योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-29

यथा पश्यति दिक्चक्रं भ्रमदत्यन्तमोहितः ।
अकस्मादेव रुढेन मिथ्याज्ञानेन वल्गता ॥ २९ ॥

yathā paśyati dikcakraṃ bhramadatyantamohitaḥ ,
akasmādeva ruḍhena mithyājñānena valgatā 29

29. yathā paśyati dikcakram bhramat atyantamohitaḥ
akasmāt eva rūḍhena mithyājñānena valgata

29. yathā atyantamohitaḥ dikcakram bhramat paśyati
akasmāt eva rūḍhena mithyājñānena valgata

29. Just as one who is utterly deluded perceives the circle of directions rotating, due to false knowledge (mithyājñāna) that has suddenly arisen and is now active.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• दिक्चक्रम् (dikcakram) - circle of directions, horizon

• भ्रमत् (bhramat) - rotating, wandering, moving

• अत्यन्तमोहितः (atyantamohitaḥ) - extremely deluded one, one deeply infatuated

• अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause

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

• रूढेन (rūḍhena) - by that which has arisen, by the established

• मिथ्याज्ञानेन (mithyājñānena) - by false knowledge, by illusion

• वल्गत (valgata) - by that which is active, by the moving

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दिक्चक्रम् (dikcakram) - circle of directions, horizon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dikcakra

dikcakra - circle of directions, region of the sky, horizon

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (diś+cakra)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, disk, circle
  noun (neuter)

भ्रमत् (bhramat) - rotating, wandering, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhramat

bhramat - rotating, wandering, moving, going astray

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhram.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dikcakram'.

अत्यन्तमोहितः (atyantamohitaḥ) - extremely deluded one, one deeply infatuated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyantamohita

atyantamohita - extremely deluded, deeply infatuated, utterly bewildered

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyanta+mohita)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much
  adjective (masculine)
• mohita – deluded, infatuated, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muh
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Used as the subject of 'paśyati'.

अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly, unexpectedly, without cause

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

रूढेन (rūḍhena) - by that which has arisen, by the established

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - arisen, grown, established, customary

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ruh (to grow, ascend).

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mithyājñānena'.

मिथ्याज्ञानेन (mithyājñānena) - by false knowledge, by illusion

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mithyājñāna

mithyājñāna - false knowledge, illusion, erroneous perception

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+jñāna)

• mithyā – false, untrue, incorrectly
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वल्गत (valgata) - by that which is active, by the moving

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of valgat

valgat - moving, active, leaping, dancing, stirring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root valg.

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mithyājñānena'.

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