योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-9

मनो न विजितं राम येनासदपि दुर्धिया ।
तेनाग्रस्तविषेणैव म्रियते विषमूर्च्छया ॥ ९ ॥

mano na vijitaṃ rāma yenāsadapi durdhiyā ,
tenāgrastaviṣeṇaiva mriyate viṣamūrcchayā 9

9. manaḥ na vijitam rāma yena asat api durdhiyā
tena agrastaviṣeṇa eva mriyate viṣamūrcchayā

9. rāma yena durdhiyā asat api manaḥ na vijitam,
tena agrastaviṣeṇa eva viṣamūrcchayā mriyate

9. O Rama, if the mind (manas) — though unreal — is not conquered by a dull-witted person, then that person dies from the unconsciousness caused by poison, as if by a poison that was not actually ingested (but rather, is the very mind itself).

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विजितम् (vijitam) - conquered (conquered, subdued, defeated)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama (proper noun))

• येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, by which)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

• दुर्धिया (durdhiyā) - by one with a dull intellect (by a dull-witted person, by one with bad intellect)

• तेन (tena) - that person (by him) (by him, by that)

• अग्रस्तविषेण (agrastaviṣeṇa) - as if by a poison that was never truly consumed (by one whose poison has not been swallowed/eaten, by one not bitten by poison)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly)

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

• विषमूर्च्छया (viṣamūrcchayā) - from the unconsciousness caused by poison (by the swoon of poison, from toxic unconsciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विजितम् (vijitam) - conquered (conquered, subdued, defeated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijita

vijita - conquered, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (class 1) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies manaḥ

राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, avatara)

Root: ram (class 1)

येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the person with 'dull intellect'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle

Negative prefix a- with root as (to be)

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

दुर्धिया (durdhiyā) - by one with a dull intellect (by a dull-witted person, by one with bad intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durdhī

durdhī - bad intellect, dull-witted

Prefix: dur

Root: dhī

Note: Refers to the agent who does not conquer the mind.

तेन (tena) - that person (by him) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अग्रस्तविषेण (agrastaviṣeṇa) - as if by a poison that was never truly consumed (by one whose poison has not been swallowed/eaten, by one not bitten by poison)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agrastaviṣa

agrastaviṣa - one whose poison is not consumed, one not bitten by poison

Compound: a (negation) + grasta (swallowed) + viṣa (poison)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+grasta+viṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• grasta – swallowed, eaten, devoured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root gras (class 1)
  Root: gras (class 1)
• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'him' or 'poison'. Instrumental for 'by means of'.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

(verb)

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

Present middle

Root mṛ (class 6) in present middle 3rd person singular

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Intransitive verb, often translated as passive 'is killed' or simply 'dies'.

विषमूर्च्छया (viṣamūrcchayā) - from the unconsciousness caused by poison (by the swoon of poison, from toxic unconsciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viṣamūrcchā

viṣamūrcchā - swoon caused by poison, toxic unconsciousness

Compound of viṣa (poison) and mūrcchā (swoon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+mūrcchā)

• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)
• mūrcchā – swoon, faint, unconsciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root mūrch
  Root: mūrch (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause of death.