योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-17

मनो मोहमुपादत्ते यस्यासौ मूढ उच्यते ।
शरीरे मोहमापन्ने न शवो मूढ उच्यते ॥ १७ ॥

mano mohamupādatte yasyāsau mūḍha ucyate ,
śarīre mohamāpanne na śavo mūḍha ucyate 17

17. manaḥ moham upādatte yasya asau mūḍhaḥ ucyate
śarīre moham āpanne na śavaḥ mūḍhaḥ ucyate

17. manaḥ moham upādatte yasya asau mūḍhaḥ ucyate
śarīre moham āpanne śavaḥ mūḍhaḥ na ucyate

17. The mind (manas) grasps delusion (moha); the person in whom this happens is called deluded (mūḍha). When the body (śarīra) is afflicted by delusion, a corpse (śava) is not said to be deluded.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, grasps, acquires

• यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the person whose mind is involved. (whose, of which)

• असौ (asau) - Refers to the person. (that one, he)

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body, when the body

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

• आपन्ने (āpanne) - having fallen into, afflicted by, obtained

• न (na) - not

• शवः (śavaḥ) - a corpse, dead body

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

From root muh- (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Direct object of 'upādatte'.

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, grasps, acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upādā

From prefix upa- (near, towards) + ā- (to) + root dā- (to give/take)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the person whose mind is involved. (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what

असौ (asau) - Refers to the person. (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, bewildered, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

From root muh- (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'asau'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive form of 'to say'.

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body, when the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

Note: Indicates the location or circumstance in a locative absolute construction.

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Direct object of 'āpanne'.

आपन्ने (āpanne) - having fallen into, afflicted by, obtained

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, reached, fallen into, afflicted by

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā- (to) + root āp- (to obtain/reach)

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīre' in a locative absolute construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'ucyate'.

शवः (śavaḥ) - a corpse, dead body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'ucyate'.

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, bewildered, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

From root muh- (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'śavaḥ'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive form of 'to say'.

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