योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-27

जडधर्मि मनो यावद्गर्तकच्छपवत्स्थितम् ।
भोगमार्गवदामूढं विस्मृतात्मविचारणम् ॥ २७ ॥

jaḍadharmi mano yāvadgartakacchapavatsthitam ,
bhogamārgavadāmūḍhaṃ vismṛtātmavicāraṇam 27

27. jaḍadharmi manaḥ yāvat gartakacchapavat sthitam
bhogamārgavat āmūḍham vismṛtātmavicāraṇam

27. yāvat jaḍadharmi manaḥ gartakacchapavat sthitam
bhogamārgavat āmūḍham vismṛtātmavicāraṇam

27. As long as the mind (manas), possessing an inert nature (dharma), remains like a tortoise stuck in a pit, completely deluded by the path of worldly enjoyments, and oblivious to inquiry into the self (ātman)...

Words meanings summery:

• जडधर्मि (jaḍadharmi) - having an inert nature

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

• गर्तकच्छपवत् (gartakacchapavat) - like a tortoise in a pit

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remaining, standing

• भोगमार्गवत् (bhogamārgavat) - like the path of enjoyment

• आमूढम् (āmūḍham) - utterly deluded, completely bewildered

• विस्मृतात्मविचारणम् (vismṛtātmavicāraṇam) - having forgotten inquiry into the self

Words meanings and morphology

जडधर्मि (jaḍadharmi) - having an inert nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍadharmin

jaḍadharmin - possessing an inert nature, having dull characteristics

Compound of jaḍa (inert) and dharmin (possessing a nature)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaḍa+dharmin)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, lifeless
  adjective
• dharmin – possessing a nature, characteristic, quality (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma by adding the suffix -in

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

(indeclinable)

गर्तकच्छपवत् (gartakacchapavat) - like a tortoise in a pit

(indeclinable)

Derived from the noun 'gartakacchapa' by adding the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, remaining, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, fixed, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

भोगमार्गवत् (bhogamārgavat) - like the path of enjoyment

(indeclinable)

Derived from the noun 'bhogamārga' by adding the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to)

आमूढम् (āmūḍham) - utterly deluded, completely bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āmūḍha

āmūḍha - bewildered, deluded, foolish, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, confused) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

विस्मृतात्मविचारणम् (vismṛtātmavicāraṇam) - having forgotten inquiry into the self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vismṛtātmavicāraṇa

vismṛtātmavicāraṇa - one whose inquiry into the self is forgotten, having forgotten self-inquiry

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vismṛta+ātma-vicāraṇa)

• vismṛta – forgotten, forgotten by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root smṛ (to remember) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• ātma-vicāraṇa – self-inquiry, inquiry into the self
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'