योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-28

स्पन्दमात्रार्थमेवाशु दृश्यन्ते नार्थकारिणः ।
तर्जनं गर्जनं मूढाद्धनुर्दण्डगुणादिव ॥ २८ ॥

spandamātrārthamevāśu dṛśyante nārthakāriṇaḥ ,
tarjanaṃ garjanaṃ mūḍhāddhanurdaṇḍaguṇādiva 28

28. spandamātrārtham eva āśu dṛśyante na arthakāriṇaḥ
tarjanam garjanam mūḍhāt dhanurdaṇḍaguṇāt iva

28. āśu eva spandamātrārtham dṛśyante na arthakāriṇaḥ
mūḍhāt tarjanam garjanam dhanurdaṇḍaguṇāt iva

28. These (actions/words) are swiftly perceived as merely causing agitation, achieving no real purpose. The threats and roars of a deluded person (mūḍha) are like the sounds from a bow's staff and string.

Words meanings summery:

• स्पन्दमात्रार्थम् (spandamātrārtham) - merely for the sake of agitation (for the purpose of mere vibration/agitation)

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

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are perceived, they appear (they are seen, they appear, they are perceived)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अर्थकारिणः (arthakāriṇaḥ) - accomplishing any real purpose (accomplishing a purpose, producing meaning, productive of wealth)

• तर्जनम् (tarjanam) - threats (threatening, menace, intimidation)

• गर्जनम् (garjanam) - roars (roaring, thundering, loud noise)

• मूढात् (mūḍhāt) - from a deluded person (mūḍha) (from a fool, from an ignorant person)

• धनुर्दण्डगुणात् (dhanurdaṇḍaguṇāt) - from a bow's staff and string (from the staff and string of a bow)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

स्पन्दमात्रार्थम् (spandamātrārtham) - merely for the sake of agitation (for the purpose of mere vibration/agitation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of spandamātrārtha

spandamātrārtha - purpose of mere vibration

Compound type : tatpurusha (spandamātra+artha)

• spanda – vibration, movement, throb
  noun (masculine)
  from root spand (to vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative, expressing purpose.

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

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are perceived, they appear (they are seen, they appear, they are perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense, Passive Voice

3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada) endings used in passive.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Implicit subject are the actions/words of the ignorant person.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अर्थकारिणः (arthakāriṇaḥ) - accomplishing any real purpose (accomplishing a purpose, producing meaning, productive of wealth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arthakārin

arthakārin - doing what is useful, accomplishing a purpose, productive of wealth or meaning

agent noun (kārin from kṛ)

derived from artha (purpose) and the root kṛ (to do) with agent suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+kārin)

• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kārin – doer, maker, performing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implicit subject.

तर्जनम् (tarjanam) - threats (threatening, menace, intimidation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tarjana

tarjana - threatening, scolding, menacing

verbal noun

from root tṛj (to threaten) + -ana

Root: tṛj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied comparison.

गर्जनम् (garjanam) - roars (roaring, thundering, loud noise)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of garjana

garjana - roaring, thundering, loud noise

verbal noun

from root gṛj (to roar) + -ana

Root: gṛj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied comparison.

मूढात् (mūḍhāt) - from a deluded person (mūḍha) (from a fool, from an ignorant person)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, deluded, ignorant person

Past Passive Participle (from muh, to be bewildered)

From root muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates source.

धनुर्दण्डगुणात् (dhanurdaṇḍaguṇāt) - from a bow's staff and string (from the staff and string of a bow)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dhanurdaṇḍaguṇa

dhanurdaṇḍaguṇa - the staff and string of a bow

Compound type : dvandva (dhanuḥ+daṇḍa+guṇa)

• dhanuḥ – bow
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, limb
  noun (masculine)
• guṇa – string (of a bow), quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)