योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-20, verse-15

नीहारेणेव संवीतश्चेत्यवस्तुपरायणः ।
जात्यन्ध इव पन्थानं मारुतात्मा न पश्यति ॥ १५ ॥

nīhāreṇeva saṃvītaścetyavastuparāyaṇaḥ ,
jātyandha iva panthānaṃ mārutātmā na paśyati 15

15. nīhāreṇa iva saṃvītaḥ cetyavastuparāyaṇaḥ
jātyandhaḥ iva panthānam mārutātmā na paśyati

15. mārutātmā nīhāreṇa iva saṃvītaḥ cetyavastuparāyaṇaḥ
jātyandhaḥ iva panthānam na paśyati

15. The individual soul (jīva), whose essence is subtle like wind (marutātman), being enveloped as if by mist and preoccupied with objects of consciousness, fails to perceive the path, just like a person blind from birth.

Words meanings summery:

• नीहारेण (nīhāreṇa) - by mist, by fog

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• संवीतः (saṁvītaḥ) - covered, enveloped, wrapped

• चेत्यवस्तुपरायणः (cetyavastuparāyaṇaḥ) - intent on objects of perception, preoccupied with objects of consciousness

• जात्यन्धः (jātyandhaḥ) - blind from birth

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the way

• मारुतात्मा (mārutātmā) - whose self is wind-like, whose nature is subtle like wind

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

नीहारेण (nīhāreṇa) - by mist, by fog

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nīhāra

nīhāra - mist, fog, hoar-frost

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

संवीतः (saṁvītaḥ) - covered, enveloped, wrapped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvīta

saṁvīta - covered, enveloped, wrapped, clothed

Past Passive Participle

from sam- + √vī (to cover)

Prefix: sam

Root: vī (class 9)

चेत्यवस्तुपरायणः (cetyavastuparāyaṇaḥ) - intent on objects of perception, preoccupied with objects of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetyavastuparāyaṇa

cetyavastuparāyaṇa - devoted to or intent on objects of consciousness/perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetyavastu+parāyaṇa)

• cetyavastu – object of consciousness, perceivable object
  noun (neuter)
  from cet + ya + vastu
  Root: cit (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, dependent on, having as highest goal
  adjective (masculine)
  from para + ayana

Note: Refers to the jīva.

जात्यन्धः (jātyandhaḥ) - blind from birth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātyandha

jātyandha - blind from birth, congenitally blind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāti+andha)

• jāti – birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - the path, the way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road, course

Note: "panthānam" is an irregular declension of "pathin".

मारुतात्मा (mārutātmā) - whose self is wind-like, whose nature is subtle like wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutātman

mārutātman - having wind as its self/essence, subtle like wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māruta+ātman)

• māruta – wind, air, belonging to the Maruts
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the jīva.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)