योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-15

विवेकवानुदारात्मा विजितेन्द्रिय उच्यते ।
वासनावीचिवेगेन भवाब्धौ न स मुह्यते ॥ १५ ॥

vivekavānudārātmā vijitendriya ucyate ,
vāsanāvīcivegena bhavābdhau na sa muhyate 15

15. vivekavān udārātmā vijitendriyaḥ ucyate
vāsanāvīcivegena bhavābdhau na sa muhyate

15. vivekavān udārātmā vijitendriyaḥ ucyate
saḥ vāsanāvīcivegena bhavābdhau na muhyate

15. A person endowed with discrimination (viveka), noble-hearted, and one who has conquered their senses (indriya) is truly considered such. By the powerful waves of latent desires (vāsanā), such a one is not bewildered in the ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• विवेकवान् (vivekavān) - endowed with discrimination (viveka) (possessing discrimination, discerning)

• उदारात्मा (udārātmā) - noble-hearted (noble-minded, high-souled, generous)

• विजितेन्द्रियः (vijitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered their senses (indriya) (one who has conquered the senses)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is truly considered such (is said, is called, is declared)

• वासनावीचिवेगेन (vāsanāvīcivegena) - by the powerful waves of latent desires (vāsanā) (by the force of the waves of latent impressions/desires)

• भवाब्धौ (bhavābdhau) - in the ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the ocean of existence)

• न (na) - not

• स (sa) - such a one (referring to the person described earlier) (he, that)

• मुह्यते (muhyate) - is bewildered (is deluded, is bewildered, faints)

Words meanings and morphology

विवेकवान् (vivekavān) - endowed with discrimination (viveka) (possessing discrimination, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivekavat

vivekavat - possessing discrimination, discerning, wise

From viveka (discrimination) + vat (possessive suffix)

उदारात्मा (udārātmā) - noble-hearted (noble-minded, high-souled, generous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udārātman

udārātman - noble-minded, high-souled, generous, magnanimous

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udāra+ātman)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, high
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Prefix: ud
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

विजितेन्द्रियः (vijitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered their senses (indriya) (one who has conquered the senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijitendriya

vijitendriya - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vijita+indriya)

• vijita – conquered, subdued, overcome
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + √ji (to conquer)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is truly considered such (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive indicative

Root vac in passive voice (from √vac, ukta vācya)

Root: vac (class 2)

वासनावीचिवेगेन (vāsanāvīcivegena) - by the powerful waves of latent desires (vāsanā) (by the force of the waves of latent impressions/desires)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsanāvīcivega

vāsanāvīcivega - force of the waves of latent impressions/desires

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+vīci+vega)

• vāsanā – latent impression, tendency, desire, mental conditioning
  noun (feminine)
  From √vas (to dwell) + ana suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vīci – wave, ripple, current
  noun (feminine)
• vega – force, speed, impulse, current
  noun (masculine)
  From √vij (to move quickly)
  Root: vij (class 6)

भवाब्धौ (bhavābdhau) - in the ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the ocean of existence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhavābdhi

bhavābdhi - ocean of existence, the world (as an ocean of suffering)

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+abdhi)

• bhava – existence, being, world, birth, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to saṃsāra.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - such a one (referring to the person described earlier) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: 'sa' is the nominative singular masculine form of 'tad' when followed by a consonant.

मुह्यते (muhyate) - is bewildered (is deluded, is bewildered, faints)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of muh

Present middle indicative (or passive)

From √muh (to be confused)

Root: muh (class 4)