योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-17

यादृगस्माकमीत्यर्थक्रमसंसारपातिनाम् ।
पदार्थवेदनं तादृक्तिरश्चां भ्रान्तमभ्रमम् ॥ १७ ॥

yādṛgasmākamītyarthakramasaṃsārapātinām ,
padārthavedanaṃ tādṛktiraścāṃ bhrāntamabhramam 17

17. yādṛk asmākam ītyarthakramasaṃsārapātinām
padārthavedanam tādṛk tiraścām bhrāntam abhramam

17. ītyarthakramasaṃsārapātinām asmākam yādṛk padārthavedanam (asti),
tādṛk tiraścām भ्रान्तम अभ्रमम् (पदार्थवेदनम् अस्ति)

17. Just as is the perception of objects (padārthavedanam) for us, who are subject to the sequential experiences of worldly existence (saṃsāra), so too is the perception of animals, which is both deluded and unerring.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us

• ईत्यर्थक्रमसंसारपातिनाम् (ītyarthakramasaṁsārapātinām) - of those falling into the sequence of experiences in worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• पदार्थवेदनम् (padārthavedanam) - perception of objects/categories

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such a kind, of that kind

• तिरश्चाम् (tiraścām) - of animals, of beasts

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, mistaken, confused

• अभ्रमम् (abhramam) - unerring, faultless, clear, not deluded

Words meanings and morphology

यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, such as, whatever kind

Note: `k` is the final letter in sandhi, base is `ś`.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

ईत्यर्थक्रमसंसारपातिनाम् (ītyarthakramasaṁsārapātinām) - of those falling into the sequence of experiences in worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ītyarthakramasaṃsārapātin

ītyarthakramasaṁsārapātin - subject to the course of worldly existence and its attendant sufferings/experiences

Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'pātin' (falling/subject to) is the final member.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īti+artha+krama+saṃsāra+pātin)

• īti – calamity, suffering, experience, occurrence
  noun (feminine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• krama – sequence, order, method, course
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• pātin – falling, subject to, undergoing
  adjective
  Agent Noun / Adjective from root pat
  Derived from root pat (to fall) with suffix -in.
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies `asmākam`.

पदार्थवेदनम् (padārthavedanam) - perception of objects/categories

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padārthavedana

padārthavedana - perception of objects, understanding of categories of existence

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padārtha+vedana)

• padārtha – object, thing, category, meaning of a word
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pada (word/step) + artha (meaning/object).
• vedana – sensation, feeling, perception, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  noun of action
  From root vid (to know, perceive) + suffix -ana.
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Functions as the subject here.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such a kind, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of such a kind, like that

Note: `k` is the final letter in sandhi, base is `ś`.

तिरश्चाम् (tiraścām) - of animals, of beasts

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tiryak

tiryak - animal, beast (lit. moving horizontally)

From tiras (across, horizontally) + añc (to go, move).

Root: añc (class 1)

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, mistaken, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - deluded, mistaken, confused, erroneous

Past Passive Participle

From root bhram (to wander, to err) + ta.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: P.P.P.

अभ्रमम् (abhramam) - unerring, faultless, clear, not deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhrama

abhrama - unerring, not deluded, faultless, clear

Negative prefix `a-` + `bhrama` (delusion, error).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhrama)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'vedanam'.