योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-68

मिश्रिता मूढचित्तानां वृत्तिभिः प्राकृते जने ।
तिष्ठत्यात्मसमां को हि संगतिं त्यक्तुमिच्छति ॥ ६८ ॥

miśritā mūḍhacittānāṃ vṛttibhiḥ prākṛte jane ,
tiṣṭhatyātmasamāṃ ko hi saṃgatiṃ tyaktumicchati 68

68. miśritā mūḍhacittānām vṛttibhiḥ prākṛte jane
tiṣṭhati ātmasamām kaḥ hi saṅgatim tyaktum icchati

68. prākṛte jane mūḍhacittānām vṛttibhiḥ miśritā
tiṣṭhati kaḥ hi ātmasamām saṅgatim tyaktum icchati

68. Among ordinary people, where companionship (saṅgati) is intertwined with the mental activities of deluded minds, who indeed would wish to abandon an association that is similar to one's own true nature (ātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• मिश्रिता (miśritā) - intertwined (mixed, mingled, blended)

• मूढचित्तानाम् (mūḍhacittānām) - of those with deluded minds

• वृत्तिभिः (vṛttibhiḥ) - mental tendencies (by tendencies, by modifications, by functions, by activities)

• प्राकृते (prākṛte) - in the ordinary, in the common

• जने (jane) - among ordinary people (in the person, in the people)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists (stands, remains, stays, exists)

• आत्मसमाम् (ātmasamām) - aligned with one's own nature (ātman) (similar to oneself, equal to oneself)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• सङ्गतिम् (saṅgatim) - association, company, companionship

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake

• इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, seeks

Words meanings and morphology

मिश्रिता (miśritā) - intertwined (mixed, mingled, blended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of miśrita

miśrita - mixed, blended, combined

Past Passive Participle

From root `miśr` (to mix) + suffix `kta` (P.P.P.)

Root: miśr (class 10)

मूढचित्तानाम् (mūḍhacittānām) - of those with deluded minds

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of mūḍhacitta

mūḍhacitta - deluded in mind, foolish-minded

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mūḍha+citta)

• mūḍha – deluded, foolish, confused
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `muh` (to be confused, deluded) + suffix `kta`
  Root: muh (class 4)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied `cittānām` (of minds).

वृत्तिभिः (vṛttibhiḥ) - mental tendencies (by tendencies, by modifications, by functions, by activities)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of being, state, mental modification, function, activity, conduct

From root `vṛt` (to be, exist) + suffix `kti`

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्राकृते (prākṛte) - in the ordinary, in the common

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, ordinary, common, vulgar

From `prakṛti` + suffix `aṇ`

जने (jane) - among ordinary people (in the person, in the people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, man

From root `jan` (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists (stands, remains, stays, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root `sthā` in present stem `tiṣṭh` (reduplicated)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied, likely `saṅgatiḥ` (company).

आत्मसमाम् (ātmasamām) - aligned with one's own nature (ātman) (similar to oneself, equal to oneself)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmasama

ātmasama - like oneself, equal to oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+sama)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• sama – same, equal, similar, even
  adjective

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सङ्गतिम् (saṅgatim) - association, company, companionship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅgati

saṅgati - association, company, union, contact

From `sam` + root `gam` (to go) + suffix `kti`

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `tyaktum`.

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up, to forsake

(verb)

active, infinitive of tyaj

Infinitive

From root `tyaj` + suffix `tumun`

Root: tyaj (class 1)

इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, seeks

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root `iṣ` in present stem `icch` (reduplicated)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject is `kaḥ`.

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