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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-42

तावन्मुह्यत्ययं मूको लोको विलुलिताशयः ।
यावदेवानुसंधत्ते तृष्णा विषविषूचिका ॥ ४२ ॥
tāvanmuhyatyayaṃ mūko loko vilulitāśayaḥ ,
yāvadevānusaṃdhatte tṛṣṇā viṣaviṣūcikā 42
42. tāvat muhyati ayam mūkaḥ lokaḥ vilulitāśayaḥ
yāvat eva anusandhatte tṛṣṇā viṣaviṣūcikā
42. As long as this person remains entangled with craving (tṛṣṇā), which is like a poisonous cholera, for that long this speechless, disturbed individual remains deluded.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तावत् (tāvat) - for that long (so long, so much, for that long)
  • मुह्यति (muhyati) - remains deluded (is deluded, confused, bewildered, faints)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this (person/individual) (this, this one)
  • मूकः (mūkaḥ) - speechless, unable to express clearly (mute, dumb, speechless, silent)
  • लोकः (lokaḥ) - individual, person (person, people, world, populace)
  • विलुलिताशयः (vilulitāśayaḥ) - with a disturbed mind (one whose mind/intentions are agitated/disturbed)
  • यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, until)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, truly (emphasizing the duration) (only, just, indeed, certainly)
  • अनुसन्धत्ते (anusandhatte) - clings to, remains entangled with (connects with, applies oneself to, seeks, considers, reflects on)
  • तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (thirst, desire, craving, longing)
  • विषविषूचिका (viṣaviṣūcikā) - a poisonous cholera (referring to tṛṣṇā) (poisonous cholera, a kind of epidemic disease)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - for that long (so long, so much, for that long)
(indeclinable)
मुह्यति (muhyati) - remains deluded (is deluded, confused, bewildered, faints)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of muh
Present Active Indicative
Root muh, 4th conjugation (divādi), parasmaipada
Root: muh (class 4)
अयम् (ayam) - this (person/individual) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to lokaḥ.
मूकः (mūkaḥ) - speechless, unable to express clearly (mute, dumb, speechless, silent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūka
mūka - mute, dumb, speechless, silent
लोकः (lokaḥ) - individual, person (person, people, world, populace)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, person, community
Root: lok (class 1)
विलुलिताशयः (vilulitāśayaḥ) - with a disturbed mind (one whose mind/intentions are agitated/disturbed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vilulitāśaya
vilulitāśaya - having disturbed thoughts/intentions
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilulita+āśaya)
  • vilulita – agitated, disturbed, dishevelled
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From vi + root lul (to shake, stir)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: lul (class 10)
  • āśaya – mind, intention, dwelling, receptacle, latent impression
    noun (masculine)
    From ā + root śī (to lie, rest)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śī (class 2)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, until)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, truly (emphasizing the duration) (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
अनुसन्धत्ते (anusandhatte) - clings to, remains entangled with (connects with, applies oneself to, seeks, considers, reflects on)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of anusandhā
Present Middle Indicative
From anu + sam + root dhā (to place, hold), 3rd conjugation (juhotyādi), ātmanepada
Prefixes: anu+sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (thirst, desire, craving, longing)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing, greed
From root tṛṣ (to be thirsty)
Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
विषविषूचिका (viṣaviṣūcikā) - a poisonous cholera (referring to tṛṣṇā) (poisonous cholera, a kind of epidemic disease)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viṣaviṣūcikā
viṣaviṣūcikā - poisonous cholera, a severe epidemic disease, a kind of fever
Compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (viṣa+viṣūcikā)
  • viṣa – poison, venom
    noun (neuter)
  • viṣūcikā – cholera, epidemic disease (lit. 'piercing in different directions')
    noun (feminine)