योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-12

आपतद्धि मनो मोहं पूर्वमापत्प्रयच्छति ।
पश्चादनर्थविस्ताररूपेण परिजृम्भते ॥ १२ ॥

āpataddhi mano mohaṃ pūrvamāpatprayacchati ,
paścādanarthavistārarūpeṇa parijṛmbhate 12

12. āpatat hi manaḥ moham pūrvam āpat prayacchati
paścāt anarthavistārarūpeṇa parijṛmbhate

12. manaḥ moham āpatat hi pūrvam āpat prayacchati
paścāt anarthavistārarūpeṇa parijṛmbhate

12. When the mind falls into delusion (moha), it first brings about misfortune. Later, it expands and manifests in the form of extensive troubles.

Words meanings summery:

• आपतत् (āpatat) - becoming immersed in, falling into (falling, reaching, befalling)

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the statement (indeed, surely, because, for)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the faculty of thought and emotion, the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, mental bewilderment, lack of discernment (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - at first, initially (before, first, previously, formerly)

• आपत् (āpat) - misfortune, trouble (misfortune, calamity, adversity, distress)

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - causes, brings about, produces (gives, offers, grants, causes)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently (afterwards, later, behind, to the west)

• अनर्थविस्ताररूपेण (anarthavistārarūpeṇa) - manifesting as extensive troubles (in the form of an expansion of misfortune/trouble)

• परिजृम्भते (parijṛmbhate) - expands and manifests (expands, spreads, manifests, increases)

Words meanings and morphology

आपतत् (āpatat) - becoming immersed in, falling into (falling, reaching, befalling)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpatat

āpatat - falling, reaching, befalling, encountering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √pat with upasarga ā-, present stem patat-, suffix -at.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the state of the mind.

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizes the statement (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - the faculty of thought and emotion, the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul, understanding

Root: man

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, mental bewilderment, lack of discernment (delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance, confusion, fainting

Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, confused) with suffix -a.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āpatat'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - at first, initially (before, first, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

आपत् (āpat) - misfortune, trouble (misfortune, calamity, adversity, distress)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, adversity, danger

From ā-√pad (to fall into).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Direct object of 'prayacchati'.

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - causes, brings about, produces (gives, offers, grants, causes)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present stem of pra-√yam (to give, offer).

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicitly the mind (manaḥ) or the state of delusion (moha).

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently (afterwards, later, behind, to the west)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya.

अनर्थविस्ताररूपेण (anarthavistārarūpeṇa) - manifesting as extensive troubles (in the form of an expansion of misfortune/trouble)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anarthavistārarūpa

anarthavistārarūpa - having the form of an expansion of misfortune/trouble

Compound type : tatpurusha (anartha+vistāra+rūpa)

• anartha – misfortune, evil, useless, meaningless, bad purpose
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'an' (not) + 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth, good).
• vistāra – expansion, extension, elaboration, diffusion, spreading
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-√stṛ (to spread, expand) with suffix -a.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, aspect, image
  noun (neuter)

Note: The compound `anarthavistāra` (expansion of misfortune) followed by `rūpeṇa` (in the form of), functioning adverbially.

परिजृम्भते (parijṛmbhate) - expands and manifests (expands, spreads, manifests, increases)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parijṛmbh

Present Middle

Present stem of pari-√jṛmbh (to expand fully, to manifest).

Prefix: pari

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicitly the mind (manaḥ) or the misfortune (āpat).