योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-46

वरं कर्दममेकत्वं मलकीटकता वरम् ।
वरमन्धगुहाहित्वं न नरस्याविचारिता ॥ ४६ ॥

varaṃ kardamamekatvaṃ malakīṭakatā varam ,
varamandhaguhāhitvaṃ na narasyāvicāritā 46

46. varam kardamam ekatvam malakīṭakatā varam
varam andhaguhāhitvam na narasya avicāritā

46. kardamam ekatvam varam,
malakīṭakatā varam,
andhaguhāhitvam varam,
narasya avicāritā na (varam).

46. It is better to be united with mud, better to be a worm in filth, better to be a snake dwelling in a dark cave; but for a person, thoughtlessness (avicāritā) is not better.

Words meanings summery:

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

• कर्दमम् (kardamam) - mud, mire, dirt

• एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - oneness, unity, the state of being one

• मलकीटकता (malakīṭakatā) - the state of being a worm in filth/dirt

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable

• अन्धगुहाहित्वम् (andhaguhāhitvam) - the state of being a snake in a dark cave

• न (na) - not

• नरस्य (narasya) - of a person, for a person

• अविचारिता (avicāritā) - thoughtlessness, lack of discernment

Words meanings and morphology

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'better'.

कर्दमम् (kardamam) - mud, mire, dirt

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - mud, mire, dirt, slime

Note: Functions as subject in a predicate construction.

एकत्वम् (ekatvam) - oneness, unity, the state of being one

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekatva

ekatva - oneness, unity, identity

Derived from 'eka' with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

मलकीटकता (malakīṭakatā) - the state of being a worm in filth/dirt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malakīṭakatā

malakīṭakatā - the state of being an insect (kīṭaka) in filth (mala)

Derived from 'malakīṭaka' with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mala+kīṭaka)

• mala – dirt, filth, impurity, refuse
  noun (masculine)
• kīṭaka – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'better'.

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'better'.

अन्धगुहाहित्वम् (andhaguhāhitvam) - the state of being a snake in a dark cave

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andhaguhāhitva

andhaguhāhitva - the state of being a snake (ahi) in a dark/blind cave (andhaguhā)

Derived from 'andhaguhāhi' with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (andhaguhā+ahi)

• andhaguhā – dark cave, blind cave
  noun (feminine)
• ahi – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नरस्य (narasya) - of a person, for a person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

अविचारिता (avicāritā) - thoughtlessness, lack of discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avicāritā

avicāritā - thoughtlessness, indiscretion, lack of deliberation

Derived from 'avicāra' with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).