योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-8

इति निर्णीय हृदये मूर्ख एव बभूव सः ।
गतं तादृशमप्युक्तं विनाभ्यासेन भस्मनि ॥ ८ ॥

iti nirṇīya hṛdaye mūrkha eva babhūva saḥ ,
gataṃ tādṛśamapyuktaṃ vinābhyāsena bhasmani 8

8. iti nirṇīya hṛdaye mūrkhaḥ eva babhūva saḥ
gatam tādṛśam api uktam vinā abhyāsena bhasmani

8. saḥ hṛdaye iti nirṇīya eva mūrkhaḥ babhūva.
abhyāsena vinā tādṛśam api uktam bhasmani gatam

8. Having thus decided in his heart, he indeed became a fool. Such a profound statement (uktam), without diligent practice, is lost, becoming futile like ashes.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided (having decided, having ascertained, having determined)

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in his heart (mind) (in the heart, in the mind, in the center)

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool (a fool, ignorant, stupid)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, has been)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the speaker from previous verses) (he, that)

• गतम् (gatam) - lost, rendered futile (gone, past, lost, departed)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a profound (statement) (such, of such a kind)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - a profound statement (or teaching) (spoken, said, a statement, a teaching, a word)

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

• अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - by diligent practice (by practice, by repetition, by study)

• भस्मनि (bhasmani) - to ashes, like ashes (implying futility) (in ashes, to ashes)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided (having decided, having ascertained, having determined)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix nis (nir) + root nī (to lead) with suffix -ya.

Prefix: nis

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Indicates prior action to babhūva.

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in his heart (mind) (in the heart, in the mind, in the center)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, center, core

Locative singular of hṛdaya.

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool (a fool, ignorant, stupid)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - a fool, ignorant, stupid, uneducated

Nominative singular of mūrkha.

Root: murch (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, has been)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the speaker from previous verses) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of tad.

Note: Subject of babhūva.

गतम् (gatam) - lost, rendered futile (gone, past, lost, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, departed, lost, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate to uktam.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a profound (statement) (such, of such a kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of such a kind, like that

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - a profound statement (or teaching) (spoken, said, a statement, a teaching, a word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered, a statement, a teaching

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ta. vac changes to uk in ppp.

Root: vac (class 2)

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Governs instrumental case (abhyāsena).

अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - by diligent practice (by practice, by repetition, by study)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, exercise

Instrumental singular of abhyāsa.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: as (class 4)

भस्मनि (bhasmani) - to ashes, like ashes (implying futility) (in ashes, to ashes)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ashes, dust, cinders

Locative singular of bhasman.

Root: bhas (class 1)