योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-61

दीर्घदुष्कृतमूढानामिमां दृष्टिमपश्यताम् ।
संसृतिर्वज्रसारेयं न कदाचित्प्रशाम्यति ॥ ६१ ॥

dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍhānāmimāṃ dṛṣṭimapaśyatām ,
saṃsṛtirvajrasāreyaṃ na kadācitpraśāmyati 61

61. dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍhānām imāṃ dṛṣṭim apaśyatām
saṃsṛtiḥ vajrasārā iyaṃ na kadācit praśāmyati

61. dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍhānām imāṃ dṛṣṭim apaśyatām
iyaṃ vajrasārā saṃsṛtiḥ na kadācit praśāmyati

61. For those who are deluded by their long-accumulated misdeeds and thus fail to perceive this (right) understanding, this cyclic existence (saṃsāra), which is as firm as a diamond, never ceases.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घदुष्कृतमूढानाम् (dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍhānām) - of those deluded by long-standing evil deeds/misdeeds

• इमां (imāṁ) - this

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - view, perception, understanding

• अपश्यताम् (apaśyatām) - of those not seeing, who do not perceive

• संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - cyclic existence, transmigration, (saṃsāra)

• वज्रसारा (vajrasārā) - strong as a thunderbolt, diamond-hard, extremely firm

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• न (na) - not

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

• प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes tranquil

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घदुष्कृतमूढानाम् (dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍhānām) - of those deluded by long-standing evil deeds/misdeeds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍha

dīrghaduṣkṛtamūḍha - deluded by long-standing misdeeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+duṣkṛta+mūḍha)

• dīrgha – long, lasting, extensive
  adjective
• duṣkṛta – misdeed, evil deed, sin
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix 'duṣ' (bad) and root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Prefix: duṣ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mūḍha – deluded, bewildered, foolish, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Particple
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be confused, to err)
  Root: muh (class 4)

इमां (imāṁ) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - view, perception, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, perception, intellect

Derived from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अपश्यताम् (apaśyatām) - of those not seeing, who do not perceive

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing, not perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'a-' (negation) and √dṛś (to see), with present stem 'paśya'

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - cyclic existence, transmigration, (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - cyclic existence, transmigration, constant flow, saṃsāra

Derived from 'sam-' (together) and √sṛ (to flow, to move)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

वज्रसारा (vajrasārā) - strong as a thunderbolt, diamond-hard, extremely firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajrasāra

vajrasāra - having the essence or strength of a thunderbolt/diamond, diamond-hard, very firm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+sāra)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond, hard
  noun (masculine)
• sāra – essence, strength, core, hard, firm
  noun (masculine)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time, never (with 'na')

(indeclinable)

प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes tranquil

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of praśam

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

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