योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-32

शरीरमरुतापोत्थां युवतामृगतृष्णिकाम् ।
मनोमृगाः प्रधावन्तः पतन्ति विषयावटे ॥ ३२ ॥

śarīramarutāpotthāṃ yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām ,
manomṛgāḥ pradhāvantaḥ patanti viṣayāvaṭe 32

32. śarīramarutāpotthām yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām manaḥ
mṛgāḥ pradhāvantaḥ patanti viṣaya-āvaṭe

32. manaḥ mṛgāḥ śarīramarutāpotthām yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām
pradhāvantaḥ viṣaya-āvaṭe patanti

32. The deer-like minds, rushing after the mirage of youth which arises from the heat of the body's vital airs, fall into the pit of sense objects.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरमरुतापोत्थाम् (śarīramarutāpotthām) - refers to the deceptive nature of youth, arising from physical processes (risen from the distress or heat of the body's vital breaths)

• युवतामृगतृष्णिकाम् (yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām) - the deceptive appearance of lasting happiness or beauty associated with youth (the mirage of youth)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the internal faculty responsible for thought and desire (mind, intellect, intention)

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - used metaphorically to describe the mind's behavior (deer, wild animals)

• प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - describes the eager and uncontrolled movement of the mind (rushing, running swiftly)

• पतन्ति (patanti) - indicates the consequence of the mind's uncontrolled pursuit (they fall, they drop)

• विषय-आवटे (viṣaya-āvaṭe) - the dangerous trap of worldly pleasures and sensory attachments (in the pit of sense objects)

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरमरुतापोत्थाम् (śarīramarutāpotthām) - refers to the deceptive nature of youth, arising from physical processes (risen from the distress or heat of the body's vital breaths)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śarīramarutāpotthā

śarīramarutāpotthā - arisen from the distress/heat of the body's vital breaths

Compound adjective formed from śarīra (body), maruta (wind/vital air), āpa (distress/heat), and utthā (arisen). The 'o' in '-āpotthā' is due to internal sandhi of āpa + utthā.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+maruta+āpa+utthā)

• śarīra – body, physical frame
  noun (neuter)
• maruta – of wind, relating to wind, vital air/breath
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from marut (wind)
• āpa – distress, affliction, heat, water
  noun (masculine)
• utthā – arisen, originated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ud-√sthā (to rise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām.

युवतामृगतृष्णिकाम् (yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikām) - the deceptive appearance of lasting happiness or beauty associated with youth (the mirage of youth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikā

yuvatāmṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage of youth

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuvatā+mṛgatṛṣṇikā)

• yuvatā – youth, youthfulness
  noun (feminine)
• mṛgatṛṣṇikā – mirage, illusion, false hope
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of the implied action of 'rushing after'.

मनः (manaḥ) - the internal faculty responsible for thought and desire (mind, intellect, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, disposition

Root: √man (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'mind-deer' (manaḥ mṛgāḥ).

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - used metaphorically to describe the mind's behavior (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal, game

Note: Subject of patanti.

प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - describes the eager and uncontrolled movement of the mind (rushing, running swiftly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradhāvat

pradhāvat - running forth, rushing

Present Active Participle

Derived from pra-√dhāv (to run forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: √dhāv (class 1)

पतन्ति (patanti) - indicates the consequence of the mind's uncontrolled pursuit (they fall, they drop)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √pat

Present 3rd Plural

Root: √pat (class 1)

विषय-आवटे (viṣaya-āvaṭe) - the dangerous trap of worldly pleasures and sensory attachments (in the pit of sense objects)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya-āvaṭa

viṣaya-āvaṭa - pit of sense objects

Compound noun. The 'ā' is from sandhi between viṣaya and āvaṭa.

Compound type : tatpurusha (viṣaya+āvaṭa)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• āvaṭa – pit, hole, cavity, well
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the trap or danger of sense enjoyment.