योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-36

इति विविधजगत्क्रमाः समस्ताः खलु मतिमूढतया नरस्य रम्याः ।
चलतरकलनाहिते पदार्थे कथमुपयान्ति चिरस्थितिं महान्तः ॥ ३६ ॥

iti vividhajagatkramāḥ samastāḥ khalu matimūḍhatayā narasya ramyāḥ ,
calatarakalanāhite padārthe kathamupayānti cirasthitiṃ mahāntaḥ 36

36. iti vividhajagatkramāḥ samastāḥ
khalu matimūḍhatayā narasya ramyāḥ
calatarakalanāhite padārthe
katham upayānti cirasthitim mahāntaḥ

36. iti vividhajagatkramāḥ samastāḥ khalu narasya matimūḍhatayā ramyāḥ.
calatarakalanāhite padārthe mahāntaḥ cirasthitim katham upayānti?

36. Thus, all these diverse processes of the world are indeed charming to a person whose intellect is deluded (mūḍhatā). How can great things attain lasting stability (sthiti) when they are part of a reality (padārtha) subject to extremely fluctuating perceptions?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• विविधजगत्क्रमाः (vividhajagatkramāḥ) - various processes of the world (various successions of the world, diverse worldly orders)

• समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all of them (all, entire, whole)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• मतिमूढतया (matimūḍhatayā) - due to mental delusion (mūḍhatā) (by mental delusion, due to intellectual ignorance)

• नरस्य (narasya) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

• रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming (delightful, charming, beautiful)

• चलतरकलनाहिते (calatarakalanāhite) - subject to extremely fluctuating perceptions (placed in a very fluctuating apprehension/cognition, inherent in extremely fluctuating perception)

• पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an ephemeral reality (padārtha) (in an object, in a thing, in a category of existence, in a reality)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner? why?)

• उपयान्ति (upayānti) - attain (they approach, they attain, they arrive)

• चिरस्थितिम् (cirasthitim) - lasting stability (sthiti) (lasting stability, long-term state)

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great things (great ones, great things, noble persons)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

विविधजगत्क्रमाः (vividhajagatkramāḥ) - various processes of the world (various successions of the world, diverse worldly orders)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vividhajagatkrama

vividhajagatkrama - various successions/orders of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+jagat+krama)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
• jagat – world, universe, moving, living being
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √gam (to go) with present participle suffix -at.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• krama – sequence, order, method, step
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all of them (all, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, whole, entire, collected, complete

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix sam- + root √as (to throw, be) with suffix -ta. Or as a compound 'sa-masta' (with 'masta' meaning 'assembled')

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vividhajagatkramāḥ`.

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मतिमूढतया (matimūḍhatayā) - due to mental delusion (mūḍhatā) (by mental delusion, due to intellectual ignorance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of matimūḍhatā

matimūḍhatā - mental delusion, intellectual ignorance, foolishness of mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mati+mūḍhatā)

• mati – mind, intellect, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √man (to think) with suffix -ti.
  Root: man (class 4)
• mūḍhatā – delusion, foolishness, ignorance, bewilderment
  noun (feminine)
  From mūḍha (deluded) + -tā (feminine noun suffix).

नरस्य (narasya) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming (delightful, charming, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root √ram (to delight, play) with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vividhajagatkramāḥ`.

चलतरकलनाहिते (calatarakalanāhite) - subject to extremely fluctuating perceptions (placed in a very fluctuating apprehension/cognition, inherent in extremely fluctuating perception)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of calatarakalanāhita

calatarakalanāhita - placed in/inherent in very fluctuating apprehension/cognition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (calatara+kalanāhita)

• calatara – more/very moving, more/very fluctuating
  adjective
  Comparative degree of cala (moving, fluctuating) with suffix -tara.
  Root: cal (class 1)
• kalanāhita – placed in/inherent in apprehension/cognition
  adjective
• kalanā – calculation, apprehension, perception, forming an idea
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kal (to count, estimate) with suffix -anā.
  Root: kal (class 10)
• āhita – placed, fixed, contained, inherent, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- + root √dhā (to place, put) with suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `padārthe`.

पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an ephemeral reality (padārtha) (in an object, in a thing, in a category of existence, in a reality)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - object, thing, meaning of a word, category of existence, reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, state, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, affair
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how (how? in what manner? why?)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base ka-.

Note: Interrogative adverb.

उपयान्ति (upayānti) - attain (they approach, they attain, they arrive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upa-yā

Root √yā (to go) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

चिरस्थितिम् (cirasthitim) - lasting stability (sthiti) (lasting stability, long-term state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cirasthiti

cirasthiti - lasting stability, long existence, permanent state

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+sthiti)

• cira – long, lasting (time), for a long time
  adjective
• sthiti – standing, existing, state, condition, steadiness, stability, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with suffix -ti.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great things (great ones, great things, noble persons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble, significant

Note: Agrees with `vividhajagatkramāḥ` (implied subject).