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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-18

मतिर्मान्द्येन मलिना पातैकपरमं वपुः ।
ज्वलतीव जरा देहे प्रतिस्फुरति दुष्कृतम् ॥ १८ ॥
matirmāndyena malinā pātaikaparamaṃ vapuḥ ,
jvalatīva jarā dehe pratisphurati duṣkṛtam 18
18. matiḥ māndyena malinā pātaikaparamaṁ vapuḥ
jvalati iva jarā dehe pratisphurati duṣkṛtam
18. matiḥ māndyena malinā vapuḥ pātaikaparamaṁ
jarā dehe iva jvalati duṣkṛtam pratisphurati
18. The intellect becomes sullied by sluggishness, and the body is primarily destined for decline. Old age burns, as it were, in the body, and past misdeeds manifest themselves.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mind, intellect, thought, intention)
  • मान्द्येन (māndyena) - by sluggishness (by dullness, by sluggishness, by slowness)
  • मलिना (malinā) - sullied (dirty, sullied, clouded, impure)
  • पातैकपरमं (pātaikaparamaṁ) - primarily destined for decline (solely intent on falling, primarily destined for decline)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
  • ज्वलति (jvalati) - burns (burns, shines)
  • इव (iva) - as it were (as if, like, as, in a manner)
  • जरा (jarā) - old age (old age, decay)
  • देहे (dehe) - in the body
  • प्रतिस्फुरति (pratisphurati) - manifests themselves (flashes forth, manifests, throbs)
  • दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - misdeeds (misdeed, evil deed, sin)

Words meanings and morphology

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mind, intellect, thought, intention)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - mind, intellect, thought, intention, opinion
From root man (to think) with suffix -ti
Root: man (class 4)
मान्द्येन (māndyena) - by sluggishness (by dullness, by sluggishness, by slowness)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of māndya
māndya - dullness, sluggishness, slowness, feebleness
From manda (dull, slow) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)
मलिना (malinā) - sullied (dirty, sullied, clouded, impure)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of malina
malina - dirty, impure, stained, sullied, dark
पातैकपरमं (pātaikaparamaṁ) - primarily destined for decline (solely intent on falling, primarily destined for decline)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pātaikaparama
pātaikaparama - solely devoted to falling, having falling as the sole aim, primarily intent on decline
Compound of pāta (falling/decline), eka (sole), and parama (supreme, ultimate aim)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pāta+eka+parama)
  • pāta – fall, falling, descent, decline, ruin
    noun (masculine)
    From root pat (to fall)
    Root: pat (class 1)
  • eka – one, sole, single, alone
    adjective (masculine)
  • parama – supreme, highest, chief, ultimate, most intent on
    adjective (masculine)
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, shape
From root vap (to strew, scatter, throw, produce)
Root: vap (class 1)
ज्वलति (jvalati) - burns (burns, shines)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jvalati
Present active 3rd singular of root jval
Root: jval (class 1)
इव (iva) - as it were (as if, like, as, in a manner)
(indeclinable)
जरा (jarā) - old age (old age, decay)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā
jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude
From root jṝ (to decay, grow old)
Root: jṝ (class 9)
देहे (dehe) - in the body
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, corporeal form
From root dih (to smear, form)
Root: dih (class 4)
प्रतिस्फुरति (pratisphurati) - manifests themselves (flashes forth, manifests, throbs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratisphurati
Present active 3rd singular of root sphur with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: sphur (class 6)
दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - misdeeds (misdeed, evil deed, sin)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta
duṣkṛta - misdeed, evil deed, sin, ill-done
Past Passive Participle (when used as adjective)
Compound of dus (bad) and kṛta (done)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)
  • dus – bad, ill, difficult, hard
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
  • kṛta – done, made, performed, deed, act
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)