योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-67

असता चित्तयक्षेण ये मुधा स्ववशे कृताः ।
तेषां पेलवबुद्धीनां चन्द्रादशनिरुत्थितः ॥ ६७ ॥

asatā cittayakṣeṇa ye mudhā svavaśe kṛtāḥ ,
teṣāṃ pelavabuddhīnāṃ candrādaśanirutthitaḥ 67

67. asatā cittayakṣeṇa ye mudhā svavaśe kṛtāḥ
teṣām pelavabuddhīnām candrāt aśaniḥ utthitaḥ

67. ye asatā cittayakṣeṇa mudhā svavaśe kṛtāḥ,
teṣām pelavabuddhīnām candrāt aśaniḥ utthitaḥ.

67. For those foolish individuals who were brought under the sway of the non-existent mind-demon (citta-yakṣa), a thunderbolt has arisen from the moon for their frail intellects.

Words meanings summery:

• असता (asatā) - by the non-existent (mind-demon) (by the non-existent, by the unreal, by the wicked)

• चित्तयक्षेण (cittayakṣeṇa) - by the mind-demon, by the mind-spirit

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))

• मुधा (mudhā) - foolishly (in vain, foolishly, uselessly, idly)

• स्ववशे (svavaśe) - under one's own control, in one's own power

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made (subservient), brought (under sway) (made, done, performed)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, to them, for them)

• पेलवबुद्धीनाम् (pelavabuddhīnām) - of those with weak intellects, of those with tender minds

• चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

• अशनिः (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt, lightning, arrow

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, arisen, standing up

Words meanings and morphology

असता (asatā) - by the non-existent (mind-demon) (by the non-existent, by the unreal, by the wicked)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false, wicked, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

From na + as (root) + śatṛ suffix. Masculine singular instrumental.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• sat – existent, real, good, virtuous, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from as + śatṛ
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies `cittayakṣeṇa`.

चित्तयक्षेण (cittayakṣeṇa) - by the mind-demon, by the mind-spirit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cittayakṣa

cittayakṣa - mind-demon, mind-spirit

Compound type : Tatpurusha (Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa) (citta+yakṣa)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• yakṣa – a class of supernatural beings, spirit, demon, attendant of Kubera
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yakṣ (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to implied "people" or "individuals".

मुधा (mudhā) - foolishly (in vain, foolishly, uselessly, idly)

(indeclinable)

स्ववशे (svavaśe) - under one's own control, in one's own power

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svavaśa

svavaśa - one's own will, one's own power, independent, self-controlled

Compound: sva (own) + vaśa (will, control)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa) or Bahuvrihi (possessing one's own will) (sva+vaśa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, control, power, submission
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as the object of control into which someone is brought.

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made (subservient), brought (under sway) (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, finished, prepared

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ + kta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective for `ye`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, to them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `ye`.

पेलवबुद्धीनाम् (pelavabuddhīnām) - of those with weak intellects, of those with tender minds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pelavabuddhi

pelavabuddhi - having a weak intellect, of a tender mind, soft-minded

Compound: pelava (soft, weak) + buddhi (intellect)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pelava+buddhi)

• pelava – soft, tender, delicate, weak, feeble
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  from budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `teṣām`.

चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

अशनिः (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt, lightning, arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning, arrow, a strike

Note: Subject of `utthitaḥ`.

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, arisen, standing up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, arisen, sprung up, standing up, produced

Past Passive Participle

From ut-sthā + kta suffix

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `aśaniḥ`.

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