योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-106

संकल्पजालवलितैर्विषयावटपातिभिः ।
पदवी गतबाधेयं न दृष्टा मत्पितामहैः ॥ १०६ ॥

saṃkalpajālavalitairviṣayāvaṭapātibhiḥ ,
padavī gatabādheyaṃ na dṛṣṭā matpitāmahaiḥ 106

106. saṅkalpajālavalitaiḥ viṣayāvaṭapātibhiḥ
padavī gatabādhā iyam na dṛṣṭā matpitāmahaiḥ

106. saṅkalpajālavalitaiḥ viṣayāvaṭapātibhiḥ matpitāmahaiḥ,
iyam gatabādhā padavī na dṛṣṭā

106. This path, free from obstacles, was not perceived by my ancestors, who were ensnared by the net of mental conceptions (saṅkalpa) and continually falling into the pit of sense objects.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पजालवलितैः (saṅkalpajālavalitaiḥ) - by those ensnared by the net of mental conceptions; by those surrounded by the trap of thoughts

• विषयावटपातिभिः (viṣayāvaṭapātibhiḥ) - by those falling into the pit of sense objects

• पदवी (padavī) - path; way; state; condition

• गतबाधा (gatabādhā) - free from obstacles; whose hindrances are gone

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• न (na) - not

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; perceived (feminine)

• मत्पितामहैः (matpitāmahaiḥ) - by my ancestors; by my grandfathers

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पजालवलितैः (saṅkalpajālavalitaiḥ) - by those ensnared by the net of mental conceptions; by those surrounded by the trap of thoughts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅkalpajālavalita

saṅkalpajālavalita - ensnared by the net of mental conceptions; surrounded by the trap of thoughts

Compound of saṅkalpa, jāla, and valita (past passive participle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+jāla+valita)

• saṅkalpa – mental resolve; intention; conception; will
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- and root kḷp (to form, to be fit)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• jāla – net; snare; trap; web
  noun (neuter)
• valita – enveloped; surrounded; covered; wound round
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root val (to cover, to move round)
  Root: val (class 1)

विषयावटपातिभिः (viṣayāvaṭapātibhiḥ) - by those falling into the pit of sense objects

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṣayāvaṭapātin

viṣayāvaṭapātin - falling into the pit of sense objects

Agent noun derived from root pat

Compound of viṣaya, avaṭa, and pātin (agent noun from pat 'to fall')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+avaṭa+pātin)

• viṣaya – object of sense; sphere; range; dominion; matter; subject
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi- and root si (to bind)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: si (class 5)
• avaṭa – pit; hole; well; chasm
  noun (masculine)
• pātin – falling; descending; throwing
  adjective
  Agent noun
  Derived from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

पदवी (padavī) - path; way; state; condition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path; way; track; course; position; state

From pada (foot, step, position)

गतबाधा (gatabādhā) - free from obstacles; whose hindrances are gone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatabādha

gatabādha - free from obstacles; whose hindrances are gone; unobstructed

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'whose obstacles have gone'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+bādhā)

• gata – gone; departed; past; reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bādhā – hindrance; obstacle; impediment; suffering
  noun (feminine)
  From root bādh (to oppress, to hinder)
  Root: bādh (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; perceived (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen; perceived; visible; understood

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मत्पितामहैः (matpitāmahaiḥ) - by my ancestors; by my grandfathers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of matpitāmaha

matpitāmaha - my ancestor; my grandfather

Compound of mat (my) and pitāmaha (grandfather/ancestor)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+pitāmaha)

• mad – my (genitive singular of aham)
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of the first person pronoun aham
• pitāmaha – grandfather; ancestor
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'father's father'