योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-34

विश्वामित्र उवाच चलन्नीलोत्पलव्यूहसमलोचनलोलताम् ।
ब्रूहि चेतःकृतां त्यक्त्वा हेतुना केन मुह्यसि ॥ ३४ ॥

viśvāmitra uvāca calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatām ,
brūhi cetaḥkṛtāṃ tyaktvā hetunā kena muhyasi 34

34. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatām
brūhi cetaḥkṛtāṃ tyaktvā hetunā kena muhyasi

34. Vishwamitra said: 'Having cast aside this mind-generated restlessness (cetaḥkṛtā), which makes your eyes dart like a multitude of swaying blue lotuses, tell me, by what cause are you deluded (moha)?'

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Vishwamitra (Vishwamitra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चलन्नीलोत्पलव्यूहसमलोचनलोलताम् (calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatām) - The mental agitation manifesting as restlessness in the eyes, compared to a multitude of swaying blue lotuses (the restlessness of eyes similar to an array of swaying blue lotuses)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• चेतःकृतां (cetaḥkṛtāṁ) - Restlessness or agitation originating from the mind (mind-made, mentally created)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having discarded

• हेतुना (hetunā) - by what reason, by what cause

• केन (kena) - by what, by whom

• मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are deluded, bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Vishwamitra (Vishwamitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all, Vishwamitra (a Vedic sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universe
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Sandhi with following 'uvāca' results in 'viśvāmitra uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

चलन्नीलोत्पलव्यूहसमलोचनलोलताम् (calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatām) - The mental agitation manifesting as restlessness in the eyes, compared to a multitude of swaying blue lotuses (the restlessness of eyes similar to an array of swaying blue lotuses)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatā

calannīlotpalavyūhasamalocanalolatā - the quality of eye-restlessness resembling an array of swaying blue lotuses

A very long compound describing a state of restlessness.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (calat+nīlotpala+vyūha+sama+locana+lolata)

• calat – moving, swaying, trembling
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  present active participle
  From root √cal.
  Root: cal (class 1)
• nīlotpala – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of nīla (blue) + utpala (lotus).
• vyūha – array, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ūh with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ūh (class 1)
• sama – similar, equal, like
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root √loc (to see).
  Root: loc (class 10)
• lolata – restlessness, fickleness, agitation
  noun (feminine)
  From lola (moving, restless) + -tā (abstract noun suffix).
  Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of root √brū (also √vac).

Root: brū (class 2)

चेतःकृतां (cetaḥkṛtāṁ) - Restlessness or agitation originating from the mind (mind-made, mentally created)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetaḥkṛta

cetaḥkṛta - made by the mind, mentally created or produced

Compound of cetas (mind) + kṛta (made).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetas+kṛta)

• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  s-stem.
  Root: cit
• kṛta – made, done, created, caused
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root √kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having discarded

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √tyaj with -tvā suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Takes accusative object.

हेतुना (hetunā) - by what reason, by what cause

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, means

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Works with 'kena'.

केन (kena) - by what, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of interrogative pronoun `kim`.

मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are deluded, bewildered

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

present active

2nd person singular present active of root √muh.

Root: muh (class 4)