योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-70

अन्तर्निमीलिता ह्येताः पश्यन्त्युन्मीलिता बहिः ।
धातूनामिति वैषम्याद्भ्रान्तिमिन्द्रियवृत्तयः ॥ ७० ॥

antarnimīlitā hyetāḥ paśyantyunmīlitā bahiḥ ,
dhātūnāmiti vaiṣamyādbhrāntimindriyavṛttayaḥ 70

70. antaḥ nimīlitāḥ hi etāḥ paśyanti unmīlitāḥ bahiḥ
dhātūnām iti vaiṣamyāt bhrāntim indriyavṛttayaḥ

70. hi etāḥ indriyavṛttayaḥ antaḥ nimīlitāḥ bahiḥ
unmīlitāḥ paśyanti iti dhātūnām vaiṣamyāt bhrāntim

70. Indeed, these sense-activities (indriyavṛtti), while inwardly 'closed,' perceive things outwardly 'open.' Thus, due to the imbalance of the bodily constituents (dhātu), they experience delusion (bhrānti).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, internally, within

• निमीलिताः (nimīlitāḥ) - closed, shut, contracted

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• उन्मीलिताः (unmīlitāḥ) - opened, expanded

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, externally, outside

• धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of the bodily constituents, of the elements

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• वैषम्यात् (vaiṣamyāt) - due to disparity, because of imbalance, from inequality

• भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - illusion, delusion, error

• इन्द्रियवृत्तयः (indriyavṛttayaḥ) - functions of the senses, sense-activities

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, internally, within

(indeclinable)

निमीलिताः (nimīlitāḥ) - closed, shut, contracted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nimīlita

nimīlita - closed, shut

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mīl (to close) with the prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: mīl (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present stem 'paśya-' from root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उन्मीलिताः (unmīlitāḥ) - opened, expanded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of unmīlita

unmīlita - opened, expanded, blossomed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mīl (to close) with the prefix ud- (to open).

Prefix: ud

Root: mīl (class 1)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, externally, outside

(indeclinable)

धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - of the bodily constituents, of the elements

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, bodily humor, root (of a word)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

वैषम्यात् (vaiṣamyāt) - due to disparity, because of imbalance, from inequality

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaiṣamya

vaiṣamya - disparity, inequality, unevenness, imbalance

Derived from viṣama (uneven, unequal) + suffix -ya.

भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - illusion, delusion, error

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, confusion, wandering

Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

इन्द्रियवृत्तयः (indriyavṛttayaḥ) - functions of the senses, sense-activities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of indriyavṛtti

indriyavṛtti - function/activity of the senses

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indriya+vṛtti)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtti – activity, function, mode of being, behavior
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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