योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-21

निस्तत्त्वं त्वं जडं भ्रान्तं शठं नित्यमृताकृते ।
मूढ एव त्वयाज्ञेन बाध्यो न प्रविचारवान् ॥ २१ ॥

nistattvaṃ tvaṃ jaḍaṃ bhrāntaṃ śaṭhaṃ nityamṛtākṛte ,
mūḍha eva tvayājñena bādhyo na pravicāravān 21

21. niḥ-tattvam tvam jaḍam bhrāntam śaṭham nitya-mṛta-ākṛte
mūḍhaḥ eva tvayā ajñena bādhyaḥ na pravicāravān

21. nitya-mṛta-ākṛte,
tvam niḥ-tattvam,
jaḍam,
bhrāntam,
śaṭham.
ajñena tvayā mūḍhaḥ eva bādhyaḥ,
pravicāravān na.

21. O you whose nature is perpetually defunct, you are devoid of essence, inert, deluded, and deceitful. Only a fool is swayed by you, the ignorant one, never a discerning person.

Words meanings summery:

• निः-तत्त्वम् (niḥ-tattvam) - without essence, essenceless, unreal

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, dull, senseless

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, bewildered, confused

• शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, wicked, cunning

• नित्य-मृत-आकृते (nitya-mṛta-ākṛte) - O you whose form is always dead, O whose nature is perpetually defunct

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - a fool, deluded person

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अज्ञेन (ajñena) - by the ignorant one

• बाध्यः (bādhyaḥ) - bound, afflicted, assailable

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रविचारवान् (pravicāravān) - discerning, one who has proper discrimination

Words meanings and morphology

निः-तत्त्वम् (niḥ-tattvam) - without essence, essenceless, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nistattva

nistattva - without essence, unreal, unsubstantial

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+tattva)

• nis – without, out of, away
  indeclinable
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with tvam (citta)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Pronoun, Nominative Singular

Note: Refers to citta (mind)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, dull, senseless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, senseless, cold

Note: Agreeing with tvam (citta)

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, bewildered, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - deluded, bewildered, confused, wandering

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with tvam (citta)

शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, wicked, cunning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - deceitful, wicked, cunning, mischievous

Note: Agreeing with tvam (citta)

नित्य-मृत-आकृते (nitya-mṛta-ākṛte) - O you whose form is always dead, O whose nature is perpetually defunct

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of nityamṛtākṛti

nityamṛtākṛti - one whose form is always dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+mṛta+ākṛti)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual, always
  adjective (feminine)
• mṛta – dead, deceased, lifeless
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mṛ
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to citta (mind)

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - a fool, deluded person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, deluded, confused, a fool

Past Passive Participle

derived from root muh

Root: muh (class 4)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Pronoun, Instrumental Singular

Note: Refers to citta (mind)

अज्ञेन (ajñena) - by the ignorant one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, a fool

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, understanding, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agreeing with tvayā (citta)

बाध्यः (bādhyaḥ) - bound, afflicted, assailable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bādhya

bādhya - to be afflicted, to be overcome, assailable

Gerundive

derived from root bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रविचारवान् (pravicāravān) - discerning, one who has proper discrimination

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravicāravat

pravicāravat - possessing proper discrimination, discerning

Suffixed with -vat to pravicāra

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Implies 'a discerning person'