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.

32. צבאי רוח החשיבה, הרצים אחרי חזון התעתועים של הנעורים הנובע מחום הגוף, נופלים אל פחת מעמי התשוקה והחושים.

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.

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