योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-35

एवं स्थितः स विवशो गगनं गुहायां गृह्णन्गृहेण गहनेन किलात्मबुद्ध्या ।
दुःखान्तराद्धनतराद्धनदुःखजातमायाति याति च गतागतिसङ्गमूढः ॥ ३५ ॥

evaṃ sthitaḥ sa vivaśo gaganaṃ guhāyāṃ gṛhṇangṛheṇa gahanena kilātmabuddhyā ,
duḥkhāntarāddhanatarāddhanaduḥkhajātamāyāti yāti ca gatāgatisaṅgamūḍhaḥ 35

35. evam sthitaḥ sa vivaśaḥ gaganam guhāyām
gṛhṇan gṛheṇa gahanena kila ātma-buddhyā
duḥkhāntarāt dhanatarāt dhanaduḥkhajātām
āyāti yāti ca gatāgatisangamūḍhaḥ

35. evam sthitaḥ sa vivaśaḥ,
gahanena gṛheṇa guhāyām ātma-buddhyā gaganam gṛhṇan kila.
gatāgatisangamūḍhaḥ (saḥ) duḥkhāntarāt dhanatarāt dhanaduḥkhajātām ca āyāti yāti.

35. Thus, that helpless man remained, attempting to grasp the vast sky (gagana) as if confined within a dense house, which served as a cave (guhā), all due to his own flawed understanding (ātma-buddhyā). Bewildered by attachment to the cycle of coming and going (gatāgati-saṅga), he repeatedly transitions from profoundly intense periods of suffering to other forms of suffering born of wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, stood, remained

• स (sa) - he, that

• विवशः (vivaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent

• गगनम् (gaganam) - the vast, boundless sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• गुहायाम् (guhāyām) - in a cave, in a hiding place

• गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - attempting to grasp (grasping, seizing, holding)

• गृहेण (gṛheṇa) - by means of a house, with a house

• गहनेन (gahanena) - by a dense, by a profound, by a difficult

• किल (kila) - as if, indeed (indeed, surely, as it were)

• आत्म-बुद्ध्या (ātma-buddhyā) - by his own flawed understanding (by one's own understanding/intellect)

• दुःखान्तरात् (duḥkhāntarāt) - from a period of suffering (from an interval of suffering)

• धनतरात् (dhanatarāt) - from a profoundly intense (period) (from a more dense, from a more intense)

• धनदुःखजाताम् (dhanaduḥkhajātām) - to other forms of suffering born of wealth (born of wealth-suffering)

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes (from a state of suffering) (comes, approaches, obtains)

• याति (yāti) - goes (to a state of suffering) (goes, moves, proceeds)

• च (ca) - and, also

• गतागतिसन्गमूढः (gatāgatisangamūḍhaḥ) - bewildered by the attachment to coming and going (birth and death)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, stood, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, remained, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with suffix kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the man described in previous verses.

विवशः (vivaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, dependent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivaśa

vivaśa - helpless, powerless, dependent, not master of oneself

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+vaśa)

• vi – apart, distinct, without
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vaśa – will, power, control, subject to
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

गगनम् (gaganam) - the vast, boundless sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Object of 'gṛhṇan'.

गुहायाम् (guhāyām) - in a cave, in a hiding place

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, hiding-place, cavity (of the heart)

Note: Metaphorical for a confined space, representing limited perception.

गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - attempting to grasp (grasping, seizing, holding)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grah

grah - to seize, grasp, take, receive

Present Active Participle

From root grah, present stem gṛhṇā, with suffix śatṛ

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Adverbial participle modifying the subject 'sa'.

गृहेण (gṛheṇa) - by means of a house, with a house

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Implies the means by which he attempts to confine the sky, or the context of his confinement.

गहनेन (gahanena) - by a dense, by a profound, by a difficult

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, thick, deep, profound, impenetrable, difficult

Note: Qualifies 'gṛheṇa'.

किल (kila) - as if, indeed (indeed, surely, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a sense of unreality or emphasis.

आत्म-बुद्ध्या (ātma-buddhyā) - by his own flawed understanding (by one's own understanding/intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātma-buddhi

ātma-buddhi - one's own intellect, self-understanding, individual perception

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+buddhi)

• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence, nature, mind
  noun (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the individual's mental faculty, here implied to be mistaken.

दुःखान्तरात् (duḥkhāntarāt) - from a period of suffering (from an interval of suffering)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkhāntara

duḥkhāntara - interval of suffering, another suffering

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+antara)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interval, interior, another, difference
  noun (neuter)

धनतरात् (dhanatarāt) - from a profoundly intense (period) (from a more dense, from a more intense)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dhanatara

dhanatara - more dense, more intense, more wealthy, greater (in quality or quantity)

comparative suffix -tara added to dhana (dense/wealth)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkhāntarāt'.

धनदुःखजाताम् (dhanaduḥkhajātām) - to other forms of suffering born of wealth (born of wealth-suffering)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhanaduḥkhajāta

dhanaduḥkhajāta - born of the suffering of wealth, caused by wealth and misery

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+duḥkha+jāta)

• dhana – wealth, property
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan 'to be born' with suffix kta
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun like 'gatim' (state/condition).

आयाति (āyāti) - comes (from a state of suffering) (comes, approaches, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present 3rd singular active

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: `ā-yā` implies 'to come to' or 'to approach'.

याति (yāti) - goes (to a state of suffering) (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present 3rd singular active

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: `yā` means 'to go'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the actions of 'coming' and 'going'.

गतागतिसन्गमूढः (gatāgatisangamūḍhaḥ) - bewildered by the attachment to coming and going (birth and death)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatāgatisangamūḍha

gatāgatisangamūḍha - bewildered by the attachment to the cycle of coming and going (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gatāgati+saṅga+mūḍha)

• gatāgati – coming and going, transmigration (saṃsāra)
  noun (feminine)
  From gati 'going' and āgati 'coming'
• saṅga – attachment, contact, connection
  noun (masculine)
  from root sañj 'to cling to, to be connected'
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• mūḍha – bewildered, deluded, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh 'to be bewildered'
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'. 'Gatāgati' typically refers to the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra).