योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-29

मौर्ख्यादागामिन कालं वर्तमानक्रियाक्रमैः ।
अशोधयन्नरो दुःखं याति विन्ध्यगजो यथा ॥ २९ ॥

maurkhyādāgāmina kālaṃ vartamānakriyākramaiḥ ,
aśodhayannaro duḥkhaṃ yāti vindhyagajo yathā 29

29. maurkhyāt āgāminam kālam vartamānakriyākramaiḥ
aśodhayan naraḥ duḥkham yāti vindhyagajaḥ yathā

29. maurkhyāt vartamānakriyākramaiḥ āgāminam kālam aśodhayan naraḥ duḥkham yāti,
yathā vindhyagajaḥ

29. Due to foolishness, a man who fails to set right the future through his present actions experiences suffering, just as the Vindhya elephant did.

Words meanings summery:

• मौर्ख्यात् (maurkhyāt) - due to foolishness, from ignorance

• आगामिनम् (āgāminam) - future, approaching

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• वर्तमानक्रियाक्रमैः (vartamānakriyākramaiḥ) - by means of current actions/methods

• अशोधयन् (aśodhayan) - not rectifying, not purifying, not improving

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, distress

• याति (yāti) - he goes, he obtains, he experiences

• विन्ध्यगजः (vindhyagajaḥ) - The elephant from the Vindhya mountains, likely referring to a specific story of such an elephant's plight. (the Vindhya elephant)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

मौर्ख्यात् (maurkhyāt) - due to foolishness, from ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

From mūrkha (foolish) + ya (suffix for abstract noun).

आगामिनम् (āgāminam) - future, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgāmin

āgāmin - coming, approaching, future

Future Active Participle

From ā-gam + in.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

वर्तमानक्रियाक्रमैः (vartamānakriyākramaiḥ) - by means of current actions/methods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vartamānakriyākrama

vartamānakriyākrama - sequence of present actions, current methods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vartamāna+kriyākrama)

• vartamāna – present, existing, current
  participle (neuter)
  Present Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (1st class, vartate), present passive participle.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kriyākrama – sequence of actions, method, procedure
  noun (masculine)

अशोधयन् (aśodhayan) - not rectifying, not purifying, not improving

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśodhayant

śodhaya - not cleaning, not purifying, not rectifying

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From na + śudh (4th class, śudhyati), causative śodhaya, then present active participle with a negative prefix 'a'.

Root: śudh (class 4)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, distress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, distress

याति (yāti) - he goes, he obtains, he experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Indicative

From root yā (2nd class, yāti).

Root: yā (class 2)

विन्ध्यगजः (vindhyagajaḥ) - The elephant from the Vindhya mountains, likely referring to a specific story of such an elephant's plight. (the Vindhya elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhyagaja

vindhyagaja - elephant from the Vindhya mountains

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vindhya+gaja)

• vindhya – Vindhya (mountain range in central India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)