योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-27

व्यूढानां वासनावातैर्नृतृणानामितस्ततः ।
तान्यापतन्ति दुःखानि तत्र वक्तुं न पार्यते ॥ २७ ॥

vyūḍhānāṃ vāsanāvātairnṛtṛṇānāmitastataḥ ,
tānyāpatanti duḥkhāni tatra vaktuṃ na pāryate 27

27. vyūḍhānām vāsanāvātaiḥ nṛtṛṇānām itas tataḥ
tāni āpatanti duḥkhāni tatra vaktum na pāryate

27. nṛtṛṇānām vyūḍhānām vāsanāvātaiḥ itas tataḥ
tāni duḥkhāni āpatanti tatra vaktum na pāryate

27. Men, like blades of grass, are scattered here and there by the winds of their inherent tendencies (vāsanā). The sorrows that consequently befall them are impossible to describe.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यूढानाम् (vyūḍhānām) - of those (men) scattered (of those scattered, of those spread out)

• वासनावातैः (vāsanāvātaiḥ) - by the winds of inherent tendencies (vāsanā) (by the winds of desires, by the winds of inherent tendencies)

• नृतृणानाम् (nṛtṛṇānām) - of men like grass

• इतस् (itas) - from here, hither

• ततः (tataḥ) - thither (from there, thither, then, therefore)

• तानि (tāni) - those

• आपतन्ति (āpatanti) - they befall (the men) (they fall upon, they befall)

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, miseries, sufferings

• तत्र (tatra) - then, in that regard (to describe such sorrows) (there, then, in that case, in that regard)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to describe (the sorrows) (to speak, to say, to describe)

• न (na) - not, no

• पार्यते (pāryate) - is possible (to describe) (is able, is possible)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यूढानाम् (vyūḍhānām) - of those (men) scattered (of those scattered, of those spread out)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vyūḍha

vyūḍha - scattered, spread out, arranged, formed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `ūh` (to push, to move) with prefix `vi` (apart) and suffix `kta` (past participle).

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Refers to `nṛtṛṇānām`.

वासनावातैः (vāsanāvātaiḥ) - by the winds of inherent tendencies (vāsanā) (by the winds of desires, by the winds of inherent tendencies)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāsanāvāta

vāsanāvāta - wind of desire, wind of inherent tendency

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+vāta)

• vāsanā – desire, inherent tendency, latent impression, mental impression
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with suffix 'ana' (feminine).
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vāta – wind, air, current
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vā' (to blow).
  Root: vā (class 2)

नृतृणानाम् (nṛtṛṇānām) - of men like grass

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛtṛṇa

nṛtṛṇa - man (like) grass

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛ+tṛṇa)

• nṛ – man, human being, male
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

इतस् (itas) - from here, hither

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - thither (from there, thither, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with `itas` to mean "hither and thither".

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to `duḥkhāni`.

आपतन्ति (āpatanti) - they befall (the men) (they fall upon, they befall)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āpat

Present Active Indicative

From root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `ā` (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is `duḥkhāni`.

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, miseries, sufferings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, misery, suffering, pain

Note: Subject of `āpatanti`.

तत्र (tatra) - then, in that regard (to describe such sorrows) (there, then, in that case, in that regard)

(indeclinable)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to describe (the sorrows) (to speak, to say, to describe)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose or possibility.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `pāryate`.

पार्यते (pāryate) - is possible (to describe) (is able, is possible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pṛ

Present Passive Indicative

Derived from root `pṛ` (to be able), ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Impersonal passive construction.