योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-9

ये दैवनिष्ठाः कृत्यादौ कुविकल्पपरायणाः ।
तेषां मन्दा मतिस्तात नानुगम्या विनाशनी ॥ ९ ॥

ye daivaniṣṭhāḥ kṛtyādau kuvikalpaparāyaṇāḥ ,
teṣāṃ mandā matistāta nānugamyā vināśanī 9

9. ye daivaniṣṭhāḥ kṛtyādau kuvikalpaparāyaṇāḥ
teṣām mandā matiḥ tāta na anugamyā vināśanī

9. tāta,
ye kṛtyādau daivaniṣṭhāḥ kuvikalpaparāyaṇāḥ (santi),
teṣām matiḥ mandā (asti),
(sā ca) anugamyā na (asti),
(api tu) vināśanī (asti)

9. O dear one (tāta), the intellect of those who are devoted to fate and prone to bad decisions regarding what should be done is dull and should not be followed; it is destructive.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who (plural), those who

• दैवनिष्ठाः (daivaniṣṭhāḥ) - devoted to fate, relying on destiny

• कृत्यादौ (kṛtyādau) - in what should be done, concerning duties/actions

• कुविकल्पपरायणाः (kuvikalpaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on bad decisions, prone to wrong choices

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• मन्दा (mandā) - dull, slow, weak, sluggish

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, opinion

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, my son

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुगम्या (anugamyā) - to be followed, suitable to be pursued

• विनाशनी (vināśanī) - destructive, causing ruin

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who (plural), those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

दैवनिष्ठाः (daivaniṣṭhāḥ) - devoted to fate, relying on destiny

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daivaniṣṭha

daivaniṣṭha - devoted to fate, firm in destiny, relying on divine will

Compound type : Tatpurusha (daiva+niṣṭha)

• daiva – fate, destiny, divine, relating to gods
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `deva` (god) with the suffix `aṇ`.
• niṣṭha – standing in, abiding in, devoted to, firm in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle of `sthā` with `ni-`
  From prefix `ni-` and root `sthā` (to stand).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `ye`.

कृत्यादौ (kṛtyādau) - in what should be done, concerning duties/actions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtyādi

kṛtyādi - beginning with duty, concerning duties, etc.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kṛtya+ādi)

• kṛtya – what should be done, duty, action, obligation
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoge)
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tya` (a gerundive suffix).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, first, principal, etc., concerning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action or concern.

कुविकल्पपरायणाः (kuvikalpaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on bad decisions, prone to wrong choices

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuvikalpaparāyaṇa

kuvikalpaparāyaṇa - intent on bad decisions, devoted to wrong choices, prone to indecision/bad judgment

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ku+vikalpa+parāyaṇa)

• ku – bad, evil, difficult, contemptible
  indeclinable
• vikalpa – option, alternative, doubt, indecision, wrong conception, error in judgment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `kḷp` (to be able, to arrange) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief aim, ultimate object, devoted to, intent on, dependent on
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `para` (other, supreme) and `ayana` (going, course).

Note: Predicate adjective for `ye`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

Note: Refers to "those who are devoted to fate and prone to bad decisions".

मन्दा (mandā) - dull, slow, weak, sluggish

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manda

manda - slow, dull, sluggish, weak, feeble

Root: mad (class 1)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, intention, opinion

From root `man` (to think) with suffix `-ti`.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, my son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often used by elders addressing younger people or by equals)

Note: Addressed to a disciple or younger person.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `anugamyā`.

अनुगम्या (anugamyā) - to be followed, suitable to be pursued

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anugamya

anugamya - to be followed, to be pursued, suitable to be attained

Gerundive

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with prefix `anu-` and suffix `-ya` (gerundive).

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or suitability.

विनाशनी (vināśanī) - destructive, causing ruin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vināśanī

vināśanī - destructive, ruinous, causing destruction

Derived from root `naś` (to perish) with prefix `vi-` and the causative suffix `-ā` and the agentive suffix `-inī` (feminine).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)