, liberated (mokṣa), abandoned, set free

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muc' (to release, free) + suffix 'kta'

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence

Note: Agent of abandonment.