योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-21

साप्यदृष्टिरिवान्ध्याय वासनावेशकारिणी ।
तदेवमतिसंमोहे यत्कार्यमिह दारुणे ।
उदर्कश्रेयसे तात तन्मे कथय पृच्छते ॥ २१ ॥

sāpyadṛṣṭirivāndhyāya vāsanāveśakāriṇī ,
tadevamatisaṃmohe yatkāryamiha dāruṇe ,
udarkaśreyase tāta tanme kathaya pṛcchate 21

21. sā api adṛṣṭiḥ iva andhyāya
vāsanāveśakāriṇī | tat eva ati-sammohe
yat kāryam iha dāruṇe | udarkaśreyase
tāta tat me kathaya pṛcchate ||

21. tāta,
iha dāruṇe ati-sammohe udarkaśreyase yat kāryam,
tat eva pṛcchate me kathaya.
sā api adṛṣṭiḥ iva andhyāya vāsanāveśakāriṇī.

21. She, too, like a blind person absorbed in deep meditation, causes the intense influx of mental impressions (vāsanā). Therefore, dear father, please tell me, who am asking, what action should be taken in this terrible and profoundly deluding situation for the ultimate good.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that one

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अदृष्टिः (adṛṣṭiḥ) - like a blind person (unseen, blind, visionless)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अन्ध्याय (andhyāya) - deeply absorbed (as if in blindness/meditation) (for blindness, into darkness)

• वासनावेशकारिणी (vāsanāveśakāriṇī) - causing the intense influx of mental impressions (vāsanā) (causing the entry of mental impressions)

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अति-सम्मोहे (ati-sammohe) - in this profoundly deluding situation (in great delusion, in profound confusion)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - action to be done, duty, task

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible, dreadful, severe

• उदर्कश्रेयसे (udarkaśreyase) - for ultimate good, for future welfare

• तात (tāta) - dear father (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (dear father, dear one, child)

• तत् (tat) - that

• मे (me) - to me

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to me who is asking (to one who is asking)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अदृष्टिः (adṛṣṭiḥ) - like a blind person (unseen, blind, visionless)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭi

adṛṣṭi - unseen, invisible; blindness, lack of vision

From negative prefix 'a-' + root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ti'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭi)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭi – seeing, vision, sight
  noun (feminine)
  From root √dṛś (to see) + suffix -ti
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अन्ध्याय (andhyāya) - deeply absorbed (as if in blindness/meditation) (for blindness, into darkness)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of andhya

andhya - blindness, darkness

From root √andh (to be blind)

Root: andh (class 4)

वासनावेशकारिणी (vāsanāveśakāriṇī) - causing the intense influx of mental impressions (vāsanā) (causing the entry of mental impressions)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanāveśakāriṇī

vāsanāveśakāriṇī - causing the influx of latent mental impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+āveśa+kāriṇī)

• vāsanā – mental impression, latent tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  From root √vas (to dwell, perfume) + suffix -anā
  Root: vas (class 1)
• āveśa – entry, influx, possession, absorption
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ā- + root √viś (to enter) + suffix -a
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)
• kāriṇī – female doer, female maker, female agent; causing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun/feminine participle
  Feminine of kārin, from root √kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अति-सम्मोहे (ati-sammohe) - in this profoundly deluding situation (in great delusion, in profound confusion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ati-sammoha

ati-sammoha - great delusion, extreme confusion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+sammoha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
  indeclinable
• sammoha – delusion, confusion, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- + root √muh (to be bewildered)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कार्यम् (kāryam) - action to be done, duty, task

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a noun here.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible, dreadful, severe

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, severe, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'ati-sammohe'.

उदर्कश्रेयसे (udarkaśreyase) - for ultimate good, for future welfare

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of udarkaśreyas

udarkaśreyas - ultimate good, future welfare, final prosperity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udarka+śreyas)

• udarka – consequence, outcome, ultimate point
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ud- + root √ṛc (to shine, praise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛc (class 1)
• śreyas – good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good
  noun (neuter)
  Comparative form of śrī (prosperity, fortune) or praśasya (excellent)

Note: Dative of purpose.

तात (tāta) - dear father (addressing Vasiṣṭha) (dear father, dear one, child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (term of endearment)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of 'kathaya', refers to 'kāryam'.

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of mad.

कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Causative from √kath

Denominative verb from kathā (story), or causative of an implied root.

Root: kath (class 10)

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to me who is asking (to one who is asking)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

From root √prach (to ask) + suffix -at

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with implied 'me'.