योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-9

न कदाचन मे चेतः स्वामालूनविशीर्णताम् ।
त्यजत्याकुलया वृत्त्या चञ्चलत्वमिवार्णवः ॥ ९ ॥

na kadācana me cetaḥ svāmālūnaviśīrṇatām ,
tyajatyākulayā vṛttyā cañcalatvamivārṇavaḥ 9

9. na kadācana me cetaḥ svām ālūnaviśīrṇatām
tyajati ākulayā vṛttyā cañcalatvam iva arṇavaḥ

9. My mind (cetas) never abandons its own torn and disintegrated state, due to its restless nature, just as the ocean never abandons its inherent restlessness.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• स्वाम् (svām) - its own (own, one's own)

• आलूनविशीर्णताम् (ālūnaviśīrṇatām) - the state of being torn and disintegrated

• त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up, renounces

• आकुलया (ākulayā) - by/with a restless, agitated

• वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by/with a tendency, nature, mode of action

• चञ्चलत्वम् (cañcalatvam) - restlessness, fickleness

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

derived from kadā (when) + cana (particle for indefiniteness)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic pronominal form.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

from root √cit

Root: cit (class 1)

स्वाम् (svām) - its own (own, one's own)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Refers to 'cetas' (mind) which is neuter, but 'svām' is feminine because it modifies 'ālūnaviśīrṇatām' (feminine).

आलूनविशीर्णताम् (ālūnaviśīrṇatām) - the state of being torn and disintegrated

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ālūnaviśīrṇatā

ālūnaviśīrṇatā - the state of being cut, torn and decayed/disintegrated

from ālūna (torn) and viśīrṇa (disintegrated) + -tā (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : dvandva (ālūna+viśīrṇa+-tā)

• ālūna – torn, cut off, plucked
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √lū (with prefix ā)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lū (class 9)
• viśīrṇa – disintegrated, decayed, shattered
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √śṝ (with prefix vi)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• -tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns (state of being)
  suffix (feminine)

त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up, renounces

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

आकुलया (ākulayā) - by/with a restless, agitated

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, restless, confused, crowded

वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by/with a tendency, nature, mode of action

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - course of action, mode of being, tendency, function, livelihood

from root √vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

चञ्चलत्वम् (cañcalatvam) - restlessness, fickleness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cañcalatva

cañcalatva - restlessness, fickleness, instability

from cañcala (restless) + -tva (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Object of implied 'abandoning'.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, water

Root: ṛṇ

Note: Subject of the comparison.