योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-17

अवान्तरनिपाताय शून्ये वा भ्रमणाय च ।
तृणं चण्डानिलेनेव दूरे नीतोऽस्मि चेतसा ॥ १७ ॥

avāntaranipātāya śūnye vā bhramaṇāya ca ,
tṛṇaṃ caṇḍānileneva dūre nīto'smi cetasā 17

17. avāntaranipātāya śūnye vā bhramaṇāya ca
tṛṇam caṇḍānilena iva dūre nītaḥ asmi cetasā

17. I am carried far away by the mind, just like a blade of grass by a fierce wind, either for repeatedly falling into intermediate states or for wandering in emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

• अवान्तरनिपाताय (avāntaranipātāya) - for repeated falling; for falling into intermediate states

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in emptiness, in a void, in a blank space

• वा (vā) - or

• भ्रमणाय (bhramaṇāya) - for wandering, for roaming, for revolving

• च (ca) - and, also

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass, straw

• चण्डानिलेन (caṇḍānilena) - by a fierce wind, by a violent gale

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - carried away (carried, led, conveyed)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by thought, by intellect

Words meanings and morphology

अवान्तरनिपाताय (avāntaranipātāya) - for repeated falling; for falling into intermediate states

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of avāntaranipāta

avāntaranipāta - repeated falling; intermediate fall; secondary fall

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avāntara+nipāta)

• avāntara – intervening, intermediate, secondary, repeated
  adjective
• nipāta – falling down, dropping, perishing, occurrence
  noun (masculine)
  Root pat with upasarga ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in emptiness, in a void, in a blank space

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted; emptiness, void

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

भ्रमणाय (bhramaṇāya) - for wandering, for roaming, for revolving

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of bhramaṇa

bhramaṇa - wandering, roaming, revolving, moving about

Verbal noun

Root bhram + Lyuṭ suffix

Root: bhram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass, straw

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

चण्डानिलेन (caṇḍānilena) - by a fierce wind, by a violent gale

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of caṇḍānila

caṇḍānila - fierce wind, violent gale

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (caṇḍa+anila)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, passionate, hot-tempered
  adjective
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

(indeclinable)

नीतः (nītaḥ) - carried away (carried, led, conveyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - carried, led, conveyed, brought

Past Passive Participle

Root nī + kta suffix

Root: nī (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, by thought, by intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness