योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-15

सुस्थितं सुष्ठ चलति भ्रमे भूपरिवर्तवत् ।
अचलं चलतामेति मदविक्षुब्धचित्तवत् ॥ १५ ॥

susthitaṃ suṣṭha calati bhrame bhūparivartavat ,
acalaṃ calatāmeti madavikṣubdhacittavat 15

15. susthitam suṣṭhu calati bhrame bhūparivartavat
acalam calatām eti madavikṣubdhacittavat

15. bhrame bhūparivartavat susthitam suṣṭhu calati
madavikṣubdhacittavat acalam calatām eti

15. A stable object appears to move significantly due to illusion, similar to the apparent revolution of the earth. An immovable object acquires motion, just like a mind agitated by intoxication.

Words meanings summery:

• सुस्थितम् (susthitam) - well-placed, stable, steady, firm

• सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - very well, excellently, greatly, strongly

• चलति (calati) - moves, trembles, shakes

• भ्रमे (bhrame) - in illusion, in error, in delusion

• भूपरिवर्तवत् (bhūparivartavat) - like the revolution of the earth

• अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, steady

• चलताम् (calatām) - movement, agitation, state of moving

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, gets

• मदविक्षुब्धचित्तवत् (madavikṣubdhacittavat) - like a mind agitated by intoxication

Words meanings and morphology

सुस्थितम् (susthitam) - well-placed, stable, steady, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of susthita

susthita - well-placed, stable, firm, in good condition

Past Passive Participle

From `su` (good) + `sthita` (stood, placed), root `sthā` (to stand).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sthita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, standing, situated, firm
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root `sthā` (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to a stable thing or object.

सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - very well, excellently, greatly, strongly

(indeclinable)

Formed from `su` + `sthā` (well-placed, hence adverbially).

चलति (calati) - moves, trembles, shakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cal

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: cal (class 1)

भ्रमे (bhrame) - in illusion, in error, in delusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, illusion, confusion, delusion

Derived from root `bhram` (to wander, be confused).

Root: bhram (class 1)

भूपरिवर्तवत् (bhūparivartavat) - like the revolution of the earth

(indeclinable)

Derived from the compound `bhūparivarta` (earth's revolution) + `vat` suffix (like).

अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steady, firm

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, inconstant
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as "an immovable thing".

चलताम् (calatām) - movement, agitation, state of moving

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of calatā

calatā - mobility, agitation, inconstancy, state of moving

Formed from `cala` (moving) + `tā` suffix (abstract noun).

Note: Object of the verb `eti`.

एति (eti) - attains, goes, gets

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Often combined with accusative to mean "to acquire" or "to become".

मदविक्षुब्धचित्तवत् (madavikṣubdhacittavat) - like a mind agitated by intoxication

(indeclinable)

Derived from the compound `madavikṣubdhacitta` (mind agitated by intoxication) + `vat` suffix (like).