योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-27

तासामप्यन्तरे लोको मोहान्मोहान्तरं व्रजेत् ।
अन्तःपातिजलावर्त इव धावति नौर्भ्रमम् ॥ २७ ॥

tāsāmapyantare loko mohānmohāntaraṃ vrajet ,
antaḥpātijalāvarta iva dhāvati naurbhramam 27

27. tāsām api antare lokaḥ mohāt moha-antaram vrajet
antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvartaḥ iva dhāvati nāuḥ bhramam

27. tāsām api antare lokaḥ mohāt moha-antaram vrajet.
antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvartaḥ iva nāuḥ bhramam dhāvati.

27. Even within those (states), an individual (loka) may move from one delusion (moha) to another (moha). It is like a boat caught in an internal whirlpool, rushing about in confusion.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अन्तरे (antare) - within, in the midst

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - an individual (experiencing these states) (individual, person, world)

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion

• मोह-अन्तरम् (moha-antaram) - another delusion, to another delusion

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may go, should go, proceeds

• अन्तः-पाति-जल-आवर्तः (antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvartaḥ) - a whirlpool occurring within water

• इव (iva) - like, as

• धावति (dhāvati) - runs, rushes

• नाउः (nāuḥ) - boat

• भ्रमम् (bhramam) - confusedly, whirling, wandering

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तरे (antare) - within, in the midst

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, difference, within

लोकः (lokaḥ) - an individual (experiencing these states) (individual, person, world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, individual, perception

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, error (moha)

मोह-अन्तरम् (moha-antaram) - another delusion, to another delusion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of moha-antara

moha-antara - another delusion (moha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+antara)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, error (moha)
  noun (masculine)
• antara – another, other
  noun (neuter)

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may go, should go, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

अन्तः-पाति-जल-आवर्तः (antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvartaḥ) - a whirlpool occurring within water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvarta

antaḥ-pāti-jala-āvarta - an internal water whirlpool

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaḥpātin+jala+āvarta)

• antaḥ – within, inside
  indeclinable
• pātin – falling, occurring, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root pat (to fall) with -in suffix
  Root: pat (class 1)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circle
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

धावति (dhāvati) - runs, rushes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhāv

Root: dhāv (class 1)

नाउः (nāuḥ) - boat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nāu

nāu - boat, ship

भ्रमम् (bhramam) - confusedly, whirling, wandering

(indeclinable)

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