योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-17

न स्फुरन्ति विचारेषु प्रज्वलन्त्यनुभूतिषु ।
न त्रस्यन्ति दुराचारादश्मयन्त्रमया इव ॥ १७ ॥

na sphuranti vicāreṣu prajvalantyanubhūtiṣu ,
na trasyanti durācārādaśmayantramayā iva 17

17. na sphuranti vicāreṣu prajvalanti anubhūtiṣu
| na trasyanti durācārāt aśmayantramayāḥ iva

17. vicāreṣu na sphuranti,
anubhūtiṣu prajvalanti durācārāt na trasyanti,
aśmayantramayāḥ iva

17. They do not manifest in thoughtful deliberation but rather burn brightly in (mere emotional) experiences. They are not afraid of immoral conduct, behaving as if they were made of stone-machines.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they manifest, they shine (intellectually) (they flash, they tremble, they appear)

• विचारेषु (vicāreṣu) - in rational thought or deliberation (in thoughts, in considerations, in investigations)

• प्रज्वलन्ति (prajvalanti) - they are active or intense (in experiences) (they blaze forth, they burn brightly)

• अनुभूतिषु (anubhūtiṣu) - in raw, often emotional, experiences rather than rational thought (in experiences, in perceptions, in feelings)

• न (na) - not, no

• त्रस्यन्ति (trasyanti) - they are afraid (of consequences of bad conduct) (they tremble, they are terrified, they fear)

• दुराचारात् (durācārāt) - from bad conduct, from evil practice, from misconduct

• अश्मयन्त्रमयाः (aśmayantramayāḥ) - as if devoid of feeling, unyielding like machines made of stone (made of stone machines, like stone-machines)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they manifest, they shine (intellectually) (they flash, they tremble, they appear)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: sphur (class 6)

विचारेषु (vicāreṣu) - in rational thought or deliberation (in thoughts, in considerations, in investigations)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vicāra

vicāra - thought, consideration, investigation, deliberation, doubt

Derived from root car (to move) with prefix vi- and suffix -a.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

प्रज्वलन्ति (prajvalanti) - they are active or intense (in experiences) (they blaze forth, they burn brightly)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice. Root jval (to burn) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

अनुभूतिषु (anubhūtiṣu) - in raw, often emotional, experiences rather than rational thought (in experiences, in perceptions, in feelings)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of anubhūti

anubhūti - experience, perception, feeling, apprehension

Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix anu- and suffix -ti.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्रस्यन्ति (trasyanti) - they are afraid (of consequences of bad conduct) (they tremble, they are terrified, they fear)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: tras (class 4)

दुराचारात् (durācārāt) - from bad conduct, from evil practice, from misconduct

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of durācāra

durācāra - bad conduct, evil practice, misconduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+ācāra)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• ācāra – conduct, practice, custom
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Takes ablative case with 'tras' meaning 'to fear from'.

अश्मयन्त्रमयाः (aśmayantramayāḥ) - as if devoid of feeling, unyielding like machines made of stone (made of stone machines, like stone-machines)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśmayantramaya

aśmayantramaya - made of stone-machines, stone-machine-like

Suffix -maya indicates 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+yantra+maya)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root yam (to control).
  Root: yam (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Kṛt suffix -maya forms adjectives.

Note: Adjective agreeing with the implied subject (jantavaḥ).

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)