योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-36

उन्मत्तचेष्टिताकारा पुनःपुनरियं क्रिया ।
जनं हासयते प्राज्ञं बाललीलोपमा मुहुः ॥ ३६ ॥

unmattaceṣṭitākārā punaḥpunariyaṃ kriyā ,
janaṃ hāsayate prājñaṃ bālalīlopamā muhuḥ 36

36. unmattaceṣṭitākārā punar punar iyam kriyā
| janam hāsayate prājñam bālalīlopamā muhuḥ

36. iyam kriyā unmattaceṣṭitākārā bālalīlopamā
punar punaḥ muhuḥ prājñam janam hāsayate

36. This activity (kriyā), appearing like the frantic actions of a mad person and resembling child's play (līlā), repeatedly makes even a wise person (prājña) laugh.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मत्तचेष्टिताकारा (unmattaceṣṭitākārā) - having the form of mad actions, appearing like the behavior of a madman

• पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

• पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular)

• क्रिया (kriyā) - the activity or state being discussed in these verses. (action, activity, deed, state)

• जनम् (janam) - person, people

• हासयते (hāsayate) - causes to laugh, makes laugh

• प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - wise, intelligent, knowing

• बाललीलोपमा (bālalīlopamā) - resembling child's play, like children's games

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मत्तचेष्टिताकारा (unmattaceṣṭitākārā) - having the form of mad actions, appearing like the behavior of a madman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of unmattaceṣṭitākāra

unmattaceṣṭitākāra - having the appearance of mad actions/behavior

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmatta+ceṣṭita+ākāra)

• unmatta – mad, intoxicated, frantic
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut- (up) + √mad (to be mad).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ceṣṭita – action, activity, effort
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root √ceṣṭ (to act, move).
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- (towards) + √kṛ (to do/make) + ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective for kriyā.

पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Often duplicated for emphasis (again and again).

पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Often duplicated for emphasis (again and again).

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

क्रिया (kriyā) - the activity or state being discussed in these verses. (action, activity, deed, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, performance, state

From root √kṛ (to do) + suffix -yā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

जनम् (janam) - person, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - man, person, creature, people

From root √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of hāsayate.

हासयते (hāsayate) - causes to laugh, makes laugh

(verb)

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

Causative Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. Causative stem formed with -ay-.

Root: has (class 1)

प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - wise, intelligent, knowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, sagacious, discerning

From pra- (forth, before) + √jñā (to know).

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

बाललीलोपमा (bālalīlopamā) - resembling child's play, like children's games

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālalīlopamā

bālalīlopamā - resembling child's play

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+līlā+upamā)

• bāla – child, young, foolish
  noun (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, game, amusement
  noun (feminine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  From upa- (near) + √mā (to measure).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Adjective for kriyā.

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, constantly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Adverb.