योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-3

भूय एव प्रपञ्चेन विमृशाम्येव सादरम् ।
रागद्वेषप्रधानेन केनचिद्बुद्धिहारिणा ॥ ३ ॥

bhūya eva prapañcena vimṛśāmyeva sādaram ,
rāgadveṣapradhānena kenacidbuddhihāriṇā 3

3. bhūyaḥ eva prapañcena vimṛśāmi eva sādaram
rāgadveṣapradhānena kenacit buddhihāriṇā

3. bhūyaḥ eva sādaram eva kenacit rāgadveṣapradhānena
buddhihāriṇā prapañcena vimṛśāmi

3. Again, I will indeed carefully reflect upon the illusion (prapañca), which is characterized by attachment and aversion, and which captivates the intellect of some.

Words meanings summery:

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• प्रपञ्चेन (prapañcena) - upon the illusion (prapañca) (by the illusion, by the expansion, by the phenomenal world)

• विमृशामि (vimṛśāmi) - I will reflect (I reflect, I consider, I examine)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• सादरम् (sādaram) - carefully (respectfully, courteously, carefully, attentively)

• रागद्वेषप्रधानेन (rāgadveṣapradhānena) - characterized by attachment and aversion

• केनचित् (kenacit) - of some (beings) (by some, by someone)

• बुद्धिहारिणा (buddhihāriṇā) - which captivates the intellect (by that which carries away the intellect, by that which captivates the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

प्रपञ्चेन (prapañcena) - upon the illusion (prapañca) (by the illusion, by the expansion, by the phenomenal world)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prapañca

prapañca - illusion, delusion, expansion, manifestation, the phenomenal world

Note: The instrumental here means 'about/concerning'.

विमृशामि (vimṛśāmi) - I will reflect (I reflect, I consider, I examine)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of mṛś

present tense, 1st person singular

From root mṛś (class 6) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

सादरम् (sādaram) - carefully (respectfully, courteously, carefully, attentively)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādaram

sādaram - respectfully, courteously, carefully, attentively

Adverbial form (neuter accusative singular) of 'sādara' (with respect).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ādara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ādara – respect, reverence, care, attention
  noun (masculine)

रागद्वेषप्रधानेन (rāgadveṣapradhānena) - characterized by attachment and aversion

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāgadveṣapradhāna

rāgadveṣapradhāna - dominated by attachment and aversion, having attachment and aversion as primary

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāga+dveṣa+pradhāna)

• rāga – attachment, passion, love, color
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – aversion, hatred, dislike
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)
• pradhāna – principal, primary, dominant, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'prapañcena'.

केनचित् (kenacit) - of some (beings) (by some, by someone)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, a certain

Note: Agrees with 'buddhihāriṇā'.

बुद्धिहारिणा (buddhihāriṇā) - which captivates the intellect (by that which carries away the intellect, by that which captivates the mind)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of buddhihārin

buddhihārin - stealing the intellect, captivating the mind, misleading the understanding

agent noun/adjective

From buddhi + hārin (agent noun from root hṛ with suffix -in).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+hārin)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, discrimination
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (class 1) 'to know, understand'.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• hārin – taking away, seizing, captivating, charming, stealing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root hṛ (class 1) 'to seize, carry off' with suffix -in.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prapañcena' and 'kenacit'.

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