योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-24

तत्राहमवसं मासं पूज्यमानः पुरे जनैः ।
नानात्मस्वादलोलात्मा चित्तवेतालमोहितः ॥ २४ ॥

tatrāhamavasaṃ māsaṃ pūjyamānaḥ pure janaiḥ ,
nānātmasvādalolātmā cittavetālamohitaḥ 24

24. tatra aham avasam māsam pūjyamānaḥ pure
janaiḥ nānātmasvādaloṣātmā cittavetālamohitaḥ

24. aham tatra pure janaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ
nānātmasvādaloṣātmā cittavetālamohitaḥ māsam avasam

24. There I resided for a month, honored by the people of the city. My inner self (ātman) was restless, seeking various experiences, and I was deluded by the demon of the mind (cittavetāla).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अवसम् (avasam) - I resided, I lived

• मासम् (māsam) - for a month

• पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored

• पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by the people, by mankind

• नानात्मस्वादलोषात्मा (nānātmasvādaloṣātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is restless due to various tastes of the self, eager for diverse personal experiences

• चित्तवेतालमोहितः (cittavetālamohitaḥ) - deluded by the demon of the mind (cittavetāla)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अवसम् (avasam) - I resided, I lived

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

मासम् (māsam) - for a month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: denotes duration of time

पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyamāna

pūjyamāna - being worshipped, being honored

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root `pūj` (to worship) with suffix `-yamāna`.

Root: pūj (class 10)

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, town, stronghold

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by the people, by mankind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

नानात्मस्वादलोषात्मा (nānātmasvādaloṣātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is restless due to various tastes of the self, eager for diverse personal experiences

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nānātmasvādaloṣātman

nānātmasvādaloṣātman - one whose self is restless due to various tastes of the self

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nānā+ātmasvāda+lola+ātman)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ātmasvāda – taste of the self, experience of the self
  noun (masculine)
• lola – fickle, restless, unsteady, eager, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

चित्तवेतालमोहितः (cittavetālamohitaḥ) - deluded by the demon of the mind (cittavetāla)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittavetālamohita

cittavetālamohita - deluded by the mind-demon

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cittavetāla+mohita)

• cittavetāla – mind-demon, a demon in the form of the mind
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – deluded, bewildered, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `muh` (to be bewildered) with suffix `-ita`.
  Root: muh (class 4)

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