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).

2. הוֹ קדוש, אנו עומדים כאילו נמכרנו לכוחות הללו של הגורל ושל הזמן, תמוהים ומבולבלים מהבלי היקום כמו חיות בר ביער.

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.

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