योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-147, verse-18

तां दृष्ट्वा प्राक्तनीं ग्राम्यामाहरद्वासनां बलात् ।
तटस्थं मुह्यमानाङ्गमिव वीचिर्महार्णवे ॥ १८ ॥

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā prāktanīṃ grāmyāmāharadvāsanāṃ balāt ,
taṭasthaṃ muhyamānāṅgamiva vīcirmahārṇave 18

18. tām dṛṣṭvā prāktanīm grāmyām āharat vāsanām balāt
taṭasthaṃ muhyamāna aṅgam iva vīciḥ mahārṇave

18. tām dṛṣṭvā prāktanīm grāmyām vāsanām balāt āharat;
mahārṇave vīciḥ iva taṭasthaṃ muhyamāna aṅgam

18. Having seen that [vision], the old, worldly impression (vāsanā) forcibly seized me, just as a wave in the great ocean pulls away someone standing on its shore with bewildered limbs.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - refers to the vision of family, home, etc. from the previous verse (that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous, old

• ग्राम्याम् (grāmyām) - mundane, worldly, rural

• आहरत् (āharat) - it seized, it drew, it brought

• वासनाम् (vāsanām) - impression, subtle inclination, latent tendency

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• तटस्थं (taṭasthaṁ) - standing on the bank/shore, neutral, indifferent

• मुह्यमान (muhyamāna) - becoming bewildered, confused

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, body part, body

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वीचिः (vīciḥ) - wave

• महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - refers to the vision of family, home, etc. from the previous verse (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form derived from the root √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous, old

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāktanī

prāktana - former, previous, old, ancient

Note: Feminine accusative singular of prāktana.

ग्राम्याम् (grāmyām) - mundane, worldly, rural

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of grāmyā

grāmya - relating to a village; rustic, common, mundane, worldly

Note: Feminine accusative singular of grāmya.

आहरत् (āharat) - it seized, it drew, it brought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ā-hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वासनाम् (vāsanām) - impression, subtle inclination, latent tendency

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - impression, subtle inclination, latent tendency, perfume, mental trace

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

तटस्थं (taṭasthaṁ) - standing on the bank/shore, neutral, indifferent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taṭastha

taṭastha - standing on the bank or shore; neutral, indifferent, unconcerned

मुह्यमान (muhyamāna) - becoming bewildered, confused

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muhyamāna

muhyamāna - being bewildered, becoming confused, fainting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √muh in the middle voice.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'muhyamāna aṅgam' (one whose limbs are bewildered).

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, body part, body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, body, constituent part

Note: Part of the bahuvrīhi compound 'muhyamānāṅga' (one whose limbs are bewildered), where 'aṅgam' is the second part, forming an adjective modifying an implied person.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वीचिः (vīciḥ) - wave

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīci

vīci - wave, ripple

महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)