योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-62

भवद्भिरेव दुःखाय वासनावासिता मुधा ।
बालैः पङ्कक्रीडनकं विनाशेनेव खिन्नता ॥ ६२ ॥

bhavadbhireva duḥkhāya vāsanāvāsitā mudhā ,
bālaiḥ paṅkakrīḍanakaṃ vināśeneva khinnatā 62

62. bhavadbhiḥ eva duḥkhāya vāsanā vāsitā mudhā
bālaiḥ paṅka-krīḍanakam vināśena iva khinnatā

62. भवद्भिः एव वासना मुधा दुःखाय वासिता इव बालैः पङ्क क्रीडनकम् विनाशेण खिन्नता ।

62. It is indeed by you yourselves that latent impressions (vāsanā) are uselessly created for your own suffering. This is like children experiencing distress when their mud playthings are destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural), by your honors

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, for pain

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire

• वासिता (vāsitā) - impregnated with latent impressions (perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued)

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, wrongly

• बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by children, by boys, by the young

• पङ्क-क्रीडनकम् (paṅka-krīḍanakam) - plaything of mud, mud toy

• विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by loss

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• खिन्नता (khinnatā) - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection

Words meanings and morphology

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural), by your honors

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, becoming

Present Active Participle (of 'bhū')

From root 'bhū' (to be, become), participle used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, for pain

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, difficulty

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition, perfume, dwelling

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

वासिता (vāsitā) - impregnated with latent impressions (perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsita

vāsita - perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued, dwelt in

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsanā' as the result of action by 'bhavadbhiḥ'.

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, wrongly

(indeclinable)

बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by children, by boys, by the young

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent, ignorant

Note: Used in an analogy, 'like by children'.

पङ्क-क्रीडनकम् (paṅka-krīḍanakam) - plaything of mud, mud toy

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+krīḍanaka)

• paṅka – mud, clay, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• krīḍanaka – plaything, toy, game
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'krīḍ' (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Used in the analogy as the object of destruction.

विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by loss

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

खिन्नता (khinnatā) - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khinnatā

khinnatā - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection, vexation

Derived from 'khinna' (distressed) with suffix '-tā'