योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-33

चिरमासु दुरन्तासु विषयारण्यराजिषु ।
इन्द्रियैर्विप्रलब्धोऽस्मि धूर्तबालैरिवार्भकः ॥ ३३ ॥

ciramāsu durantāsu viṣayāraṇyarājiṣu ,
indriyairvipralabdho'smi dhūrtabālairivārbhakaḥ 33

33. ciram āsu durantāsu viṣayāraṇyarājiṣu indriyaiḥ
vipralabdhaḥ asmi dhūrtabālaiḥ iva arbhakaḥ

33. ciram indriyaiḥ dhūrtabālaiḥ iva arbhakaḥ āsu
durantāsu viṣayāraṇyarājiṣu vipralabdhaḥ asmi

33. For a long time, I have been deceived by the senses (indriya), just like a child by mischievous children, amidst these perilous arrays of sense objects that are like dense forests leading to dire consequences.

33. זמן רב בסבך היערות האינסופיים של אובייקטי החושים, הולכתי שולל על ידי חושי, כמו ילד שמורמה בידי ילדים ערמומיים.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

• आसु (āsu) - in these, among these

• दुरन्तासु (durantāsu) - in those having a bad end, in those with dire consequences, in dreadful ones

• विषयारण्यराजिषु (viṣayāraṇyarājiṣu) - in the rows of forests of sense objects, amidst the arrays of forests of sense objects

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

• विप्रलब्धः (vipralabdhaḥ) - deceived, cheated, deluded

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• धूर्तबालैः (dhūrtabālaiḥ) - by mischievous children, by cunning children

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अर्भकः (arbhakaḥ) - a child, a boy, an infant

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

(indeclinable)

आसु (āsu) - in these, among these

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Locative plural feminine form of the demonstrative pronoun 'idam'

दुरन्तासु (durantāsu) - in those having a bad end, in those with dire consequences, in dreadful ones

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of duranta

duranta - having a bad end, leading to evil or difficulty, dreadful, formidable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+anta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

विषयारण्यराजिषु (viṣayāraṇyarājiṣu) - in the rows of forests of sense objects, amidst the arrays of forests of sense objects

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of viṣayāraṇyarāji

viṣayāraṇyarāji - a row or series of forests of sense objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+araṇya+rāji)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sense object, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness, jungle
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – row, line, series, array
  noun (feminine)

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, vital power, virility (indriya)

विप्रलब्धः (vipralabdhaḥ) - deceived, cheated, deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipralabdha

vipralabdha - deceived, cheated, disappointed, deluded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'labh' (to obtain, seize) with prefixes 'vi' and 'pra'

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

धूर्तबालैः (dhūrtabālaiḥ) - by mischievous children, by cunning children

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhūrtabāla

dhūrtabāla - mischievous child, cunning boy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhūrta+bāla)

• dhūrta – mischievous, cunning, rogue, trickster
  adjective
• bāla – child, boy, young, immature
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अर्भकः (arbhakaḥ) - a child, a boy, an infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arbhaka

arbhaka - child, infant, boy, small, young

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