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7,39

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-32

स्वभावमात्रायत्तेऽस्मिन्बन्धमोक्षक्रमे नृणाम् ।
कदर्थनेत्यहो मोहाद्गोष्पदेऽप्युदधिभ्रमः ॥ ३२ ॥
svabhāvamātrāyatte'sminbandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām ,
kadarthanetyaho mohādgoṣpade'pyudadhibhramaḥ 32
32. svabhāvamātrāyatte asmin bandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām
kadarthanā iti aho mohāt goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
32. aho nṛṇām asmin svabhāvamātrāyatte bandhamokṣakrame
mohāt kadarthanā iti goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
32. Oh, what a profound error, born of delusion (moha)! For humans, regarding this process of bondage and liberation (mokṣa) which depends entirely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva), it is like mistaking a cow's hoof-print for an ocean.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वभावमात्रायत्ते (svabhāvamātrāyatte) - dependent solely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
  • बन्धमोक्षक्रमे (bandhamokṣakrame) - in the process/sequence of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)
  • नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans
  • कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - distortion, misinterpretation, error, futility
  • इति (iti) - thus, so; marks the end of a quote or thought
  • अहो (aho) - oh! alas! indeed!
  • मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; owing to illusion
  • गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a cow's hoof-print; in a cow's footprint
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • उदधिभ्रमः (udadhibhramaḥ) - illusion of an ocean; ocean-like delusion

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावमात्रायत्ते (svabhāvamātrāyatte) - dependent solely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāvamātrāyatta
svabhāvamātrāyatta - dependent only on one's intrinsic nature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+mātra+āyatta)
  • svabhāva – intrinsic nature, innate disposition, inherent property
    noun (masculine)
    From sva (own) + bhāva (state of being)
    Prefix: su
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • mātra – only, merely, solely
    indeclinable/adjective (neuter)
  • āyatta – dependent, subject to, resting on
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √yat (to strive, exert) with ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: yat (class 1)
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
बन्धमोक्षक्रमे (bandhamokṣakrame) - in the process/sequence of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bandhamokṣakrama
bandhamokṣakrama - sequence of bondage and liberation
Compound type : dvaṃdva-tatpuruṣa (bandha+mokṣa+krama)
  • bandha – bondage, fetter, tie
    noun (masculine)
    From √bandh (to bind)
    Root: bandh (class 9)
  • mokṣa – liberation, emancipation
    noun (masculine)
    From √muc (to free)
    Root: muc (class 6)
  • krama – sequence, order, process
    noun (masculine)
    From √kram (to step, proceed)
    Root: kram (class 1)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being
कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - distortion, misinterpretation, error, futility
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kadarthanā
kadarthanā - distortion, wrong meaning, misinterpretation, futility, abuse, great mistake
From 'kad' (bad, evil) + 'arthana' (request, meaning)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kad+arthanā)
  • kad – bad, evil, contemptible (prefix)
    indeclinable
  • arthanā – request, meaning, purpose
    noun (feminine)
    From √arth (to seek, ask)
    Root: arth (class 10)
इति (iti) - thus, so; marks the end of a quote or thought
(indeclinable)
अहो (aho) - oh! alas! indeed!
(indeclinable)
मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; owing to illusion
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of moha
moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation
From √muh (to be bewildered)
Root: muh (class 4)
गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a cow's hoof-print; in a cow's footprint
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of goṣpada
goṣpada - cow's hoof-print, footprint of a cow
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pada)
  • go – cow, ox, cattle
    noun (masculine)
  • pada – foot, step, mark, trace
    noun (neuter)
    Root: pad (class 4)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
उदधिभ्रमः (udadhibhramaḥ) - illusion of an ocean; ocean-like delusion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udadhibhrama
udadhibhrama - illusion of an ocean
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udadhi+bhrama)
  • udadhi – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
    From ud (up) + dhā (to place) + i
    Prefix: ud
    Root: dhā (class 3)
  • bhrama – illusion, error, confusion, wandering
    noun (masculine)
    From √bhram (to wander, err)
    Root: bhram (class 1)