योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-10

आद्यन्तासन्मये यस्य वस्तुन्यासज्जते मनः ।
तस्य मुग्धपशोर्जन्तोर्विवेकः केन जन्यते ॥ १० ॥

ādyantāsanmaye yasya vastunyāsajjate manaḥ ,
tasya mugdhapaśorjantorvivekaḥ kena janyate 10

10. ādyantāsanmaye yasya vastuni āsajjate manaḥ
tasya mugdhapaśoḥ jantoḥ vivekaḥ kena janyate

10. yasya manaḥ ādyantāsanmaye vastuni āsajjate
tasya mugdhapaśoḥ jantoḥ vivekaḥ kena janyate

10. When one's mind (manas) becomes attached to an object that is perishable and ultimately unreal (existing between a beginning and an end), how can discrimination (viveka) be generated in such a deluded creature, who is akin to a foolish animal?

Words meanings summery:

• आद्यन्तासन्मये (ādyantāsanmaye) - in an object that is unreal and transient (in that which consists of what is non-existent at the beginning and end; in the perishable; in the unreal)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in reality

• आसज्जते (āsajjate) - becomes attached, clings to, is devoted to

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

• मुग्धपशोः (mugdhapaśoḥ) - of a foolish animal; of a deluded beast

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a being

• विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is generated, is born

Words meanings and morphology

आद्यन्तासन्मये (ādyantāsanmaye) - in an object that is unreal and transient (in that which consists of what is non-existent at the beginning and end; in the perishable; in the unreal)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ādyantāsanmaya

ādyantāsanmaya - consisting of what is non-existent at the beginning and end; perishable; unreal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ādi+anta+asat+maya)

• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective
  Present active participle
  Derived from root as 'to be', prefixed with 'a' (negation)
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix -maya forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

Root: vas (class 10)

आसज्जते (āsajjate) - becomes attached, clings to, is devoted to

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: saj (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुग्धपशोः (mugdhapaśoḥ) - of a foolish animal; of a deluded beast

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mugdhapaśu

mugdhapaśu - foolish animal, deluded beast

Compound type : karmadharaya (mugdha+paśu)

• mugdha – foolish, deluded, bewildered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, animal, man

Root: jan (class 4)

विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, distinction, judgment

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is generated, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)