योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-24

धर्मभित्तौ भृशं लग्नां धियं धैर्यधुरं गताम् ।
आधयो न विधुन्वन्ति वाताश्चित्रलतामिव ॥ २४ ॥

dharmabhittau bhṛśaṃ lagnāṃ dhiyaṃ dhairyadhuraṃ gatām ,
ādhayo na vidhunvanti vātāścitralatāmiva 24

24. dharmabhittau bhṛśam lagnām dhiyam dhairyadhuram
gatām ādhayaḥ na vidhunvanti vātāḥ citralatām iva

24. dharmabhittau bhṛśam lagnām dhairyadhuram gatām
dhiyam ādhayaḥ na vidhunvanti vātāḥ citralatām iva

24. Mental anxieties (ādhi) do not shake an intellect (dhī) that is firmly attached to the wall of natural law (dharma) and has attained the steadfastness of courage, just as winds (vāta) cannot shake a painted creeper (citralatā).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मभित्तौ (dharmabhittau) - on the wall of natural law (dharma)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - firmly, greatly, exceedingly

• लग्नाम् (lagnām) - attached, fixed, clinging

• धियम् (dhiyam) - intellect, mind, understanding

• धैर्यधुरम् (dhairyadhuram) - the steadfastness of courage, the burden of fortitude

• गताम् (gatām) - having attained, gone to

• आधयः (ādhayaḥ) - mental anxieties, distresses, psychological sufferings

• न (na) - not, no

• विधुन्वन्ति (vidhunvanti) - they shake, they agitate, they remove

• वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds, air currents

• चित्रलताम् (citralatām) - a painted creeper, a picture of a creeper

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मभित्तौ (dharmabhittau) - on the wall of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharmabhitti

dharmabhitti - wall of natural law, foundation of natural law

Compound of dharma (natural law) + bhitti (wall, foundation).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhitti)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhitti – wall, partition, breaking, foundation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Specifies where the intellect is fixed.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - firmly, greatly, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of bhṛśa used adverbially.

लग्नाम् (lagnām) - attached, fixed, clinging

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lagna

lagna - attached, fixed, clinging, joined, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root lag (to cling, to be attached).

Root: lag (class 1)

धियम् (dhiyam) - intellect, mind, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding, wisdom

Root: dhī

धैर्यधुरम् (dhairyadhuram) - the steadfastness of courage, the burden of fortitude

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhairyadhura

dhairyadhura - the burden/yoke of courage/fortitude

Compound of dhairya (courage, fortitude) + dhura (burden, yoke, responsibility).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhairya+dhura)

• dhairya – courage, fortitude, firmness, patience
  noun (neuter)
  From dhīra (firm, steady).
• dhura – burden, yoke, responsibility, front part of a carriage
  noun (feminine)

गताम् (gatām) - having attained, gone to

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go, to move).

Root: gam (class 1)

आधयः (ādhayaḥ) - mental anxieties, distresses, psychological sufferings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādhi

ādhi - mental distress, anxiety, psychological suffering, disease

From ā + dhā (to place, to hold).

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: negation particle.

विधुन्वन्ति (vidhunvanti) - they shake, they agitate, they remove

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vi-dhū

Present Active

From root dhū (to shake) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds, air currents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāta

vāta - wind, air, breeze

Root: vā (class 2)

चित्रलताम् (citralatām) - a painted creeper, a picture of a creeper

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citralatā

citralatā - a painted creeper, an ornamental creeper, a picture of a creeper

Compound of citra (picture, variegated) + latā (creeper, vine).

Compound type : tatpurusha (citra+latā)

• citra – picture, variegated, wonderful, clear
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)