योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-19

ये बद्धवासना मूढाः कर्म शंसन्ति तेऽनघ ।
श्रुतिस्मृत्युचितं तेन विनाबोधं प्रयान्ति ते ॥ १९ ॥

ye baddhavāsanā mūḍhāḥ karma śaṃsanti te'nagha ,
śrutismṛtyucitaṃ tena vinābodhaṃ prayānti te 19

19. ye baddhavāsanāḥ mūḍhāḥ karma śaṃsanti te anagha
śrutismṛtyucitam tena vinā bodham prayānti te

19. anagha ye baddhavāsanāḥ mūḍhāḥ te karma śaṃsanti
tena vinā bodham te śrutismṛtyucitam prayānti

19. O sinless one, those deluded individuals who are bound by desires praise action (karma). Without the true understanding (bodha) of that higher truth, they simply follow what is prescribed by the sacred texts (śruti and smṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, whoever

• बद्धवासनाः (baddhavāsanāḥ) - bound by desires/impressions

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded, foolish, ignorant ones

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

• शंसन्ति (śaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• ते (te) - they

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• श्रुतिस्मृत्युचितम् (śrutismṛtyucitam) - that which is proper/suitable/prescribed by śruti and smṛti

• तेन (tena) - by that (higher truth) (by that, with that)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• बोधम् (bodham) - knowledge, understanding, awakening

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go forth, they attain, they approach

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

बद्धवासनाः (baddhavāsanāḥ) - bound by desires/impressions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhavāsanā

baddhavāsanā - bound by desires, subject to predispositions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (baddha+vāsanā)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened, captured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• vāsanā – desire, mental impression, inclination, latent tendency
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with ye and mūḍhāḥ

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded, foolish, ignorant ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From root muh (to be bewildered, to err)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with ye and baddhavāsanāḥ

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शंसन्ति (śaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

श्रुतिस्मृत्युचितम् (śrutismṛtyucitam) - that which is proper/suitable/prescribed by śruti and smṛti

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrutismṛtyucita

śrutismṛtyucita - proper according to śruti and smṛti

Compound type : dvandva then tatpuruṣa (śruti+smṛti+ucita)

• śruti – Vedic revelation, sacred tradition (heard)
  noun (feminine)
• smṛti – traditional law (remembered), sacred tradition (remembered)
  noun (feminine)
• ucita – proper, suitable, appropriate, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root uc (to be pleased, to be fit)
  Root: uc (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied object, "that which is proper".

तेन (tena) - by that (higher truth) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used with vinā (without)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

बोधम् (bodham) - knowledge, understanding, awakening

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, awakening, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of vinā

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go forth, they attain, they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prayā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

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