योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-207, verse-14

प्रोक्तः सर्वविरुद्धेन सोऽज्ञः कूपान्धदर्दुरः ।
पूर्वापरधियं त्यक्त्वा वर्तमाने मतिस्थितः ॥ १४ ॥

proktaḥ sarvaviruddhena so'jñaḥ kūpāndhadarduraḥ ,
pūrvāparadhiyaṃ tyaktvā vartamāne matisthitaḥ 14

14. proktaḥ sarvaviruddhena saḥ ajñaḥ kūpāndhadarduraḥ
| pūrvāparadhiyam tyaktvā vartamāne matisthitaḥ

14. saḥ ajñaḥ kūpāndhadarduraḥ sarvaviruddhena proktaḥ,
(yaḥ) pūrvāparadhiyam tyaktvā vartamāne matisthitaḥ.

14. He is called by one who contradicts everything an ignorant person, like a blind frog in a well, whose mind, having forsaken the understanding of prior and subsequent matters, is fixed solely on the present.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, called, said

• सर्वविरुद्धेन (sarvaviruddhena) - by one who contradicts everything, by that which is opposed to all

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing, fool

• कूपान्धदर्दुरः (kūpāndhadarduraḥ) - a blind frog in a well (a metaphor for one with extremely limited perspective)

• पूर्वापरधियम् (pūrvāparadhiyam) - the understanding of prior and subsequent (matters)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present (time), in the current (state)

• मतिस्थितः (matisthitaḥ) - fixed in mind, whose mind is situated (in something)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, called, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वविरुद्धेन (sarvaviruddhena) - by one who contradicts everything, by that which is opposed to all

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvaviruddha

sarvaviruddha - opposed to all, contradicting everything

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+viruddha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• viruddha – opposed, contradicted, adverse
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rudh with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing, fool

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, stupid

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, knowledgeable, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

कूपान्धदर्दुरः (kūpāndhadarduraḥ) - a blind frog in a well (a metaphor for one with extremely limited perspective)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpāndhadardura

kūpāndhadardura - a blind frog in a well (metaphor)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kūpa+andha+dardura)

• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
• dardura – frog
  noun (masculine)

Note: A well-known idiom for a narrow-minded person.

पूर्वापरधियम् (pūrvāparadhiyam) - the understanding of prior and subsequent (matters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvāparadhi

pūrvāparadhi - understanding of preceding and succeeding (things/concepts/contexts)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (pūrva+apara+dhi)

• pūrva – former, prior, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
• apara – later, subsequent, other
  adjective (masculine)
• dhi – intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhī

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root tyaj with suffix -ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present (time), in the current (state)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current

Present Active Participle

Formed from root vṛt (to be, exist) with suffix -māna

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मतिस्थितः (matisthitaḥ) - fixed in mind, whose mind is situated (in something)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matisthita

matisthita - fixed in thought, mentally situated

Compound type : tatpurusha (mati+sthita)

• mati – mind, thought, intellect, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man
• sthita – standing, situated, fixed, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)