योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-207, verse-11

उन्मत्ता एव तेऽज्ञास्ते योग्या नास्मत्कथासु ते ।
अक्षीबक्षीबयोर्मूढबुद्धयोः कैव संकथा ॥ ११ ॥

unmattā eva te'jñāste yogyā nāsmatkathāsu te ,
akṣībakṣībayormūḍhabuddhayoḥ kaiva saṃkathā 11

11. unmattāḥ eva te ajñāḥ te yogyāḥ na asmatkathāsu
te akṣība kṣībayoh mūḍhabuddhayoḥ kā eva saṃkathā

11. te ajñāḥ unmattāḥ eva; te asmatkathāsu na yogyāḥ.
akṣība kṣībayoh mūḍhabuddhayoḥ kā eva saṃkathā?

11. Indeed, those ignorant individuals are utterly mad; they are not suitable for our teachings. What kind of meaningful conversation, after all, can there be between a sober person and a drunkard, both being of foolish intellect?

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मत्ताः (unmattāḥ) - mad, insane, frenzied

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ते (te) - those, they

• अज्ञाः (ajñāḥ) - ignorant, unknowing

• ते (te) - those, they

• योग्याः (yogyāḥ) - suitable, fit, worthy

• न (na) - not

• अस्मत्कथासु (asmatkathāsu) - in our discussions/teachings

• ते (te) - those, they

• अक्षीब (akṣība) - not drunk, sober

• क्षीबयोह् (kṣībayoh) - of a drunk person

• मूढबुद्धयोः (mūḍhabuddhayoḥ) - of those with foolish intellects

• का (kā) - what (kind of)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• संकथा (saṁkathā) - conversation, discussion

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मत्ताः (unmattāḥ) - mad, insane, frenzied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of unmatta

unmatta - mad, insane, frenzied, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mad (to be exhilarated, mad) with prefix ud-, with kta suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: mad (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अज्ञाः (ajñāḥ) - ignorant, unknowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, fool

Derived from a- (not) and √jñā (to know).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (Nañ) (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jña – knowing, wise, intelligent
  adjective
  Nominal agent
  Derived from root √jñā (to know) with -a suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

योग्याः (yogyāḥ) - suitable, fit, worthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogya

yogya - suitable, fit, proper, able, worthy (yoga)

Gerundive

Derived from root √yuj (to join, to concentrate) with the suffix -ya (gerundive).

Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्मत्कथासु (asmatkathāsu) - in our discussions/teachings

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of asmatkathā

asmatkathā - our discussions, our teachings

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (asmat+kathā)

• asmat – our, of us
  pronoun
  Genitive/ablative plural form of 'aham' (I).
• kathā – story, discourse, talk, teaching
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √kath (to tell, speak).
  Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used here for emphasis or resuming the subject.

अक्षीब (akṣība) - not drunk, sober

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of akṣība

akṣība - not drunk, sober

Negative compound of a- (not) and kṣība (drunk).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (Nañ) (a+kṣība)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣība – drunk, intoxicated
  adjective
  Derived from root √kṣib (to be drunk).
  Root: kṣib (class 1)

Note: Part of the dual Dvandva compound akṣība kṣībayoh.

क्षीबयोह् (kṣībayoh) - of a drunk person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kṣība

kṣība - drunk, intoxicated

Derived from root √kṣib (to be drunk).

Root: kṣib (class 1)

Note: Together with 'akṣība', forms a Dvandva compound 'akṣība kṣībayoh' meaning 'of a sober person and a drunk person'.

मूढबुद्धयोः (mūḍhabuddhayoḥ) - of those with foolish intellects

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mūḍhabuddhi

mūḍhabuddhi - having a foolish or bewildered intellect

Compound of mūḍha (deluded) and buddhi (intellect).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+buddhi)

• mūḍha – deluded, foolish, bewildered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, confused) with kta suffix.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √budh (to know, understand) with -ti suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with akṣība kṣībayoh, meaning 'of both the sober and the drunk, who are of foolish intellect'.

का (kā) - what (kind of)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which

Note: Agrees with 'saṃkathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

संकथा (saṁkathā) - conversation, discussion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkathā

saṁkathā - conversation, discourse, discussion

Derived from sam-√kath (to converse, discuss) + -a suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: kath (class 10)