योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-12

विचारधियमप्रौढां हरन्ति विषयारयः ।
प्रचण्डपवनामृद्वीं कृत्तवृन्तां लतामिव ॥ १२ ॥

vicāradhiyamaprauḍhāṃ haranti viṣayārayaḥ ,
pracaṇḍapavanāmṛdvīṃ kṛttavṛntāṃ latāmiva 12

12. vicāradhiyam aprauḍhām haranti viṣayārayaḥ
pracaṇḍapavanā mṛdvīm kṛttavṛntām latām iva

12. viṣayārayaḥ aprauḍhām vicāradhiyam haranti;
pracaṇḍapavanā mṛdvīm kṛttavṛntām latām iva (harati)

12. Just as a fierce wind carries away a soft creeper whose stalk has been cut, so too do the enemies of sense objects steal an undeveloped intellect of inquiry (vicāra).

12. אויבי החושים חוטפים בקלות מחשבה חוקרת שטרם הבשילה, ממש כפי שרוח עזה עוקרת מטפס עדין שגבעולו נכרת.

Words meanings summery:

• विचारधियम् (vicāradhiyam) - intellect of discernment, faculty of inquiry

• अप्रौढाम् (aprauḍhām) - undeveloped, immature, not fully grown

• हरन्ति (haranti) - they carry away, they steal, they remove

• विषयारयः (viṣayārayaḥ) - enemies of sense objects, sense objects acting as enemies

• प्रचण्डपवना (pracaṇḍapavanā) - a fierce wind, a strong gust

• मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

• कृत्तवृन्ताम् (kṛttavṛntām) - whose stalk is cut, with a severed stem

• लताम् (latām) - creeper, vine

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

विचारधियम् (vicāradhiyam) - intellect of discernment, faculty of inquiry

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicāradhi

vicāradhi - intellect of discernment, faculty of inquiry

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vicāra+dhī)

• vicāra – inquiry, investigation, deliberation, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, mind, thought
  noun (feminine)

अप्रौढाम् (aprauḍhām) - undeveloped, immature, not fully grown

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aprauḍhā

aprauḍhā - undeveloped, immature, not fully grown

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+prauḍhā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prauḍhā – mature, fully grown, strong
  adjective (feminine)

हरन्ति (haranti) - they carry away, they steal, they remove

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

विषयारयः (viṣayārayaḥ) - enemies of sense objects, sense objects acting as enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣayāri

viṣayāri - enemies of sense objects

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viṣaya+ari)

• viṣaya – sense object, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

प्रचण्डपवना (pracaṇḍapavanā) - a fierce wind, a strong gust

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pracaṇḍapavanā

pracaṇḍapavanā - a fierce wind, a strong gust

Compound type : Karma-Tatpurusha (pracaṇḍa+pavana)

• pracaṇḍa – fierce, violent, impetuous
  adjective (masculine)
• pavana – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pu (class 1)

मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛdvī

mṛdvī - soft, tender, delicate

कृत्तवृन्ताम् (kṛttavṛntām) - whose stalk is cut, with a severed stem

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛttavṛntā

kṛttavṛntā - whose stalk is cut, with a severed stem

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kṛtta+vṛnta)

• kṛtta – cut, severed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛt- (to cut)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• vṛnta – stalk, stem, pedicel
  noun (neuter)

लताम् (latām) - creeper, vine

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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