योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-70

धावन्ति विषयाँल्लक्ष्यमुन्मुक्ताश्चित्तसायकाः ।
स्पृशन्ति न गुणान्भूयः कृतघ्नाः सौहृदं यथा ॥ ७० ॥

dhāvanti viṣayāṃllakṣyamunmuktāścittasāyakāḥ ,
spṛśanti na guṇānbhūyaḥ kṛtaghnāḥ sauhṛdaṃ yathā 70

70. dhāvanti viṣayān lakṣyam unmuktāḥ citta-sāyakāḥ
spṛśanti na guṇān bhūyaḥ kṛtaghnāḥ sauhṛdam yathā

70. unmuktāḥ citta-sāyakāḥ viṣayān lakṣyam dhāvanti.
[te] na guṇān bhūyaḥ spṛśanti,
yathā kṛtaghnāḥ sauhṛdam [na spṛśanti]

70. The mind's arrows, once unleashed, rush towards sense objects as their target. They no longer perceive or relate to the deeper qualities, just as ungrateful people no longer cherish friendship.

Words meanings summery:

• धावन्ति (dhāvanti) - they run, they rush

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - towards sense objects, objects of experience

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, objective

• उन्मुक्ताः (unmuktāḥ) - released, unleashed, set free

• चित्त-सायकाः (citta-sāyakāḥ) - mind-arrows (arrows that are the mind, or belong to the mind)

• स्पृशन्ति (spṛśanti) - perceive or cherish (they touch, perceive, relate to)

• न (na) - not, no

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities of character, or threads of relationship (qualities, virtues, merits, properties)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - no longer, anymore (again, further, anymore, repeatedly)

• कृतघ्नाः (kṛtaghnāḥ) - ungrateful ones, destroyers of good deeds

• सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, goodwill, affection

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

धावन्ति (dhāvanti) - they run, they rush

(verb)

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

present active

3rd plural present active from √dhāv

Root: dhāv (class 1)

विषयान् (viṣayān) - towards sense objects, objects of experience

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, domain, sphere, scope, contents

vi-√ṣi + ac

Prefix: vi

Root: ṣi (class 5)

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, objective

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, object, mark

gerundive (or noun derived from √lakṣ)

from √lakṣ + ya

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

उन्मुक्ताः (unmuktāḥ) - released, unleashed, set free

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of unmukta

unmukta - released, set free, unleashed, discharged

past passive participle

ud-√muc + kta

Prefix: ud

Root: muc (class 6)

चित्त-सायकाः (citta-sāyakāḥ) - mind-arrows (arrows that are the mind, or belong to the mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citta-sāyaka

citta-sāyaka - mind-arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+sāyaka)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (from √cit)
  from √cit + kta
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sāyaka – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
  from √śi (to sharpen) or √so (to sharpen, throw)
  Root: śi (class 2)

Note: Subject of dhāvanti and spṛśanti.

स्पृशन्ति (spṛśanti) - perceive or cherish (they touch, perceive, relate to)

(verb)

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

present active

3rd plural present active from √spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities of character, or threads of relationship (qualities, virtues, merits, properties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, excellence, thread, secondary item

Note: Object of spṛśanti.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - no longer, anymore (again, further, anymore, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of bahu (much)

कृतघ्नाः (kṛtaghnāḥ) - ungrateful ones, destroyers of good deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtaghna

kṛtaghna - ungrateful, destroying benefits or good deeds

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+ghna)

• kṛta – done, made, acted, deed, benefit
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from √kṛ + kta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ghna – killer, destroyer, striking
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  from √han (to strike, kill) + ḍa
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun, 'the ungrateful ones'.

सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, goodwill, affection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, goodwill, affection, kindness

from suhṛd (friend) + aṇ (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of implied na spṛśanti.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)