योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-2

सतां कथमिवास्थेह जायते जालपञ्जरे ।
बाला एवात्तुमिच्छन्ति फलं मुकुरबिम्बितम् ॥ २ ॥

satāṃ kathamivāstheha jāyate jālapañjare ,
bālā evāttumicchanti phalaṃ mukurabimbitam 2

2. satām katham iva āsthā iha jāyate jālapamjare |
bālāḥ eva attum icchanti phalam mukurabimbitam ||

2. jālapamjare satām iha katham iva āsthā jāyate?
bālāḥ eva mukurabimbitam phalam attum icchanti

2. How can attachment (āsthā) possibly arise here, in this cage-like trap, for the wise (sats)? Only children desire to eat a fruit reflected in a mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• सताम् (satām) - of the wise, of the good, of the existent ones

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• इव (iva) - like, as, indeed, as if

• आस्था (āsthā) - attachment, interest, regard, faith

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born

• जालपम्जरे (jālapamjare) - in the net-cage, in the trap of a cage

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, ignorant ones

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अत्तुम् (attum) - to eat, to consume

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit

• मुकुरबिम्बितम् (mukurabimbitam) - reflected in a mirror

Words meanings and morphology

सताम् (satām) - of the wise, of the good, of the existent ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, good, wise, real

present active participle

present participle of √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as, indeed, as if

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - attachment, interest, regard, faith

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - attachment, interest, faith, regard

from ā-√sthā (to stand upon, rely on)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of `jāyate`

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

जालपम्जरे (jālapamjare) - in the net-cage, in the trap of a cage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jālapamjara

jālapamjara - net-cage, a cage made of nets

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāla+pañjara)

• jāla – net, snare
  noun (neuter)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton
  noun (neuter)

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, ignorant ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, ignorant person

Note: Subject of `icchanti`

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अत्तुम् (attum) - to eat, to consume

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of ad

infinitive

infinitive form from √ad

Root: ad (class 2)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

Note: Object of `attum`

मुकुरबिम्बितम् (mukurabimbitam) - reflected in a mirror

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukurabimbita

mukurabimbita - reflected in a mirror

past passive participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukura+bimbita)

• mukura – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• bimbita – reflected, imaged
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from √bimb (to reflect), suffix kta
  Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `phalam`