योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-57

आकारमात्ररम्यासु मनोमर्कटवृत्तिषु ।
परिज्ञातास्विहाद्यैव न रमे नाशनीष्वहम् ॥ ५७ ॥

ākāramātraramyāsu manomarkaṭavṛttiṣu ,
parijñātāsvihādyaiva na rame nāśanīṣvaham 57

57. ākāramātraramyāsu manomarkaṭavṛttiṣu
parijñātāsu iha adya eva na rame nāśanīṣu aham

57. aham iha adya eva ākāramātraramyāsu nāśanīṣu
parijñātāsu manomarkaṭavṛttiṣu na rame

57. I do not delight, here and now, in the activities of the mind-monkey, which are charming only in their outward form and are perishable, once they are fully understood.

Words meanings summery:

• आकारमात्ररम्यासु (ākāramātraramyāsu) - in those that are charming only in form/appearance

• मनोमर्कटवृत्तिषु (manomarkaṭavṛttiṣu) - in the activities/tendencies of the mind-monkey

• परिज्ञातासु (parijñātāsu) - when fully known, fully understood

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• न (na) - not, no

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

• नाशनीषु (nāśanīṣu) - in those that are perishable, destructive

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

आकारमात्ररम्यासु (ākāramātraramyāsu) - in those that are charming only in form/appearance

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of ākāramātraramya

ākāramātraramya - charming only in appearance/form

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ākāra+mātra+ramya)

• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, mere, just, entirely
  indeclinable
• ramya – charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasing
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from root 'ram' (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

मनोमर्कटवृत्तिषु (manomarkaṭavṛttiṣu) - in the activities/tendencies of the mind-monkey

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of manomarkaṭavṛtti

manomarkaṭavṛtti - the activities/tendencies of the mind-monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+markaṭa+vṛtti)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• markaṭa – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – activity, function, mode of being, tendency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

परिज्ञातासु (parijñātāsu) - when fully known, fully understood

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of parijñāta

parijñāta - fully known, understood, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

from verb 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

नाशनीषु (nāśanīṣu) - in those that are perishable, destructive

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of nāśanī

nāśanī - perishable, destructive, causing to perish

Feminine form of 'nāśana' (destroying, perishing)

Root: naś (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we