योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-23

अहो बत नराः क्रूरा गतिः कैषां भविष्यति ।
कुर्वन्ति कर्दमोन्मग्ने नात्मन्यपि निजोदयम् ॥ २३ ॥

aho bata narāḥ krūrā gatiḥ kaiṣāṃ bhaviṣyati ,
kurvanti kardamonmagne nātmanyapi nijodayam 23

23. aho bata narāḥ krūrāḥ gatiḥ keṣām bhaviṣyati
kurvanti kardamonmagne na ātmani api nijodayam

23. aho bata krūrāḥ narāḥ,
keṣām gatiḥ bhaviṣyati? kardamonmagne ātmani api nijodayam na kurvanti

23. Alas, what will be the destiny of these cruel individuals? Even when deeply immersed in the mire (of worldly existence), they do not strive for their own spiritual progress or inner awakening (ātman) within themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! indeed!

• बत (bata) - Alas!, indeed, certainly, oh

• नराः (narāḥ) - people, men, humans

• क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - morally harsh or insensitive (cruel, harsh, fierce, dreadful)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - their future state or spiritual destiny (path, movement, destiny, destination, course, state)

• केषाम् (keṣām) - referring to the `narāḥ krūrāḥ` (whose, of whom, for whom)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, it will happen

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make

• कर्दमोन्मग्ने (kardamonmagne) - immersed in worldly illusions/impurities (immersed in mud, submerged in mire)

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - referring to one's inner being or spiritual essence (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• निजोदयम् (nijodayam) - spiritual progress or awakening for oneself (one's own rise, self-upliftment, one's own prosperity)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! indeed!

(indeclinable)

बत (bata) - Alas!, indeed, certainly, oh

(indeclinable)

नराः (narāḥ) - people, men, humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject.

क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - morally harsh or insensitive (cruel, harsh, fierce, dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, fierce, dreadful, bloody, raw

Root: krū

Note: Adjective to `narāḥ`.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - their future state or spiritual destiny (path, movement, destiny, destination, course, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, path, course, fate, destination, state, condition, spiritual progress

From root `gam` (to go) with suffix `ti`.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhaviṣyati`.

केषाम् (keṣām) - referring to the `narāḥ krūrāḥ` (whose, of whom, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun, masculine/neuter genitive plural.

Note: Possessive for `gatiḥ`.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, it will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

From root `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्दमोन्मग्ने (kardamonmagne) - immersed in worldly illusions/impurities (immersed in mud, submerged in mire)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kardamonmagna

kardamonmagna - immersed in mud

Compound formed by `kardama` (mud) and `unmagna` (immersed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kardama+unmagna)

• kardama – mud, dirt, mire, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• unmagna – immersed, sunk, submerged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `majj` (to sink) with prefix `ud` (in, down). `ud` becomes `un` before `m`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Adjective to `ātmani`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates `kurvanti`.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - referring to one's inner being or spiritual essence (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Locative of place/sphere of action.

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle.

निजोदयम् (nijodayam) - spiritual progress or awakening for oneself (one's own rise, self-upliftment, one's own prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nijodaya

nijodaya - one's own rise, self-upliftment, one's own prosperity or well-being

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+udaya)

• nija – one's own, personal, inherent
  adjective
• udaya – rise, arising, dawn, prosperity, growth, upliftment
  noun (masculine)
  From root `i` (to go) with prefix `ud` (up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)