योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-28

स चेत्तव मखे विघ्नं करोति किल दुर्मतिः ।
तत्संग्रामे न शक्ताः स्मो वयं तस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ २८ ॥

sa cettava makhe vighnaṃ karoti kila durmatiḥ ,
tatsaṃgrāme na śaktāḥ smo vayaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ 28

28. saḥ cet tava makhe vighnam karoti kila durmatiḥ
tat saṃgrāme na śaktāḥ smaḥ vayam tasya durātmanaḥ

28. If that evil-minded one indeed causes an obstacle in your ritual (yajña), then we are not capable of defeating that wicked being in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• मखे (makhe) - in the ritual, in the sacrifice

• विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, impediment

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, causes

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, they say

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded one, wicked one, foolish one

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

• स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that wicked being, of that evil-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मखे (makhe) - in the ritual, in the sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of makha

makha - sacrifice, ritual (yajña), festival, joy

विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, impediment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, difficulty, interruption

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, causes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, they say

(indeclinable)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded one, wicked one, foolish one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, wickedness, folly

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śak- with -ta suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam' (we)

स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that wicked being, of that evil-souled one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked person, evil-souled, villain, depraved spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
  noun (masculine)