योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-26

यावद्विदूरथादन्यं मोहो नयति मन्दताम् ।
तावद्विदूरथो राजा प्रबोधास्त्रमथाददे ॥ २६ ॥

yāvadvidūrathādanyaṃ moho nayati mandatām ,
tāvadvidūratho rājā prabodhāstramathādade 26

26. yāvat vidūrathāt anyam mohaḥ nayati mandatām
tāvat vidūrathaḥ rājā prabodhāstram atha ādade

26. yāvat mohaḥ vidūrathāt anyam mandatām nayati
tāvat rājā vidūrathaḥ atha prabodhāstram ādade

26. As long as delusion (moha) was leading others into dullness, away from Vidūratha, King Vidūratha then took up the weapon of awakening.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

• विदूरथात् (vidūrathāt) - from Vidūratha

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion

• नयति (nayati) - leads, takes, guides

• मन्दताम् (mandatām) - to dullness, to slowness

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

• विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha

• राजा (rājā) - king

• प्रबोधास्त्रम् (prabodhāstram) - weapon of awakening

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आददे (ādade) - took, grasped, received

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as much as

(indeclinable)

विदूरथात् (vidūrathāt) - from Vidūratha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vidūratha

vidūratha - name of a king

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, illusion, confusion, infatuation, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

नयति (nayati) - leads, takes, guides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nī

Present Active

Root 'nī', 1st conjugation, 3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: nī (class 1)

मन्दताम् (mandatām) - to dullness, to slowness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandatā

mandatā - dullness, slowness, stupidity, stupefaction

Derived from 'manda' (dull, slow) with suffix '-tā'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

(indeclinable)

विदूरथः (vidūrathaḥ) - Vidūratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūratha

vidūratha - name of a king

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

प्रबोधास्त्रम् (prabodhāstram) - weapon of awakening

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prabodhāstra

prabodhāstra - weapon of awakening or enlightenment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prabodha+astra)

• prabodha – awakening, enlightenment, consciousness, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• astra – weapon, missile, dart
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

आददे (ādade) - took, grasped, received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect Middle

Root 'dā', 3rd person singular, perfect tense, middle voice. The root 'dā' with 'ā' prefix often means 'to take'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)