योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-13

अनुबन्धपरे जन्तावसंसक्तेन चेतसा ।
भक्ते भक्तसमाचारः शठे शठ इव स्थितः ॥ १३ ॥

anubandhapare jantāvasaṃsaktena cetasā ,
bhakte bhaktasamācāraḥ śaṭhe śaṭha iva sthitaḥ 13

13. anubandhapare jantau asaṃsaktena cetasā
bhakte bhakta-samācāraḥ śaṭhaḥ iva sthitaḥ

13. asaṃsaktena cetasā anubandhapare jantau
bhakte bhakta-samācāraḥ śaṭhaḥ iva sthitaḥ

13. Situated with an unattached mind towards a living being (jantu) who is intensely bound by attachments, he behaves like a devotee towards a devotee, and like a rogue towards a rogue.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुबन्धपरे (anubandhapare) - devoted to attachments; intensely bound by consequences/attachments

• जन्तौ (jantau) - in a living being, in a creature; towards a living being

• असंसक्तेन (asaṁsaktena) - by an unattached, by an unconcerned

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the mind, by consciousness

• भक्ते (bhakte) - in a devotee; towards a devotee

• भक्त-समाचारः (bhakta-samācāraḥ) - whose conduct is like a devotee; having the behavior of a devotee

• शठे (śaṭhe) - in a rogue, towards a wicked person

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue, a wicked person, a cheat

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in the manner of

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, established

Words meanings and morphology

अनुबन्धपरे (anubandhapare) - devoted to attachments; intensely bound by consequences/attachments

(adjective)

Locative, singular of anubandhapara

anubandhapara - devoted to attachments; intensely bound by consequences/attachments

Compound type : tatpurusha (anubandha+para)

• anubandha – attachment, connection, consequence, continuity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• para – devoted to, intent on, attached to; supreme, other
  adjective

जन्तौ (jantau) - in a living being, in a creature; towards a living being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, person

Root: jan (class 4)

असंसक्तेन (asaṁsaktena) - by an unattached, by an unconcerned

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of asaṃsakta

asaṁsakta - unattached, unconcerned, disconnected

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+saṃsakta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃsakta – attached, connected, joined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from sam-√sañj (to attach, to cling)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the mind, by consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

भक्ते (bhakte) - in a devotee; towards a devotee

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devotee, worshiping, devoted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhaj (to divide, to share, to worship)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भक्त-समाचारः (bhakta-samācāraḥ) - whose conduct is like a devotee; having the behavior of a devotee

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta-samācāra

bhakta-samācāra - whose conduct is like a devotee; having the behavior of a devotee

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhakta+samācāra)

• bhakta – devotee, worshiping, devoted
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhaj (to worship)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• samācāra – conduct, practice, custom, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

शठे (śaṭhe) - in a rogue, towards a wicked person

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cheat, dishonest, wicked person

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue, a wicked person, a cheat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cheat, dishonest, wicked person

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, remaining, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

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