योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-2

विक्रीता इव तिष्ठाम एतैर्दैवादिभिर्वयम् ।
मुने प्रपञ्चरचनैर्मुग्धा वनमृगा इव ॥ २ ॥

vikrītā iva tiṣṭhāma etairdaivādibhirvayam ,
mune prapañcaracanairmugdhā vanamṛgā iva 2

2. vikrītāḥ iva tiṣṭhāmaḥ etaiḥ daiva-ādibhiḥ vayam
mune prapañca-racanaiḥ mugdhāḥ vana-mṛgāḥ iva

2. mune,
vayam etaiḥ daiva-ādibhiḥ vikrītāḥ iva,
prapañca-racanaiḥ vana-mṛgāḥ iva mugdhāḥ tiṣṭhāmaḥ.

2. O sage, we exist as if sold by these forces of destiny (daiva) and others, bewildered like forest deer by the various manifestations of the world (prapañca).

Words meanings summery:

• विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - as if sold, completely at the mercy of (sold, purchased)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we remain, we exist

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

• दैव-आदिभिः (daiva-ādibhiḥ) - by forces of destiny (daiva) and others (by destiny and others, by divine powers and others)

• वयम् (vayam) - people like us (we)

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• प्रपञ्च-रचनैः (prapañca-racanaiḥ) - by the various manifestations of the world (prapañca) (by the creations of the world, by the manifestations of illusion)

• मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, deluded, foolish

• वन-मृगाः (vana-mṛgāḥ) - forest deer, wild animals

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

विक्रीताः (vikrītāḥ) - as if sold, completely at the mercy of (sold, purchased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrīta

vikrīta - sold, purchased

Past Passive Participle

from vi-krī (to sell)

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies vayam.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we remain, we exist

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Refers to daivādibhiḥ.

दैव-आदिभिः (daiva-ādibhiḥ) - by forces of destiny (daiva) and others (by destiny and others, by divine powers and others)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivādi

daivādi - beginning with destiny/divine power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+ādi)

• daiva – divine, relating to fate/destiny
  noun (neuter)
  from deva (god)
• ādi – beginning, etc.
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to forces beyond human control.

वयम् (vayam) - people like us (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

Note: Addressed to Vasiṣṭha.

प्रपञ्च-रचनैः (prapañca-racanaiḥ) - by the various manifestations of the world (prapañca) (by the creations of the world, by the manifestations of illusion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of prapañcaracanā

prapañcaracanā - creation of the world, manifestation of illusion

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (prapañca+racanā)

• prapañca – world, illusion, cosmic manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-pañc (to spread out)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pañc
• racanā – creation, arrangement, formation
  noun (feminine)
  from root rac (to arrange, create)
  Root: rac (class 1)

Note: The means by which they are bewildered.

मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered, deluded, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, deluded, confused, foolish

Past Passive Participle

from root muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies vayam and vana-mṛgāḥ.

वन-मृगाः (vana-mṛgāḥ) - forest deer, wild animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanamṛga

vanamṛga - forest deer, wild animal

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (vana+mṛga)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.