योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-13

वयं तु वक्तुं मूर्खाणामजितात्मीयचेतसाम् ।
भोगकर्दममग्नानां न विद्मोऽभिमतं मतम् ॥ १३ ॥

vayaṃ tu vaktuṃ mūrkhāṇāmajitātmīyacetasām ,
bhogakardamamagnānāṃ na vidmo'bhimataṃ matam 13

13. vayam tu vaktuṃ mūrkhāṇām ajitātmīyacetasām
bhogakardamamagnānām na vidmaḥ abhimataṃ matam

13. vayam tu ajitātmīyacetasām bhogakardamamagnānām
mūrkhāṇām abhimataṃ matam vaktuṃ na vidmaḥ

13. We are unable to articulate a suitable view for those fools whose minds are uncontrolled and who are immersed in the mire of worldly pleasures.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वक्तुं (vaktuṁ) - to speak, to say, to describe

• मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām) - of fools, of ignorant people

• अजितात्मीयचेतसाम् (ajitātmīyacetasām) - of those whose minds are unconquered/uncontrolled

• भोगकर्दममग्नानाम् (bhogakardamamagnānām) - of those immersed in the mud of worldly pleasures

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

• अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - desired, approved, agreeable, intended

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वक्तुं (vaktuṁ) - to speak, to say, to describe

(verb)

infinitive of vaktu

infinitive

Infinitive form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām) - of fools, of ignorant people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant, stupid

अजितात्मीयचेतसाम् (ajitātmīyacetasām) - of those whose minds are unconquered/uncontrolled

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of ajitātmīyacetas

ajitātmīyacetas - one whose mind/heart is uncontrolled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ajita+ātmīya+cetas)

• ajita – unconquered, uncontrolled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji (to conquer) with a- (not)
  Prefix: a
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ātmīya – one's own, personal, belonging to the (ātman)
  adjective
  Derived from ātman with suffix -īya
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with mūrkhāṇām.

भोगकर्दममग्नानाम् (bhogakardamamagnānām) - of those immersed in the mud of worldly pleasures

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of bhogakardamamagna

bhogakardamamagna - immersed in the mud of pleasures/enjoyments

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+kardama+magna)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, sensual gratification
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• magna – immersed, submerged, sunk, plunged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root maj (to sink, plunge)
  Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Adjective agreeing with mūrkhāṇām.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

present tense, indicative mood

First person plural, present active, parasmaipada, from root vid (class 2 'to know')

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Forms a negation 'na vidmaḥ' (we do not know).

अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - desired, approved, agreeable, intended

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, approved, agreeable, intended

Past Passive Participle

From prefix abhi + root man (to think), P.P.P. used as an adjective.

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with matam.

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, doctrine, thought, considered

Past Passive Participle used as noun

From root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'vaktuṃ na vidmaḥ'.

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