योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-23

मंजूषायां निषण्णस्य यथा बालस्य चेष्टते ।
अङ्गावल्यनुसंधानवर्जितं यस्य वै तथा ॥ २३ ॥

maṃjūṣāyāṃ niṣaṇṇasya yathā bālasya ceṣṭate ,
aṅgāvalyanusaṃdhānavarjitaṃ yasya vai tathā 23

23. mañjūṣāyām niṣaṇṇasya yathā bālasya ceṣṭate
aṅgāvalyanusaṃdhānavarjitam yasya vai tathā

23. yathā mañjūṣāyām niṣaṇṇasya bālasya aṅgāvalyanusaṃdhānavarjitam ceṣṭate,
yasya vai tathā

23. Just as the movements of a child lying in a box occur without the coordination of its limbs, so too are the movements of that person (the enlightened one).

Words meanings summery:

• मञ्जूषायाम् (mañjūṣāyām) - in a box, in a chest, in a basket

• निषण्णस्य (niṣaṇṇasya) - of one who is seated, of one who is lying

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child, of a young one

• चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - moves, acts, endeavors

• अङ्गावल्यनुसंधानवर्जितम् (aṅgāvalyanusaṁdhānavarjitam) - devoid of the coordination/connection of limb series

• यस्य (yasya) - of the enlightened one (from context of the text) (whose, of whom, of which)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

मञ्जूषायाम् (mañjūṣāyām) - in a box, in a chest, in a basket

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mañjūṣā

mañjūṣā - a box, a chest, a basket

निषण्णस्य (niṣaṇṇasya) - of one who is seated, of one who is lying

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niṣaṇṇa

niṣaṇṇa - seated, placed, lying, sunk down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sad (to sit) with prefix ni. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to 'i' and 'ṇ' due to 'ṣ'.

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'bālasya'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child, of a young one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, inexperienced

चेष्टते (ceṣṭate) - moves, acts, endeavors

(verb)

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

present tense, atmanepada

1st conjugation verb, atmanepada

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अङ्गावल्यनुसंधानवर्जितम् (aṅgāvalyanusaṁdhānavarjitam) - devoid of the coordination/connection of limb series

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgāvalyanusaṃdhānavarjita

aṅgāvalyanusaṁdhānavarjita - devoid of the coordination/connection of limb series

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅga+āvali+anusaṃdhāna+varjita)

• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
• āvali – row, series, line
  noun (feminine)
• anusaṃdhāna – connection, coordination, investigation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dhā (to place) with upasargas anu and sam.
  Prefixes: anu+sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• varjita – deprived of, devoid of, abandoned
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vṛj (to abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 7)

Note: This is an adjective in neuter singular, agreeing with an implied subject like 'movement' or 'behavior'.

यस्य (yasya) - of the enlightened one (from context of the text) (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the main subject of the verses (the jñānin or liberated person).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects back to 'yathā' to complete the simile.