योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-14

मनः प्रकृत्यैव चलं बाल्यं च चलतां वरम् ।
तयोः संश्लिष्यतोस्त्राता क इवान्तः कुचापले ॥ १४ ॥

manaḥ prakṛtyaiva calaṃ bālyaṃ ca calatāṃ varam ,
tayoḥ saṃśliṣyatostrātā ka ivāntaḥ kucāpale 14

14. manaḥ prakṛtyā eva calam bālyam ca calatām varam
tayoḥ saṃśliṣyatoḥ trātā kaḥ iva antaḥ kucāpale

14. manaḥ prakṛtyā eva calam bālyam ca calatām varam
tayoḥ saṃśliṣyatoḥ kaḥ iva antaḥ kucāpale trātā

14. The mind (manas) is restless by its very nature (prakṛti), and childhood is the foremost state of restlessness. When these two (mind and childhood) become intertwined, who inside oneself can protect one from such intense mischief (kucāpala)?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, by its fundamental constitution

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• चलम् (calam) - restless, moving, fickle, unstable

• बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childhood, infancy

• च (ca) - and, also

• चलताम् (calatām) - of restlessness, of fickleness

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - refers to mind (manas) and childhood (bālya) (of those two, of them)

• संश्लिष्यतोः (saṁśliṣyatoḥ) - of the mind and childhood uniting (of those two clinging together, uniting, intertwining)

• त्राता (trātā) - a protector, a savior

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed, as it were

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner, internal

• कुचापले (kucāpale) - from harmful/intense fickleness, from mischief, from bad agitation

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, desire, intention, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, by its fundamental constitution

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, cause, natural constitution, primordial matter (in Samkhya)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

चलम् (calam) - restless, moving, fickle, unstable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cala

cala - moving, trembling, shaking, agitated, restless, fickle

Derived from root cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childhood, infancy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, state of a child

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चलताम् (calatām) - of restlessness, of fickleness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of calatā

calatā - restlessness, fickleness, unsteadiness

Derived from cala (restless) with suffix -tā.

Note: Used with 'varam' meaning 'best of'.

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal, boon, wish

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - refers to mind (manas) and childhood (bālya) (of those two, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संश्लिष्यतोः (saṁśliṣyatoḥ) - of the mind and childhood uniting (of those two clinging together, uniting, intertwining)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of saṃ-śliṣyat

saṁ-śliṣ - to cling to, embrace, unite with

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root śliṣ with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: saṃ

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

त्राता (trātā) - a protector, a savior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, savior, preserver

Agent noun derived from root trā (to protect).

Root: trā (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed, as it were

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner, internal

(indeclinable)

कुचापले (kucāpale) - from harmful/intense fickleness, from mischief, from bad agitation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ku-cāpala

ku-cāpala - bad fickleness, mischievousness, evil agitation

Compound type : tatpurusha (ku+cāpala)

• ku – bad, evil, deficient, intense
  indeclinable
• cāpala – fickleness, restlessness, unsteadiness, agitation, mischief
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from capala (fickle, restless).

Note: Indicates separation or protection from. Could also be locative, 'in the midst of mischief'.