योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
इति मे दोषदावाग्निदग्धे महति चेतसि ।
प्रस्फुरन्ति न भोगाशा मृगतृष्णाः सरःस्विव ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
iti me doṣadāvāgnidagdhe mahati cetasi ,
prasphuranti na bhogāśā mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ saraḥsviva 1

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca iti me doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdhe mahati cetasi
prasphuranti na bhoga-āśāḥ mṛga-tṛṣṇāḥ saraḥsu iva

1. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca iti me doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdhe mahati cetasi
bhoga-āśāḥ na prasphuranti mṛga-tṛṣṇāḥ saraḥsu iva

1. Lord Rama said: "Thus, in my great mind, which is scorched by the forest fire of impurities, desires for worldly enjoyments do not arise, just as mirages do not appear in real lakes."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, (quotation marker)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दोष-दावाग्नि-दग्धे (doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdhe) - scorched by the forest fire of impurities (burnt by the forest fire of faults/imperfections)

• महति (mahati) - in the great, in the large

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in the heart, in consciousness

• प्रस्फुरन्ति (prasphuranti) - they arise (as thoughts/desires) (they flicker, they appear, they manifest, they throb)

• न (na) - not, no

• भोग-आशाः (bhoga-āśāḥ) - desires for worldly enjoyments (desires for enjoyments)

• मृग-तृष्णाः (mṛga-tṛṣṇāḥ) - mirages, deer-thirst (optical illusion)

• सरःसु (saraḥsu) - in real lakes (as opposed to where mirages appear) (in lakes, in ponds)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my, to me

optional form for genitive/dative singular of 'mad'

Note: Qualifies 'cetasi'.

दोष-दावाग्नि-दग्धे (doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdhe) - scorched by the forest fire of impurities (burnt by the forest fire of faults/imperfections)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdha

doṣa-dāvāgni-dagdha - burnt by the forest fire of faults

Compound type : Tatpurusha (doṣa+dāvāgni+dagdha)

• doṣa – fault, defect, impurity, vice
  noun (masculine)
  from root duṣ (to be bad)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• dāvāgni – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  dāva (forest) + agni (fire)
• dagdha – burnt, scorched, consumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dah (to burn) + kta (suffix)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasi'.

महति (mahati) - in the great, in the large

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

Note: Qualifies 'cetasi'.

चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in the heart, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

from root cit (to perceive, to be conscious)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The locus where desires might arise.

प्रस्फुरन्ति (prasphuranti) - they arise (as thoughts/desires) (they flicker, they appear, they manifest, they throb)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prasphur

pra (prefix) + root sphur

Prefix: pra

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'bhoga-āśāḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भोग-आशाः (bhoga-āśāḥ) - desires for worldly enjoyments (desires for enjoyments)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhoga-āśā

bhoga-āśā - desire for enjoyment

bhoga (enjoyment) + āśā (desire)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhoga+āśā)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure, possession
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  from root aś (to obtain) + ā (suffix)
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'prasphuranti'.

मृग-तृष्णाः (mṛga-tṛṣṇāḥ) - mirages, deer-thirst (optical illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛga-tṛṣṇā

mṛga-tṛṣṇā - mirage, deer's thirst (optical illusion appearing as water)

mṛga (deer) + tṛṣṇā (thirst)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, animal, game
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  from root tṛṣ (to be thirsty)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 2)

Note: Analogy to 'bhoga-āśāḥ'.

सरःसु (saraḥsu) - in real lakes (as opposed to where mirages appear) (in lakes, in ponds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool, water

Note: Location for the analogy.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)