योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-18

मा कुरुध्वमनर्थाय चापलं चपलाशयाः ।
स्मरतातीतवृत्तीनि दुःखजालानि भूरिशः ॥ १८ ॥

mā kurudhvamanarthāya cāpalaṃ capalāśayāḥ ,
smaratātītavṛttīni duḥkhajālāni bhūriśaḥ 18

18. mā kurudhvam anarthāya cāpalam capala-āśayāḥ
smaratā atīta-vṛttīni duḥkha-jālāni bhūriśaḥ

18. he capala-āśayāḥ mā anarthāya cāpalam kurudhvam
atīta-vṛttīni duḥkha-jālāni bhūriśaḥ smaratā

18. O you with fickle intentions (āśayāḥ), do not cause harm or instability! Remember frequently the countless networks of past sufferings.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not

• कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - do, make, cause (you all)

• अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for harm, for misfortune, for no purpose

• चापलम् (cāpalam) - fickleness, instability, restlessness

• चपल-आशयाः (capala-āśayāḥ) - O you whose intentions/minds are fickle

• स्मरता (smaratā) - remember, recollect (you all)

• अतीत-वृत्तीनि (atīta-vṛttīni) - past events, past occurrences

• दुःख-जालानि (duḥkha-jālāni) - networks of suffering, multitude of pains

• भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, frequently, many times

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - do, make, cause (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

present imperative

Root kṛ, 8th class, atmanepada, 2nd person plural, imperative mood

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for harm, for misfortune, for no purpose

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, calamity, harm, uselessness

Compound of an (negation) + artha (purpose, wealth, meaning)

चापलम् (cāpalam) - fickleness, instability, restlessness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpala

cāpala - fickleness, restlessness, unsteadiness

Derived from capala (fickle)

चपल-आशयाः (capala-āśayāḥ) - O you whose intentions/minds are fickle

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of capala-āśaya

capala-āśaya - one whose intentions or mind is fickle/restless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (capala+āśaya)

• capala – fickle, restless, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• āśaya – intention, mind, disposition, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root śī (to lie, rest) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

स्मरता (smaratā) - remember, recollect (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of smṛ

present imperative

Root smṛ, 1st class, parasmaipada, 2nd person plural, imperative mood

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form. Alternatively, this could be smaratā (instrumental singular of smarat - remembering), but the context with imperative 'kurudhvam' suggests an imperative here too.

अतीत-वृत्तीनि (atīta-vṛttīni) - past events, past occurrences

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of atīta-vṛtti

atīta-vṛtti - past event, past occurrence

Compound type : tatpurusha (atīta+vṛtti)

• atīta – past, gone, elapsed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• vṛtti – course, conduct, occurrence, event
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛt (to turn, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

दुःख-जालानि (duḥkha-jālāni) - networks of suffering, multitude of pains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of duḥkha-jāla

duḥkha-jāla - network of suffering, multitude of pains

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+jāla)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, multitude
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal

भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, frequently, many times

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śaḥ added to bhūri (abundant)

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