योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-9

कानिचिन्नाभिनन्दन्ति मां विवेकं विमोहतः ।
मत्तिरस्कारवशतः कूपेष्वेव पतन्त्यधः ॥ ९ ॥

kānicinnābhinandanti māṃ vivekaṃ vimohataḥ ,
mattiraskāravaśataḥ kūpeṣveva patantyadhaḥ 9

9. kānicit na abhinandanti māṃ vivekaṃ vimohataḥ |
mattiraskāravaśataḥ kūpeṣu eva patanti adhaḥ ||

9. kānicit vimohataḥ mat-tiraskāra-vaśataḥ māṃ vivekaṃ na abhinandanti eva adhaḥ kūpeṣu patanti.

9. However, some (minds), due to great delusion (vimoha) and their contempt for me, neither welcome me nor (welcome) discernment (viveka), and instead fall downwards into pits (kūpeṣu).

Words meanings summery:

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (referring to minds/intellects from the previous verse) (some (plural neuter))

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they rejoice in, they welcome, they approve

• माम् (mām) - me

• विवेकम् (vivekam) - discernment, discrimination, wisdom

• विमोहतः (vimohataḥ) - from great delusion, due to bewilderment

• मत्तिरस्कारवशतः (mattiraskāravaśataḥ) - due to being under the sway of disrespect for me, from contempt for me

• कूपेषु (kūpeṣu) - in wells, into pits

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

Words meanings and morphology

कानिचित् (kānicit) - some (referring to minds/intellects from the previous verse) (some (plural neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, some, a few

Compound of 'kim' (what/which) and 'cit' (an enclitic particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
• cit – even, also, indeed (enclitic particle)
  indeclinable

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - they rejoice in, they welcome, they approve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhinand

Present Active

From abhi- + nand (causative of nad).

Prefix: abhi

Root: nad (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Object of abhinandanti.

विवेकम् (vivekam) - discernment, discrimination, wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discernment, discrimination, wisdom, judgment

From vi- + vic (to separate, distinguish).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Object of abhinandanti.

विमोहतः (vimohataḥ) - from great delusion, due to bewilderment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vimoha

vimoha - great delusion, bewilderment, infatuation

From vi- + moha.

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

मत्तिरस्कारवशतः (mattiraskāravaśataḥ) - due to being under the sway of disrespect for me, from contempt for me

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mattiraskāravaśa

mattiraskāravaśa - under the sway of disrespect for me

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+tiraskāra+vaśa)

• mad – my, mine
  pronoun
• tiraskāra – disrespect, scorn, contempt, insult
  noun (masculine)
  From tiras- + kṛ.
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

कूपेषु (kūpeṣu) - in wells, into pits

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes falling into wells.

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Present Active

From root pat.

Root: pat (class 1)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

Adverb.