योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-62, verse-24

स बभूव सरोजिन्यां व्यसनी विसनालगः ।
क्वचिदेव रतिं ह्येति चेतो जडमतेरपि ॥ २४ ॥

sa babhūva sarojinyāṃ vyasanī visanālagaḥ ,
kvacideva ratiṃ hyeti ceto jaḍamaterapi 24

24. sa babhūva sarojinyām vyasanī visanālagaḥ
kvacit eva ratim hi eti cetaḥ jaḍamateḥ api

24. sa sarojinyām vyasanī visanālagaḥ babhūva
hi kvacit eva jaḍamateḥ api cetaḥ ratim eti

24. He (the bee/self) became addicted in the lotus pond (sarojinī), clinging to the lotus stalks. For indeed, even the mind (cetas) of a dull-witted person (jaḍamati) finds delight (rati) only at certain times/in certain places.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (the bee/self) (he, that)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• सरोजिन्याम् (sarojinyām) - in the lotus pond, in the cluster of lotuses

• व्यसनी (vyasanī) - addicted, devoted, eager, unfortunate

• विसनालगः (visanālagaḥ) - clinging to lotus stalks

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in some way

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• रतिम् (ratim) - delight, pleasure, enjoyment, attachment

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, because

• एति (eti) - obtains, goes to, reaches

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• जडमतेः (jaḍamateḥ) - of a dull-minded person, of a slow-witted intellect

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (the bee/self) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it (demonstrative pronoun)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

सरोजिन्याम् (sarojinyām) - in the lotus pond, in the cluster of lotuses

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarojinī

sarojinī - lotus pond, collection of lotuses

Derived from 'saroja' (lotus) with the feminine suffix '-inī'.

व्यसनी (vyasanī) - addicted, devoted, eager, unfortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyasanin

vyasanin - addicted, devoted, eager, unfortunate, suffering

Derived from 'vyasana' (addiction, misfortune) with the suffix '-in'.

Note: Refers to the subject 'sa'.

विसनालगः (visanālagaḥ) - clinging to lotus stalks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visanālaga

visanālaga - clinging to lotus stalks

Compound formed from 'visa' (lotus fibre), 'nāla' (stalk), and 'ga' (going, clinging).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (visa+nāla+ga)

• visa – lotus stalk fibre, lotus root
  noun (neuter)
• nāla – stalk, stem, tube
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, residing in, clinging to
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix/derivative
  Derived from root '√gam' (to go).
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject 'sa'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in some way

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'kva' (where) and 'cit' (particle).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

रतिम् (ratim) - delight, pleasure, enjoyment, attachment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, pleasure, love, sexual intercourse

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, because

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - obtains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of √i

Root: √i (class 2)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

जडमतेः (jaḍamateḥ) - of a dull-minded person, of a slow-witted intellect

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaḍamati

jaḍamati - dull-minded, slow-witted

Compound meaning 'one whose mind (mati) is dull (jaḍa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaḍa+mati)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, inanimate, cold, foolish
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)