योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-65

आपदापतितैवेयमहो मोहविधायिनी ।
नित्यमित्येव मन्तव्यं सक्तव्यं नेह संसृतौ ॥ ६५ ॥

āpadāpatitaiveyamaho mohavidhāyinī ,
nityamityeva mantavyaṃ saktavyaṃ neha saṃsṛtau 65

65. āpadā āpatitā eva iyam aho mohavidhāyinī nityam
iti eva mantavyam saktavyam na iha saṃsṛtau

65. aho! iyam āpadā āpatitā eva mohavidhāyinī.
nityam iti eva mantavyam: iha saṃsṛtau na saktavyam.

65. Alas, this situation that has befallen is indeed a calamity (āpadā) that causes delusion. It should always be considered thus: one should not become attached in this cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• आपदा (āpadā) - by calamity, by misfortune, as a misfortune

• आपतिता (āpatitā) - fallen, occurred, befallen, happened

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one (feminine)

• अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, ah!

• मोहविधायिनी (mohavidhāyinī) - causing delusion, creating infatuation

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always, eternally

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• मन्तव्यम् (mantavyam) - to be thought, to be considered, should be understood

• सक्तव्यम् (saktavyam) - to be attached, to be clung to, should be attached

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in the cycle of rebirth, in worldly existence

Words meanings and morphology

आपदा (āpadā) - by calamity, by misfortune, as a misfortune

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, adversity

आपतिता (āpatitā) - fallen, occurred, befallen, happened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpatita

āpatita - fallen, descended, occurred, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat ('to fall') with prefix ā- and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'iyam' (this situation).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, ah!

(indeclinable)

मोहविधायिनी (mohavidhāyinī) - causing delusion, creating infatuation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohavidhāyinī

mohavidhāyin - causing delusion, creating infatuation

Feminine form of mohavidhāyin.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+vidhāyin)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
  noun (masculine)
• vidhāyin – causing, making, performing, accomplishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root dhā ('to place, make') with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'iyam' (this calamity/situation).

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always, eternally

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

मन्तव्यम् (mantavyam) - to be thought, to be considered, should be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantavya

mantavya - to be thought, considered, understood, reflected upon

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root man ('to think') with gerundive suffix -tavya.

Root: man (class 4)

सक्तव्यम् (saktavyam) - to be attached, to be clung to, should be attached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saktavya

saktavya - to be attached, clung to, adhered to

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root sañj ('to cling, attach') with gerundive suffix -tavya.

Root: sañj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in the cycle of rebirth, in worldly existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence, flow, course