योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-56

उन्मत्तमत्तपतनोन्मुखधावमानमानाधिकान्विषयवीथिषु दत्तमूर्तिः ।
यन्मन्यते तृणलवाग्र विलोकयेच्छासत्त्वं जडत्वमुत वास्य विचार्यतां तत् ॥ ५६ ॥

unmattamattapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhikānviṣayavīthiṣu dattamūrtiḥ ,
yanmanyate tṛṇalavāgra vilokayecchāsattvaṃ jaḍatvamuta vāsya vicāryatāṃ tat 56

56. unmattamatapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhikān
viṣayavīthiṣu dattamūrtiḥ yat
manyate tṛṇalavāgravilokayecchāsattvam
jaḍatvam uta vā asya vicāryatām tat

56. He who dedicates himself to the paths of sensory objects, pursuing those who are frenzied, intoxicated, on the verge of falling, rushing, and exceedingly proud—whatever he considers to be the substantial reality of even the desire to merely glance at the tip of a blade of grass, let that be examined: whether it is true existence or merely dullness.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मत्तमतपतनोन्मुखधावमानमानाधिकान् (unmattamatapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhikān) - those who are mad, intoxicated, on the verge of falling, rushing, and excessively proud

• विषयवीथिषु (viṣayavīthiṣu) - in the paths/streets of sense objects

• दत्तमूर्तिः (dattamūrtiḥ) - he who dedicates himself (one who has offered his form/body, dedicated)

• यत् (yat) - what, that which

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

• तृणलवाग्रविलोकयेच्छासत्त्वम् (tṛṇalavāgravilokayecchāsattvam) - the reality/existence of the desire to behold the tip of a blade of grass

• जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - dullness, stupidity, inertia, lifelessness

• उत (uta) - or, moreover, indeed

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

• विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered/examined

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मत्तमतपतनोन्मुखधावमानमानाधिकान् (unmattamatapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhikān) - those who are mad, intoxicated, on the verge of falling, rushing, and excessively proud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of unmattamatapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhika

unmattamatapatanonmukhadhāvamānamānādhika - mad, intoxicated, on the verge of falling, rushing, and excessively proud (referring to people)

A very long descriptive Bahuvrihi compound, describing individuals.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (unmatta+matta+patana+unmukha+dhāvamāna+māna+adhika)

• unmatta – mad, frenzied, insane
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delighted, mad) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• matta – intoxicated, drunk, proud, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delighted, mad).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• patana – falling, a fall, descent
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'pat' (to fall) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: pat (class 1)
• unmukha – facing, inclined towards, on the verge of
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'ud' (upwards) and 'mukha' (face).
  Prefix: ud
• dhāvamāna – running, rushing, flowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Participle (Middle Voice)
  From root 'dhāv' (to run) with suffix '-māna'.
  Root: dhāv (class 1)
• māna – pride, honor, respect, self-respect
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think, to be proud).
  Root: man (class 4)
• adhika – excessive, abundant, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'adhi' (over, above) + 'ka' suffix.
  Prefix: adhi

विषयवीथिषु (viṣayavīthiṣu) - in the paths/streets of sense objects

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of viṣayavīthī

viṣayavīthī - paths or streets of sense objects (e.g., sights, sounds, etc.)

Tatpurusha compound: 'vīthī of viṣaya'.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viṣaya+vīthī)

• viṣaya – object of sense, realm, domain, matter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• vīthī – street, path, road, line, row
  noun (feminine)

दत्तमूर्तिः (dattamūrtiḥ) - he who dedicates himself (one who has offered his form/body, dedicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dattamūrti

dattamūrti - one whose form/body is given or offered, dedicated, embodied

Bahuvrihi compound: 'datta (given) mūrtiḥ (body/form) yena saḥ' (by whom the form is given).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (datta+mūrti)

• datta – given, granted, offered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• mūrti – form, body, shape, embodiment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mūrch (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (Laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

तृणलवाग्रविलोकयेच्छासत्त्वम् (tṛṇalavāgravilokayecchāsattvam) - the reality/existence of the desire to behold the tip of a blade of grass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇalavāgravilokayecchāsattva

tṛṇalavāgravilokayecchāsattva - the reality of the desire to behold the tip of a blade of grass (a trivial pursuit)

A long Tatpurusha compound: 'sattva of icchā for vilokana of agra of lava of tṛṇa'.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tṛṇa+lava+agra+vilokaya+icchā+sattva)

• tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛṇ (class 1)
• lava – a small piece, fragment, particle
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lū' (to cut).
  Root: lū (class 9)
• agra – tip, point, front part, summit
  noun (neuter)
• vilokaya – beholding, looking at, perceiving
  noun (masculine)
  Denominative verb root from 'viloka' (sight)
  Causative stem from 'vi-lok' (to see). Here used as a noun in a compound.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lok (class 10)
• icchā – desire, wish, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• sattva – existence, reality, essence, goodness, being
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'as' (to be) with suffix '-tva'.
  Root: as (class 2)

जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - dullness, stupidity, inertia, lifelessness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaḍatva

jaḍatva - dullness, stupidity, inertia, coldness, insensibility

Derived from 'jaḍa' (dull, inert) with suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

उत (uta) - or, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered/examined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of vicāray

Causative, Passive Imperative

Causative of root 'car' (to move, go) with prefix 'vi'. Passive imperative form.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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