योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-29

वहन्ति देहयन्त्राणि कृष्टान्याशावरत्रया
चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि मनःसारथिमन्ति च ॥ २९ ॥

vahanti dehayantrāṇi kṛṣṭānyāśāvaratrayā
carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni manaḥsārathimanti ca 29

29. vahanti dehayantrāṇi kṛṣṭāni āśāvaratrayā
carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni manaḥsārathimanti ca

29. dehayantrāṇi carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni
manaḥsārathimanti ca āśāvaratrayā kṛṣṭāni vahanti

29. These body-machines, smeared with skin, flesh, and bones, and having the mind as their charioteer, are pulled by the three ropes of desire.

Words meanings summery:

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

• देहयन्त्राणि (dehayantrāṇi) - body-machines, physical mechanisms

• कृष्टानि (kṛṣṭāni) - pulled, drawn, ploughed

• आशावरत्रया (āśāvaratrayā) - by the three ropes of hope/desire

• चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि (carmamāṁsāsthidigdhāni) - smeared with skin, flesh, and bones

• मनःसारथिमन्ति (manaḥsārathimanti) - having the mind as a charioteer

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice. From 1st class verb (bhvādi).

Root: vah (class 1)

देहयन्त्राणि (dehayantrāṇi) - body-machines, physical mechanisms

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dehayantra

dehayantra - body-machine, physical mechanism

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+yantra)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  From root √yam + suffix -tra.
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural. Context indicates nominative as subject of 'vahanti'.

कृष्टानि (kṛṣṭāni) - pulled, drawn, ploughed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛṣṭa

kṛṣṭa - pulled, drawn, ploughed, cultivated

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛṣ (to pull, to plough). Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

आशावरत्रया (āśāvaratrayā) - by the three ropes of hope/desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āśāvaratrī

āśāvaratrī - set of three ropes of hope/desire

Compound formed from āśā (hope/desire) and varatrā (rope), with the suffix -traya indicating a group of three. Feminine instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśā+varatrā+traya)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• varatrā – rope, strap, thong
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• traya – three, triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)
  Numerical suffix often used to form collective nouns. Here implied as part of the feminine collective 'varatrī'.

Note: Describes the agent pulling the 'dehayantrāṇi'.

चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि (carmamāṁsāsthidigdhāni) - smeared with skin, flesh, and bones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of carmamāṃsāsthidigdhā

carmamāṁsāsthidigdhā - smeared/covered with skin, flesh, and bones

Compound: Dvandva (carma, māṃsa, asthi) + Tatpuruṣa (digdhā). 'digdhā' is a past passive participle (from √dih 'to smear'). Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (carman+māṃsa+asthi+digdha)

• carman – skin, hide
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛt
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• digdha – smeared, anointed, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dih (to smear, anoint).
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Also accusative plural. Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

मनःसारथिमन्ति (manaḥsārathimanti) - having the mind as a charioteer

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of manaḥsārathimat

manaḥsārathimat - having the mind as a charioteer

Possessive suffix -mat

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'manaḥsārathi' (mind as charioteer) + possessive suffix -mat. Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+sārathi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sārathi – charioteer, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural. Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.