योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-25

वृत्तिमच्चित्तमत्तस्य विजनानि वनान्यपि ।
नगराणि महालोकपूर्णानि परवीरहन् ॥ २५ ॥

vṛttimaccittamattasya vijanāni vanānyapi ,
nagarāṇi mahālokapūrṇāni paravīrahan 25

25. vṛttimaccittamattasya vijanāni vanāni
api nagarāṇi mahālokapūrṇāni paravīrahan

25. paravīrahan vṛttimaccittamattasya vijanāni
vanāni api mahālokapūrṇāni nagarāṇi

25. O slayer of mighty heroes, for one whose mind is intoxicated by its own incessant activity, even deserted forests appear like cities bustling with countless people.

25. הוי קוטל הריבים, עבור מי ששיכור מפעילות חשיבה סוערת וחסרת מנוח, אפילו יערות שוממים מאדם נראים כמו ערים הומי אדם.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तिमच्चित्तमत्तस्य (vṛttimaccittamattasya) - of one whose mind is intoxicated by its own activity/modifications

• विजनानि (vijanāni) - uninhabited, deserted, solitary, empty of people

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

• महालोकपूर्णानि (mahālokapūrṇāni) - full of many people, crowded with great crowds

• परवीरहन् (paravīrahan) - O slayer of mighty heroes, O great hero

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तिमच्चित्तमत्तस्य (vṛttimaccittamattasya) - of one whose mind is intoxicated by its own activity/modifications

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛttimaccittamatta

vṛttimaccittamatta - one whose mind is maddened or intoxicated by mental modifications or activities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛttimat+citta+matta)

• vṛttimat – possessing activity, having modifications
  adjective
  Derived from vṛtti (activity) with the matup suffix (possessing)
• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• matta – intoxicated, maddened, deluded, excited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root mad (to be glad, to be drunk, to be insane)
  Root: mad (class 4)

विजनानि (vijanāni) - uninhabited, deserted, solitary, empty of people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vijana

vijana - solitary, lonely, devoid of people

Compound of vi- (without) and jana (people)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+jana)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Used as the predicate noun, meaning 'like cities'.

महालोकपूर्णानि (mahālokapūrṇāni) - full of many people, crowded with great crowds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahālokapūrṇa

mahālokapūrṇa - full of many people, teeming with great crowds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+loka+pūrṇa)

• mahā – great, large, many
  adjective
  Strong stem of the adjective mahat
• loka – people, world, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root lok (to see, to perceive)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

परवीरहन् (paravīrahan) - O slayer of mighty heroes, O great hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes, mighty warrior, vanquisher of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, striking
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root han (to strike, slay)
  Root: han (class 2)

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