योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-22

चेतः पतति कार्येषु विहगः स्वामिषेष्विव ।
क्षणेन विरतिं याति बालः क्रीडनकादिव ॥ २२ ॥

cetaḥ patati kāryeṣu vihagaḥ svāmiṣeṣviva ,
kṣaṇena viratiṃ yāti bālaḥ krīḍanakādiva 22

22. cetaḥ patati kāryeṣu vihagaḥ sva āmiṣeṣu iva
kṣaṇena viratim yāti bālaḥ krīḍanakāt iva

22. The mind rushes into activities, just as a bird swoops down on its own prey. Yet, it quickly develops disinterest, like a child abandoning a toy.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind, consciousness

• पतति (patati) - falls, rushes, descends

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in activities, in actions, in objects

• विहगः (vihagaḥ) - a bird

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• आमिषेषु (āmiṣeṣu) - in prey, in bait, in meat

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, quickly

• विरतिम् (viratim) - cessation, rest, disinterest, aversion

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, experiences

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

• क्रीडनकात् (krīḍanakāt) - from a toy, from a plaything

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

पतति (patati) - falls, rushes, descends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in activities, in actions, in objects

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - action, activity, business, object, task, duty

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विहगः (vihagaḥ) - a bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihaga

vihaga - bird (literally 'moving in the sky')

Compound of vi (sky) and ga (going).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vi+ga)

• vi – sky, bird
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Adjective to 'āmiṣeṣu'.

आमिषेषु (āmiṣeṣu) - in prey, in bait, in meat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, flesh, bait, prey, pleasure, sensual object

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, opportune moment

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'quickly'.

विरतिम् (viratim) - cessation, rest, disinterest, aversion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of virati

virati - cessation, rest, desisting, aversion, disinterest

Derived from root ram with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yāti'.

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant person

क्रीडनकात् (krīḍanakāt) - from a toy, from a plaything

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of krīḍanaka

krīḍanaka - toy, plaything

Derived from root krīḍ (to play).

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)