योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-37

अवस्तुनि सनेत्रस्य लुठतश्च पदे पदे ।
विषमुत्पद्यते चन्द्रादामोदः कुसुमादिव ॥ ३७ ॥

avastuni sanetrasya luṭhataśca pade pade ,
viṣamutpadyate candrādāmodaḥ kusumādiva 37

37. avastuni sanetrasya luṭhataḥ ca pade pade
viṣam utpadyate candrāt āmodaḥ kusumāt iva

37. sanetrasya ca avastuni pade pade luṭhataḥ,
candrāt viṣam utpadyate,
kusumāt iva āmodaḥ

37. And for one who, despite having eyes, repeatedly stumbles in the unreal, poison is produced from the moon, just as fragrance arises from a flower.

Words meanings summery:

• अवस्तुनि (avastuni) - in the non-existent, in the unreal, in illusion

• सनेत्रस्य (sanetrasya) - of one who has eyes, of one with sight

• लुठतः (luṭhataḥ) - of one who is rolling, stumbling, wallowing

• च (ca) - and

• पदे (pade) - in a step, on a foot, in a word

• पदे (pade) - in a step, on a foot, in a word

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

• उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - arises, is produced, originates

• चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

• आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance, perfume, delight

• कुसुमात् (kusumāt) - from a flower

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अवस्तुनि (avastuni) - in the non-existent, in the unreal, in illusion

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - non-existent, unreal, illusory, not a true substance

negation of vastu (existent, real)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• vastu – reality, substance, thing, object
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the domain where the stumbling occurs.

सनेत्रस्य (sanetrasya) - of one who has eyes, of one with sight

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sanetra

sanetra - having eyes, with eyes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+netra)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  prefix for 'having' or 'with'
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person', despite having sensory faculties.

लुठतः (luṭhataḥ) - of one who is rolling, stumbling, wallowing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of luṭhat

luṭhat - rolling, stumbling, wallowing, staggering

Present Active Participle

from root luṭh (to roll, to wallow) + śatṛ

Root: luṭh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'person'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects sanetrasya and luṭhataḥ.

पदे (pade) - in a step, on a foot, in a word

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, word

Note: Part of the idiom pade pade.

पदे (pade) - in a step, on a foot, in a word

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, word

Note: Part of the idiom pade pade (at every step).

विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

Note: Subject of utpadyate.

उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - arises, is produced, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of utpad

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Conjugated in the middle voice.

चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, lunar

Note: Source of the poison.

आमोदः (āmodaḥ) - fragrance, perfume, delight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmoda

āmoda - fragrance, perfume, delight, joy

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Subject in the comparison.

कुसुमात् (kusumāt) - from a flower

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

Note: Source of fragrance in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

Note: Indicates comparison.