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.

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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