योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-10

गन्तुमास्पदमात्मीयमसमर्थधियो वयम् ।
चिन्ताजाले विमुह्यामो जाले शकुनयो यथा ॥ १० ॥

gantumāspadamātmīyamasamarthadhiyo vayam ,
cintājāle vimuhyāmo jāle śakunayo yathā 10

10. gantum āspadam ātmīyam asamarthadhiyaḥ vayam
cintājāle vimuhyāmaḥ jāle śakunayaḥ yathā

10. With our intellects (dhī) incapable, we are unable to reach our own abode (ātman). We become bewildered in the net of worries, just as birds are bewildered in a net.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, in order to go

• आस्पदम् (āspadam) - abode, place, seat

• आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - one's own, personal, belonging to the self

• असमर्थधियः (asamarthadhiyaḥ) - those with incapable intellect, weak-minded

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• चिन्ताजाले (cintājāle) - in the net of worries

• विमुह्यामः (vimuhyāmaḥ) - we are confused, we are bewildered

• जाले (jāle) - in a net, in a snare

• शकुनयः (śakunayaḥ) - birds

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, in order to go

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

आस्पदम् (āspadam) - abode, place, seat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āspada

āspada - abode, place, seat, object

आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - one's own, personal, belonging to the self

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmīya

ātmīya - one's own, private, belonging to the self

Derived from ātman.

असमर्थधियः (asamarthadhiyaḥ) - those with incapable intellect, weak-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asamarthadhī

asamarthadhī - incapable intellect, weak mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asamartha+dhī)

• asamartha – incapable, powerless, incompetent
  adjective
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'samartha' (capable).
• dhī – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

चिन्ताजाले (cintājāle) - in the net of worries

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cintājāla

cintājāla - net of worries, entanglement of thoughts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cintā+jāla)

• cintā – thought, worry, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 10)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)

विमुह्यामः (vimuhyāmaḥ) - we are confused, we are bewildered

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Verb prefixed with 'vi-'.

जाले (jāle) - in a net, in a snare

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, snare, web

शकुनयः (śakunayaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuni

śakuni - bird

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)