योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-12

अद्य चेत्स्वच्छया बुद्ध्या मुनीन्द्र न चिकित्स्यते ।
भूयश्चित्तचिकित्सायास्तत्किलावसरः कुतः ॥ १२ ॥

adya cetsvacchayā buddhyā munīndra na cikitsyate ,
bhūyaścittacikitsāyāstatkilāvasaraḥ kutaḥ 12

12. adya cet svacchayā buddhyā munīndra na cikitsyate
bhūyaḥ cittacikitsāyāḥ tat kila avasaraḥ kutaḥ

12. munīndra,
cet adya svacchayā buddhyā (idam) na cikitsyate,
tat bhūyaḥ cittacikitsāyāḥ avasaraḥ kila kutaḥ (bhavet)?

12. O chief of sages, if it (the problem/mind's affliction) is not treated today with a clear intellect, then indeed, where will there be another opportunity for the mind's treatment (citta-cikitsā)?

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्वच्छया (svacchayā) - with a clear, with a pure, with a clean

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, with intelligence

• मुनीन्द्र (munīndra) - O chief of sages, O best of ascetics

• न (na) - not, no

• चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is cured, is healed

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• चित्तचिकित्सायाः (cittacikitsāyāḥ) - of the treatment of the mind, of mind-healing

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, occasion, scope

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how, why

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

स्वच्छया (svacchayā) - with a clear, with a pure, with a clean

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clear, pure, clean, transparent

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+accha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• accha – clear, pure, transparent
  adjective

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, with intelligence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence

मुनीन्द्र (munīndra) - O chief of sages, O best of ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīndra

munīndra - chief of sages, best of ascetics

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (muni+indra)

• muni – sage, ascetic, recluse
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (used as a suffix for excellence)
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is cured, is healed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of cikits

Desiderative passive

Root: kit/cit

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

चित्तचिकित्सायाः (cittacikitsāyāḥ) - of the treatment of the mind, of mind-healing

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cittacikitsā

cittacikitsā - treatment/healing of the mind

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (citta+cikitsā)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• cikitsā – medical treatment, healing, cure
  noun (feminine)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, occasion, scope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - opportunity, occasion, scope, chance

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛ (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how, why

(indeclinable)