योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-51

अन्धान्धमोहसुधनं चिरं दुःखाय केवलम् ।
कृतं शिलाया हृदयं दुर्मतेश्चाविचारिणः ॥ ५१ ॥

andhāndhamohasudhanaṃ ciraṃ duḥkhāya kevalam ,
kṛtaṃ śilāyā hṛdayaṃ durmateścāvicāriṇaḥ 51

51. andha-andha-moha-sudhanam ciram duḥkhāya kevalam
kṛtam śilāyāḥ hṛdayam durmateḥ ca avicāriṇaḥ

51. durmateḥ ca avicāriṇaḥ śilāyāḥ kṛtam hṛdayam
andha-andha-moha-sudhanam kevalam ciram duḥkhāya (bhavati)

51. The heart of a foolish and thoughtless person, made as if of stone, which is merely a great fortune born of profound blind delusion (moha), leads only to prolonged suffering.

51. ליבו של הכסיל שאינו חוקר, ששקוע באשליה עיוורת ועמוקה, עשוי אבן ומביא אך ורק לסבל ממושך.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ध-अन्ध-मोह-सुधनम् (andha-andha-moha-sudhanam) - a great fortune of profound blind delusion

• चिरम् (ciram) - prolonged (for a long time, for long)

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - to suffering (for sorrow, for suffering)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (only, merely, exclusively)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - made (made, done, performed)

• शिलायाः (śilāyāḥ) - of stone, like stone (of a stone, from a stone)

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, essence)

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of a foolish person (of an evil-minded, foolish person)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अविचारिणः (avicāriṇaḥ) - of a thoughtless person (of one who is thoughtless, undiscriminating)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ध-अन्ध-मोह-सुधनम् (andha-andha-moha-sudhanam) - a great fortune of profound blind delusion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andha-andha-moha-sudhana

andha-andha-moha-sudhana - a great fortune/wealth of deep blind delusion

Compound type : tatpurusha (andha+andha+moha+sudhana)

• andha – blind
  adjective
• andha – blind
  adjective
• moha – delusion, infatuation, error
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• sudhana – great wealth, good fortune
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: su

चिरम् (ciram) - prolonged (for a long time, for long)

(indeclinable)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - to suffering (for sorrow, for suffering)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, misery

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely (only, merely, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - made (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; deed

past passive participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifies hṛdayam.

शिलायाः (śilāyāḥ) - of stone, like stone (of a stone, from a stone)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, breast, essence

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of a foolish person (of an evil-minded, foolish person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, bad thought

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+mati)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, thought, intention, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  from root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अविचारिणः (avicāriṇaḥ) - of a thoughtless person (of one who is thoughtless, undiscriminating)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avicārin

avicārin - thoughtless, undiscriminating, inconsiderate

formed with negative prefix 'a' and 'vicārin' (one who discriminates/thinks)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vicārin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vicārin – discriminating, reflecting, thinking
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from vi+√car
  -in suffix for agent. vi is upasarga. √car is root.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: adjective modifying durmateḥ.

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