योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-8

लीलासु दुर्विलासेषु दुरीहासु दुराशये ।
परमं मोहमाधत्ते बालो बलवदापतन् ॥ ८ ॥

līlāsu durvilāseṣu durīhāsu durāśaye ,
paramaṃ mohamādhatte bālo balavadāpatan 8

8. līlāsu durvilāseṣu durīhāsu durāśaye
paramam moham ā dhatte bālaḥ balavat āpatan

8. bālaḥ balavat āpatan līlāsu durvilāseṣu
durīhāsu durāśaye paramam moham ā dhatte

8. A child (bālaḥ), when strongly impelled (balavadāpatan), generates the greatest delusion (moham) through playful activities (līlāsu), mischievous acts (durvilāseṣu), malicious endeavors (durīhāsu), and evil intentions (durāśaye).

8. כשהוא שוקע במשחקים, בשעשועים מזיקים, בתשוקות פסולות ובכוונות רעות, הילד נופל בעוצמה לתוך עיוורון ואשליה עמוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• लीलासु (līlāsu) - in plays, in sports, in pastimes, in games

• दुर्विलासेषु (durvilāseṣu) - in wicked pastimes, in evil enjoyments, in mischievous acts

• दुरीहासु (durīhāsu) - in malicious endeavors, in evil intentions, in wicked efforts

• दुराशये (durāśaye) - in evil intentions, in malicious thoughts, in a bad refuge

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

• आ (ā) - towards, near, up to

• धत्ते (dhatte) - he produces, he causes, he holds

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy, an immature person

• बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully, vehemently

• आपतन् (āpatan) - being strongly impelled, violently assailing (approaching, falling upon, assailing, impelling)

Words meanings and morphology

लीलासु (līlāsu) - in plays, in sports, in pastimes, in games

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of līlā

līlā - play, sport, game, amusement

दुर्विलासेषु (durvilāseṣu) - in wicked pastimes, in evil enjoyments, in mischievous acts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of durvilāsa

durvilāsa - wicked pastime, evil enjoyment, mischief

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+vilāsa)

• dur – bad, difficult, wicked
  indeclinable
• vilāsa – play, sport, pastime, dalliance, coquetry
  noun (masculine)

दुरीहासु (durīhāsu) - in malicious endeavors, in evil intentions, in wicked efforts

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of durīhā

durīhā - malicious endeavor, evil intention, wicked effort

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+īhā)

• dur – bad, difficult, wicked
  indeclinable
• īhā – effort, endeavor, wish, desire
  noun (feminine)

दुराशये (durāśaye) - in evil intentions, in malicious thoughts, in a bad refuge

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of durāśaya

durāśaya - evil intention, malicious thought, bad refuge, a malicious person

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+āśaya)

• dur – bad, difficult, wicked
  indeclinable
• āśaya – intention, thought, mind, refuge, receptacle
  noun (masculine)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, best

Note: Modifies 'moham'.

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, confusion, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ā dhatte'.

आ (ā) - towards, near, up to

(indeclinable)

धत्ते (dhatte) - he produces, he causes, he holds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a boy, an immature person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, immature

Note: Subject of the sentence.

बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully, vehemently

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, vehemently

आपतन् (āpatan) - being strongly impelled, violently assailing (approaching, falling upon, assailing, impelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling upon, assailing, occurring

Present Active Participle

From root pat- (to fall) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

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