योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-14

मनोनिर्दग्धदृष्टीनां दृष्ट्वा दुःखपरम्पराम् ।
मतिर्मे करुणाक्रान्ता राम मुग्धेव तप्यते ॥ १४ ॥

manonirdagdhadṛṣṭīnāṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhaparamparām ,
matirme karuṇākrāntā rāma mugdheva tapyate 14

14. manonirdagdhadṛṣṭīnām dṛṣṭvā duḥkhaparampārām
matiḥ me karuṇākrāntā rāma mugdhā iva tapyate

14. rāma manonirdagdhadṛṣṭīnām duḥkhaparampārām
dṛṣṭvā me matiḥ karuṇākrāntā mugdhā iva tapyate

14. O Rāma, upon seeing the unending suffering of those whose inner vision has been burnt by the mind, my intellect is overcome with compassion and grieves as if bewildered.

14. בראותי את שרשרת הסבל של אלה שראייתם נשרפה בידי החשיבה, רוחי נתקפת חמלה, רָאמָה, וכואבת כאילו הייתה היא עצמה מבולבלת.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोनिर्दग्धदृष्टीनाम् (manonirdagdhadṛṣṭīnām) - of those whose vision is burned by the mind

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• दुःखपरम्पाराम् (duḥkhaparampārām) - continuous series of suffering

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

• मे (me) - my, to me

• करुणाक्रान्ता (karuṇākrāntā) - overcome by compassion

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• मुग्धा (mugdhā) - bewildered, foolish, innocent

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तप्यते (tapyate) - suffers, grieves, is tormented

Words meanings and morphology

मनोनिर्दग्धदृष्टीनाम् (manonirdagdhadṛṣṭīnām) - of those whose vision is burned by the mind

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manonirdagdhadṛṣṭi

manonirdagdhadṛṣṭi - whose vision (dṛṣṭi) is burned (nirdagdha) by the mind (manas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+nirdagdha+dṛṣṭi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• nirdagdha – burnt, consumed, destroyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dah` (to burn) with prefix `nir`.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: dah (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – vision, sight, view, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root `dṛś` with suffix `tvā`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दुःखपरम्पाराम् (duḥkhaparampārām) - continuous series of suffering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhaparampārā

duḥkhaparampārā - series (parampārā) of suffering (duḥkha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+parampārā)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• parampārā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intellect, opinion

Root: man (class 4)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Can also be dative singular.

करुणाक्रान्ता (karuṇākrāntā) - overcome by compassion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karuṇākrānta

karuṇākrānta - overcome (ākrānta) by compassion (karuṇā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+ākrānta)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• ākrānta – overcome, attacked, seized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kram` (to step) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, black

मुग्धा (mugdhā) - bewildered, foolish, innocent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, foolish, ignorant, charming, innocent

Past Passive Participle

From root `muh` (to be bewildered).

Root: muh (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

तप्यते (tapyate) - suffers, grieves, is tormented

(verb)

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

Passive voice (or Middle voice in the sense 'to suffer oneself')

From root `tap` (class 4, `divādi`), often used in passive/middle sense for 'to suffer'.

Root: tap (class 4)

Note: Reflexive sense: 'is afflicted, suffers'.

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