योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-62, verse-32

सेवमानो वनलतां पुनरायात्स पद्मिनीम् ।
दुस्त्यजो हि दुरभ्यासो वासनानामबोधिनः ॥ ३२ ॥

sevamāno vanalatāṃ punarāyātsa padminīm ,
dustyajo hi durabhyāso vāsanānāmabodhinaḥ 32

32. sevamānaḥ vanalatām punaḥ āyāt saḥ padminīm
dustyajaḥ hi durabhyāsaḥ vāsanānām abodhinaḥ

32. sevamānaḥ vanalatām saḥ punaḥ padminīm āyāt
hi abodhinaḥ vāsanānām durabhyāsaḥ dustyajaḥ

32. Having frequented the forest creeper, he returned again to the lotus pond. Indeed, for one who is ignorant of their inherent tendencies (vāsanā), a bad habit is very difficult to abandon.

Words meanings summery:

• सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - frequenting, associating with, serving

• वनलताम् (vanalatām) - the forest creeper

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, moreover

• आयात् (āyāt) - came, went, approached

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - the lotus pond, a group of lotuses

• दुस्त्यजः (dustyajaḥ) - hard to abandon, difficult to give up

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• दुरभ्यासः (durabhyāsaḥ) - bad habit, evil practice

• वासनानाम् (vāsanānām) - of the latent impressions, of the inherent tendencies

• अबोधिनः (abodhinaḥ) - of the ignorant, of the one without spiritual knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - frequenting, associating with, serving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sevamāna

sevamāna - serving, frequenting

Present Middle Participle

From root sev (to serve, frequent), atmanepada

Root: sev (class 1)

वनलताम् (vanalatām) - the forest creeper

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanalatā

vanalatā - forest creeper, wild vine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+latā)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, moreover

(indeclinable)

आयात् (āyāt) - came, went, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of ā-i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - the lotus pond, a group of lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus pond, group of lotuses

दुस्त्यजः (dustyajaḥ) - hard to abandon, difficult to give up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dustyaja

dustyaja - hard to abandon, difficult to give up

Gerundive

Formed with prefix dus- and suffix -ya from root tyaj (to abandon)

Prefix: dus

Root: tyaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

दुरभ्यासः (durabhyāsaḥ) - bad habit, evil practice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durabhyāsa

durabhyāsa - bad habit, evil practice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+abhyāsa)

• dur – bad, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Upasarga (prefix)
• abhyāsa – practice, habit, repetition
  noun (masculine)

वासनानाम् (vāsanānām) - of the latent impressions, of the inherent tendencies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, inherent tendency (vāsanā)

अबोधिनः (abodhinaḥ) - of the ignorant, of the one without spiritual knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abodhin

abodhin - ignorant, lacking knowledge