योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-41

उप्ता दुष्कृतबीजानां मुष्टयो मोहवृष्टयः ।
वागुराभिर्मया विन्ध्यकन्दरस्थेन निर्दयम् ॥ ४१ ॥

uptā duṣkṛtabījānāṃ muṣṭayo mohavṛṣṭayaḥ ,
vāgurābhirmayā vindhyakandarasthena nirdayam 41

41. uptā duṣkṛta-bījānām muṣṭayaḥ moha-vṛṣṭayaḥ
vāgurābhiḥ mayā vindhya-kandara-sthena nirdayam

41. vindhya-kandara-sthena mayā nirdayam vāgurābhiḥ
duṣkṛta-bījānām muṣṭayaḥ moha-vṛṣṭayaḥ uptā (āsan)

41. By me, dwelling in the caves of the Vindhya, mercilessly, handfuls of evil (duṣkṛta) seeds were sown, [and] showers of delusion (moha) [were spread], using nets (vāgurā).

Words meanings summery:

• उप्ता (uptā) - sown, planted, scattered

• दुष्कृत-बीजानाम् (duṣkṛta-bījānām) - of the seeds of evil deeds

• मुष्टयः (muṣṭayaḥ) - handfuls, fists

• मोह-वृष्टयः (moha-vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers of delusion, rains of infatuation

• वागुराभिः (vāgurābhiḥ) - by snares, by nets, by traps

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विन्ध्य-कन्दर-स्थेन (vindhya-kandara-sthena) - by one dwelling in the caves of the Vindhya mountains

• निर्दयम् (nirdayam) - mercilessly, cruelly, without compassion

Words meanings and morphology

उप्ता (uptā) - sown, planted, scattered

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upta

upta - sown, planted, scattered, placed

Past Passive Participle

From √vap (to sow, scatter). The root undergoes v-stem modification to up before the -ta suffix.

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Predicate for the subjects 'handfuls of seeds' and 'showers of delusion'.

दुष्कृत-बीजानाम् (duṣkṛta-bījānām) - of the seeds of evil deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of duṣkṛtabīja

duṣkṛtabīja - seed of an evil deed

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duṣkṛta+bīja)

• duṣkṛta – evil deed, misdeed, sin
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from duṣ-√kṛ)
  Compound of dus (bad) + kṛta (done).
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bīja – seed, germ, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'handfuls' (muṣṭayaḥ).

मुष्टयः (muṣṭayaḥ) - handfuls, fists

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful, a closed hand, handful measure

Note: One of the subjects of the past passive participle uptā.

मोह-वृष्टयः (moha-vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers of delusion, rains of infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mohavṛṣṭi

mohavṛṣṭi - shower of delusion/infatuation (moha 'delusion' + vṛṣṭi 'rain/shower')

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+vṛṣṭi)

• moha – delusion, confusion, infatuation, bewilderment (moha)
  noun (masculine)
  From √muh (to be bewildered, confused).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, downpour
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛṣ (to rain, pour).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: One of the subjects of the past passive participle uptā.

वागुराभिः (vāgurābhiḥ) - by snares, by nets, by traps

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāgurā

vāgurā - snare, trap, net (especially for catching deer)

Note: Specifies the means by which the sowing was done.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive action 'sown'.

विन्ध्य-कन्दर-स्थेन (vindhya-kandara-sthena) - by one dwelling in the caves of the Vindhya mountains

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vindhyakandarastha

vindhyakandarastha - one who dwells/resides in the caves of the Vindhya (mountains)

Tatpuruṣa compound ending with stha (standing, dwelling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vindhya+kandara+stha)

• vindhya – Vindhya mountains (a mountain range in central India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, grotto, mountain cavern
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• stha – standing, dwelling, residing, located in
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the agent mayā, describing the speaker's location.

निर्दयम् (nirdayam) - mercilessly, cruelly, without compassion

(indeclinable)

From nis (without) + dayā (compassion).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+dayā)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• dayā – compassion, pity, mercy, sympathy
  noun (feminine)
  From √day (to pity, be compassionate).
  Root: day (class 1)

Note: Modifies the verb 'sown', describing the manner of action.