योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-12

प्रवृत्तः स्वर्गसंमोहे पूर्वाभ्यासवशीकृतः ।
मन्दारकानने तत्र भ्रमतो वै ममाम्बरे ॥ १२ ॥

pravṛttaḥ svargasaṃmohe pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛtaḥ ,
mandārakānane tatra bhramato vai mamāmbare 12

12. pravṛttaḥ svargasaṃmohe pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛtaḥ
mandārakānane tatra bhramataḥ vai mama ambare

12. pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛtaḥ svargasaṃmohe pravṛttaḥ (aham).
vai tatra ambare mandārakānane mama bhramataḥ (āsīt).

12. Engaged in the delusion of heaven (svarga-saṃmoha) and swayed by the force of previous ingrained impressions (saṃskāra), I was indeed wandering there in the Mandāra garden in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - engaged, devoted, commenced, active

• स्वर्गसंमोहे (svargasaṁmohe) - in the delusion of heaven, in heavenly illusion

• पूर्वाभ्यासवशीकृतः (pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛtaḥ) - overpowered by past tendencies (saṃskāra) (controlled by previous practice/habit)

• मन्दारकानने (mandārakānane) - in the Mandāra garden/forest

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of wandering, of one who wanders

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - engaged, devoted, commenced, active

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged, devoted, commenced, active, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt (to turn, to be) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्वर्गसंमोहे (svargasaṁmohe) - in the delusion of heaven, in heavenly illusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svargasaṃmoha

svargasaṁmoha - delusion of heaven, illusion of heavenly pleasures

Compound of svarga (heaven) and saṃmoha (delusion, infatuation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+saṃmoha)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, celestial realm
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmoha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root muh (to be bewildered) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh

Note: Indicates the state or object of being engaged.

पूर्वाभ्यासवशीकृतः (pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛtaḥ) - overpowered by past tendencies (saṃskāra) (controlled by previous practice/habit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛta

pūrvābhyāsavaśīkṛta - brought under control by previous practice/habit

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

Compound: pūrva (previous) + abhyāsa (practice) + vaśīkṛta (made subservient). vaśīkṛta is from vaśa (power) + kṛ (to make).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+abhyāsa+vaśīkṛta)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit, study
  noun (masculine)
  From root as (to throw) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as
• vaśīkṛta – made subservient, brought under control
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)
  From the denominative verb vaśīkṛ (to make subservient), itself formed from vaśa (control) and the root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'aham'.

मन्दारकानने (mandārakānane) - in the Mandāra garden/forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mandārakānana

mandārakānana - Mandāra forest/garden (a celestial garden)

Compound of Mandāra (name of a celestial tree, coral tree) and kānana (forest, grove, garden).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandāra+kānana)

• mandāra – Mandāra tree, one of the five celestial trees
  noun (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove, garden
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of wandering.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces location.

भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - of wandering, of one who wanders

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

From root bhram (to wander).

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mama'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Possessive, 'my' or 'of me'.

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, heaven, cloth

Note: Location, 'in the sky'.