योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-40

अविरलसुखदुःखवृक्षखण्डे विषमकृतान्तमहोरगे वनेऽस्मिन् ।
प्रभुरिदमखिले विवेकहीनं सुभग मनो महदापदेकहेतुः ॥ ४० ॥

aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍe viṣamakṛtāntamahorage vane'smin ,
prabhuridamakhile vivekahīnaṃ subhaga mano mahadāpadekahetuḥ 40

40. aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍe
viṣamakṛtāntamahorage vane asmin
prabhuḥ idam akhile vivekahīnam
subhaga manaḥ mahādāpadekhetuḥ

40. subhaga,
asmin vane (yaḥ) aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍe viṣamakṛtāntamahorage (vartate),
akhile idam manaḥ vivekahīnam (sat) mahādāpadekhetuḥ prabhuḥ (bhavati).

40. O fortunate one, in this forest of life, dense with trees of joys and sorrows, and inhabited by the formidable great serpents of fate (kṛtānta), this mind (manas), which lacks discrimination, is the sole cause of great calamity for all.

Words meanings summery:

• अविरलसुखदुःखवृक्षखण्डे (aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍe) - referring to the difficult and intricate nature of worldly existence (in the dense group/forest of trees of joys and sorrows)

• विषमकृतान्तमहोरगे (viṣamakṛtāntamahorage) - referring to the unpredictability and severity of destiny in this world (in the great serpent of dangerous fate)

• वने (vane) - referring to the metaphorical forest of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the forest)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this particular forest of existence (in this)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - is the master (of creating results), is the cause (master, lord, powerful, cause, controller)

• इदम् (idam) - this (mind) (this)

• अखिले (akhile) - in the entire world/existence (in the entire, in all)

• विवेकहीनम् (vivekahīnam) - devoid of discrimination, lacking discernment

• सुभग (subhaga) - addressing the listener (Rama, in the context of Yoga-Vasistha) (O fortunate one, O blessed one)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• महादापदेखेतुः (mahādāpadekhetuḥ) - the sole cause of great calamity

Words meanings and morphology

अविरलसुखदुःखवृक्षखण्डे (aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍe) - referring to the difficult and intricate nature of worldly existence (in the dense group/forest of trees of joys and sorrows)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍa

aviralasukhaduḥkhavṛkṣakhaṇḍa - dense group of trees of joys and sorrows

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (avirala+sukhaduḥkha+vṛkṣa+khaṇḍa)

• avirala – dense, continuous, unbroken
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• sukhaduḥkha – joy and sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• khaṇḍa – part, section, piece, group (figuratively, a dense growth or forest)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: khaṇḍ

विषमकृतान्तमहोरगे (viṣamakṛtāntamahorage) - referring to the unpredictability and severity of destiny in this world (in the great serpent of dangerous fate)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣamakṛtāntamahoraga

viṣamakṛtāntamahoraga - great serpent of dangerous fate

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (viṣama+kṛtānta+mahā+uraga)

• viṣama – dangerous, uneven, difficult, formidable
  adjective
• kṛtānta – fate, destiny, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: urag

वने (vane) - referring to the metaphorical forest of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this particular forest of existence (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - is the master (of creating results), is the cause (master, lord, powerful, cause, controller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, powerful, cause

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū

इदम् (idam) - this (mind) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'

अखिले (akhile) - in the entire world/existence (in the entire, in all)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, all

Prefix: a

Root: khil

Note: Implies 'akhile jagati' or 'akhile sarvasmin'

विवेकहीनम् (vivekahīnam) - devoid of discrimination, lacking discernment

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivekahīna

vivekahīna - devoid of discrimination, lacking discernment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+hīna)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic
• hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: hā

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'

सुभग (subhaga) - addressing the listener (Rama, in the context of Yoga-Vasistha) (O fortunate one, O blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of subhaga

subhaga - fortunate, beloved, charming, blessed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhaga)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, prosperity, good luck
  noun (masculine)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

Root: man

महादापदेखेतुः (mahādāpadekhetuḥ) - the sole cause of great calamity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādāpadekhetu

mahādāpadekhetu - sole cause of great calamity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahat+āpad+eka+hetu)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad
• eka – one, single, sole
  adjective
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi

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