योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-9

मूढाः कालवशेनेह यद्गताः परमं पदम् ।
तद्विचारप्रदीपस्य विजृम्भितमनुत्तमम् ॥ ९ ॥

mūḍhāḥ kālavaśeneha yadgatāḥ paramaṃ padam ,
tadvicārapradīpasya vijṛmbhitamanuttamam 9

9. mūḍhāḥ kālavasena iha yat gatāḥ paramam padam
tat vicārapradīpasya vijṛmbhitam anuttamam

9. iha kālavasena mūḍhāḥ yat paramam padam gatāḥ,
tat vicārapradīpasya anuttamam vijṛmbhitam

9. That even deluded individuals (mūḍhāḥ) here attain the supreme state (paramaṁ padam) by the influence of time—that is the unequalled manifestation of the lamp of discernment (vicāra).

Words meanings summery:

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, fools, ignorant ones

• कालवसेन (kālavasena) - by the influence of time, by the power of time

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, gone

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - supreme state (paramaṁ padam) (state, abode, goal)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• विचारप्रदीपस्य (vicārapradīpasya) - of the lamp of discernment (vicāra) (of the lamp of discernment)

• विजृम्भितम् (vijṛmbhitam) - manifestation, full display, blossoming

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, unsurpassed, most excellent

Words meanings and morphology

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, fools, ignorant ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, bewildered, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root muh- 'to be bewildered'.

Root: muh (class 4)

कालवसेन (kālavasena) - by the influence of time, by the power of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kālavaśa

kālavaśa - power/influence of time

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kāla+vaśa)

• kāla – time, period, duration
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, influence, control, will
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, whatever (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the act of attaining the supreme state.

गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam- 'to go'.

Root: gam (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

पदम् (padam) - supreme state (paramaṁ padam) (state, abode, goal)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, position, goal, abode

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Corresponds to 'yat', referring to the entire preceding clause.

विचारप्रदीपस्य (vicārapradīpasya) - of the lamp of discernment (vicāra) (of the lamp of discernment)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicārapradīpa

vicārapradīpa - lamp of discernment, lamp which is discernment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vicāra+pradīpa)

• vicāra – discernment, inquiry, deliberation, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• pradīpa – lamp, light, illumination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root dīp- 'to shine' with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)

विजृम्भितम् (vijṛmbhitam) - manifestation, full display, blossoming

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijṛmbhita

vijṛmbhita - blossoming, manifestation, expansion, full display

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jṛmbh- 'to yawn, expand' with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unequalled, unsurpassed, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unequalled, unsurpassed, best, excellent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective