योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-41

मनस्यन्यत्र संसक्ते कथ्यमानापि यत्नतः ।
लता परशुकृत्तेव कथा विच्छिद्यते बत ॥ ४१ ॥

manasyanyatra saṃsakte kathyamānāpi yatnataḥ ,
latā paraśukṛtteva kathā vicchidyate bata 41

41. manasi anyatra saṃsakte kathyamānā api yatnataḥ
latā paraśukṛttā iva kathā vicchidyate bata

41. bata manasi anyatra saṃsakte yatnataḥ kathyamānā
api kathā paraśukṛttā latā iva vicchidyate

41. Alas, when the mind (manas) is preoccupied, a story, even if told with great effort, is broken off like a creeper cut by an axe.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

• संसक्ते (saṁsakte) - attached, engaged, fixed

• कथ्यमाना (kathyamānā) - being told, being narrated

• अपि (api) - even, although

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, with effort

• लता (latā) - creeper, vine

• परशुकृत्ता (paraśukṛttā) - cut by an axe

• इव (iva) - like, as

• कथा (kathā) - story, discourse

• विच्छिद्यते (vicchidyate) - is interrupted, is broken off

• बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

Words meanings and morphology

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, inner sense

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

संसक्ते (saṁsakte) - attached, engaged, fixed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - attached, connected, fixed, engaged, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sañj' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manasi'.

कथ्यमाना (kathyamānā) - being told, being narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathyamāna

kathyamāna - being told, being narrated, being spoken

Present Passive Participle

From root 'kath' with the 'śānac' suffix in passive voice.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kathā'.

अपि (api) - even, although

(indeclinable)

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, with effort

(indeclinable)

Formed from noun 'yatna' with the 'tasil' suffix (indicating 'from' or 'by means of').

लता (latā) - creeper, vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, slender branch

परशुकृत्ता (paraśukṛttā) - cut by an axe

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paraśukṛtta

paraśukṛtta - cut (kṛtta) by an axe (paraśu)

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpurusha (paraśu+kṛtta)

• paraśu – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)
• kṛtta – cut, divided, split
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛnt'
  Root: kṛnt (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'latā'.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

कथा (kathā) - story, discourse

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse, conversation

विच्छिद्यते (vicchidyate) - is interrupted, is broken off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Present Indicative (Laṭ) of vicchid

Root 'chid' with prefix 'vi', in passive voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: chid (class 7)

बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

(indeclinable)