योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-15

अतत्त्वज्ञानवशतः स्वेन्द्रियाक्रमणं विना ।
हृदि तानवमुत्सृज्य रागद्वेषेष्वनारतम् ॥ १५ ॥

atattvajñānavaśataḥ svendriyākramaṇaṃ vinā ,
hṛdi tānavamutsṛjya rāgadveṣeṣvanāratam 15

15. a-tattva-jñāna-vaśataḥ sva-indriya-ākramaṇam
vinā hṛdi tānavam utsṛjya rāga-dveṣeṣu anāratam

15. a-tattva-jñāna-vaśataḥ sva-indriya-ākramaṇam vinā
hṛdi tānavam utsṛjya rāga-dveṣeṣu anāratam (tiṣṭhati)

15. Due to the sway of non-knowledge of reality (atattva-jñāna) and lacking control over one's senses, one gives vent to weakness in the heart, constantly remaining entangled in attachments and aversions.

15. מתוך חוסר בידיעת האמת, ללא שליטה בחושים, ומתוך נטישת העידון שבלב, האדם שוקע ללא הרף במשיכה ודחייה.

Words meanings summery:

• अ-तत्त्व-ज्ञान-वशतः (a-tattva-jñāna-vaśataḥ) - due to the sway of non-knowledge of reality (atattva-jñāna) (due to the power of non-knowledge of reality, by the force of ignorance of truth)

• स्व-इन्द्रिय-आक्रमणम् (sva-indriya-ākramaṇam) - self-mastery over one's senses (attack on one's own senses, mastery over one's own senses)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except for)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind)

• तानवम् (tānavam) - weakness (thinness, slenderness, smallness, meanness, weakness)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given vent to / fostering (having abandoned, having released, having given up, having emitted, having created)

• राग-द्वेषेषु (rāga-dveṣeṣu) - in attachments and aversions

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly (incessantly, constantly, continuously)

Words meanings and morphology

अ-तत्त्व-ज्ञान-वशतः (a-tattva-jñāna-vaśataḥ) - due to the sway of non-knowledge of reality (atattva-jñāna) (due to the power of non-knowledge of reality, by the force of ignorance of truth)

(noun)

Ablative, singular of a-tattva-jñāna-vaśa

a-tattva-jñāna-vaśa - power/sway of ignorance of reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+tattva+jñāna+vaśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• tattva – truth, reality, principle
  noun (neuter)
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

Note: The suffix -taḥ indicates cause or origin.

स्व-इन्द्रिय-आक्रमणम् (sva-indriya-ākramaṇam) - self-mastery over one's senses (attack on one's own senses, mastery over one's own senses)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-indriya-ākramaṇa

sva-indriya-ākramaṇa - mastery/control over one's own senses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+indriya+ākramaṇa)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
• ākramaṇa – attacking, overpowering, seizing, controlling
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kram' (to step, go) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of vinā.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

तानवम् (tānavam) - weakness (thinness, slenderness, smallness, meanness, weakness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tānava

tānava - thinness, slenderness, smallness, meanness, weakness, insignificance

From 'tanu' (thin, subtle).

Note: Object of utsṛjya.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given vent to / fostering (having abandoned, having released, having given up, having emitted, having created)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with prefix 'ut', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Connects a prior action to the main (implied) action.

राग-द्वेषेषु (rāga-dveṣeṣu) - in attachments and aversions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rāga-dveṣa

rāga-dveṣa - attachment and aversion, love and hatred (a dvandva compound)

Compound type : dvandva (rāga+dveṣa)

• rāga – attachment, affection, passion, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'rañj' (to color, dye, be attached).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – aversion, hatred, dislike, enmity
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dviṣ' (to hate).
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Indicates the state or object of engagement.

अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly (incessantly, constantly, continuously)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anārata

anārata - incessant, continuous, uninterrupted, constantly

Compound: 'an' (not) + 'ārata' (stopped, ceased).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+ārata)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ārata – stopped, ceased, engaged in
  Past Passive Participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ram' (to stop, delight in) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially.

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