योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-23

शठेन भवता दीर्घकालं देहगृहं मम ।
उपरुद्धमभूत्सर्व साधुसंसर्गवर्जितम् ॥ २३ ॥

śaṭhena bhavatā dīrghakālaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama ,
uparuddhamabhūtsarva sādhusaṃsargavarjitam 23

23. śaṭhena bhavatā dīrgha-kālam deha-gṛham mama
uparuddham abhūt sarvam sādhu-saṃsarga-varjitam

23. śaṭhena bhavatā dīrgha-kālam,
mama sarvam deha-gṛham sādhu-saṃsarga-varjitam uparuddham abhūt.

23. O deceitful mind, for a long time my entire body-house was held captive by you and remained devoid of any association with the wise.

23. על ידי תעתועייך, בית גופי היה חסום זמן רב, מנותק כליל מחברתם של אנשים חכמים וטובים.

Words meanings summery:

• शठेन (śaṭhena) - by the deceitful one

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you

• दीर्घ-कालम् (dīrgha-kālam) - for a long time

• देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a house

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• उपरुद्धम् (uparuddham) - obstructed, occupied, besieged, confined

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

• साधु-संसर्ग-वर्जितम् (sādhu-saṁsarga-varjitam) - devoid of association with the wise, lacking good company

Words meanings and morphology

शठेन (śaṭhena) - by the deceitful one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - deceitful, wicked, cunning, mischievous

Note: Agreeing with bhavatā, referring to citta.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, you

Formal 2nd Person Pronoun, Instrumental Singular

Note: Refers to citta (mind)

दीर्घ-कालम् (dīrgha-kālam) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+kāla)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective (neuter)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of duration)

देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a house

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehagṛha

dehagṛha - body-house, the body which is a house

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of uparuddham abhūt

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronoun, Genitive Singular

Note: Possessive for deha-gṛham

उपरुद्धम् (uparuddham) - obstructed, occupied, besieged, confined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uparuddha

uparuddha - obstructed, stopped, occupied, besieged, confined

Past Passive Participle

derived from upa- + rudh

Prefix: upa

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agreeing with deha-gṛham

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as copula

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, complete

Note: Agreeing with deha-gṛham

साधु-संसर्ग-वर्जितम् (sādhu-saṁsarga-varjitam) - devoid of association with the wise, lacking good company

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhusaṃsargavarjita

sādhusaṁsargavarjita - devoid of good company/association with the wise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhu-saṃsarga+varjita)

• sādhu-saṃsarga – association with the wise/good
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, deprived of, devoid of
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root vṛj
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with deha-gṛham

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