योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-3

स्वचित्तबिलसंस्थेन नानासंभ्रमकारिणा ।
बलात्कामपिशाचेन विवशः परिभूयते ॥ ३ ॥

svacittabilasaṃsthena nānāsaṃbhramakāriṇā ,
balātkāmapiśācena vivaśaḥ paribhūyate 3

3. sva-citta-bila-saṃsthena nānā-saṃbhrama-kāriṇā
balāt kāma-piśācena vivaśaḥ paribhūyate

3. vivaśaḥ sva-citta-bila-saṃsthena
nānā-saṃbhrama-kāriṇā kāma-piśācena balāt paribhūyate

3. A helpless person is forcibly overpowered by the demon of desire (kāma), who resides in the cave of their own mind and causes various agitations.

3. חסר אונים, הוא מנוצח בכוח על ידי שֵׁד התשוקה השוכן במאורת מחשבתו ומעורר בו בלבולים מגוונים.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-चित्त-बिल-संस्थेन (sva-citta-bila-saṁsthena) - residing in the cave of one's own mind, situated in the mind-cave

• नाना-संभ्रम-कारिणा (nānā-saṁbhrama-kāriṇā) - causing various agitations, creating diverse confusions

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, powerfully

• काम-पिशाचेन (kāma-piśācena) - by the demon of desire

• विवशः (vivaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent, controlled by others

• परिभूयते (paribhūyate) - is overpowered, is overcome, is afflicted

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-चित्त-बिल-संस्थेन (sva-citta-bila-saṁsthena) - residing in the cave of one's own mind, situated in the mind-cave

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-citta-bila-saṃstha

sva-citta-bila-saṁstha - residing in the cave of one's own mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+citta+bila+saṃstha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• bila – cave, hole, cavity, den
  noun (neuter)
• saṃstha – situated, placed, residing, standing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kāma-piśācena'.

नाना-संभ्रम-कारिणा (nānā-saṁbhrama-kāriṇā) - causing various agitations, creating diverse confusions

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nānā-saṃbhrama-kārin

nānā-saṁbhrama-kārin - causing various agitations/confusions/errors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+saṃbhrama+kārin)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, error, haste
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• kārin – doing, making, causing, doer, causer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-in'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāma-piśācena'.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, powerfully

(indeclinable)

काम-पिशाचेन (kāma-piśācena) - by the demon of desire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma-piśāca

kāma-piśāca - demon of desire, fiend of lust

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāma+piśāca)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• piśāca – demon, fiend, ghost, goblin
  noun (masculine)

विवशः (vivaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent, controlled by others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivaśa

vivaśa - powerless, helpless, dependent, controlled by others, overcome

Prefix 'vi' (away) + 'vaśa' (will, control)

Note: Refers to the person who is overpowered.

परिभूयते (paribhūyate) - is overpowered, is overcome, is afflicted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pari-bhū

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

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