योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-17

कस्यायमागतो मोहः कथमभ्युत्थितः क्व वा ।
देहस्तावज्जडो मूढो नाहमित्येव निश्चयः ॥ १७ ॥

kasyāyamāgato mohaḥ kathamabhyutthitaḥ kva vā ,
dehastāvajjaḍo mūḍho nāhamityeva niścayaḥ 17

17. kasya ayam āgataḥ mohaḥ katham abhyutthitaḥ kva vā
dehaḥ tāvat jaḍaḥ mūḍhaḥ na aham iti eva niścayaḥ

17. ayam mohaḥ kasya āgataḥ katham abhyutthitaḥ kva vā
dehaḥ tāvat jaḍaḥ mūḍhaḥ aham na iti eva niścayaḥ

17. Whose is this delusion that has come, how has it arisen, or where? Indeed, the body is inert and unconscious, and it is a firm conviction that "I am not this [body]".

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, manifested, stood up

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• वा (vā) - or

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, indeed, for that matter

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, insentient, dull, stupid

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - the true self (ātman) (I)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle used to introduce or conclude a quotation or thought

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, ascertainment

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mohaḥ`

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, manifested, stood up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - arisen, manifested, stood up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefixes abhi and ud

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mohaḥ`

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Root: dih (class 4)

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, indeed, for that matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, insentient, dull, stupid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, insentient, dull, stupid, cold

Note: Agrees with `dehaḥ`

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, bewildered, confused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `dehaḥ`

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - the true self (ātman) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle used to introduce or conclude a quotation or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase "na aham" as a thought or statement.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the certainty.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, ascertainment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, ascertainment, resolution

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)