योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-70

दुराशासर्पगत्येन मौर्ख्येण हृदि वल्गता ।
चेतः संकोचमायाति चर्माग्नाविव योजितम् ॥ ७० ॥

durāśāsarpagatyena maurkhyeṇa hṛdi valgatā ,
cetaḥ saṃkocamāyāti carmāgnāviva yojitam 70

70. durāśā-sarpa-gattyena maurkyeṇa hṛdi valgata
cetas saṃkocam āyāti carma-agnau iva yojitam

70. (yadā) durāśā-sarpa-gattyena hṛdi valgata maurkyeṇa,
yojitam carma-agnau iva,
cetaḥ saṃkocam āyāti.

70. Just as leather placed on fire shrinks, so too the mind (cetas) contracts due to the foolishness (maurkya) that springs up in the heart with the movement of the serpent of evil desires.

Words meanings summery:

• दुराशा-सर्प-गत्त्येन (durāśā-sarpa-gattyena) - by the movement of the serpent of evil desires

• मौर्क्येण (maurkyeṇa) - by foolishness, by ignorance

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• वल्गत (valgata) - leaping, springing, surging

• चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• संकोचम् (saṁkocam) - contraction, shrinking

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, undergoes, attains

• चर्म-अग्नौ (carma-agnau) - on fire, like hide (on fire (for) leather)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• योजितम् (yojitam) - placed (like leather on fire) (placed, applied, joined)

Words meanings and morphology

दुराशा-सर्प-गत्त्येन (durāśā-sarpa-gattyena) - by the movement of the serpent of evil desires

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durāśā-sarpa-gattya

durāśā-sarpa-gattya - the movement of the serpent of evil desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durāśā+sarpa+gattya)

• durāśā – evil desire, bad hope, false hope
  noun (feminine)
• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• gattya – movement, course
  noun (masculine)

मौर्क्येण (maurkyeṇa) - by foolishness, by ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maurkya

maurkya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity, folly

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, core

वल्गत (valgata) - leaping, springing, surging

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of valgat

valgat - leaping, jumping, springing, surging

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √valg (class 1)

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkyeṇa' (neuter instrumental singular).

चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

संकोचम् (saṁkocam) - contraction, shrinking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkoca

saṁkoca - contraction, shrinking, drawing together

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, undergoes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ā-yā

Derived from root 'yā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

चर्म-अग्नौ (carma-agnau) - on fire, like hide (on fire (for) leather)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of carma-agni

carma-agni - leather-fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (carma+agni)

• carma – skin, hide, leather
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

योजितम् (yojitam) - placed (like leather on fire) (placed, applied, joined)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yojita

yojita - joined, yoked, connected, applied, placed, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative of root 'yuj' (class 7)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'carma' (leather), which is neuter nominative singular.