योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-36

वातेनाकल्पनेनैवं तथा तद्धूयते मनः ।
भवन्ति यत्र शस्त्राग्निपवनास्तत्र भीर्भवेत् ॥ ३६ ॥

vātenākalpanenaivaṃ tathā taddhūyate manaḥ ,
bhavanti yatra śastrāgnipavanāstatra bhīrbhavet 36

36. vātena akalpanena evam tathā tat dhūyate manaḥ
bhavanti yatra śastrāgnipavanāḥ tatra bhīḥ bhavet

36. tathā evaṃ tat manaḥ akalpanena dhūyate vātena
yatra śastrāgnipavanāḥ bhavanti tatra bhīḥ bhavet

36. Thus, that mind (manaḥ) is dispersed by non-imagination (akalpana), just as it (a cloud mass) is scattered by the wind. Where weapons, fire, and winds exist, there indeed would normally be fear.

Words meanings summery:

• वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (as the agent of dispersion in the simile from the previous verse) (by the wind)

• अकल्पनेन (akalpanena) - by non-imagination, by stopping mental constructs (by non-imagination, by non-creation, by absence of mental fabrication)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (referring to the way things are dispersed) (thus, in this manner)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, likewise (correlative to yathā from previous verse) (so, likewise, thus)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the mind) (that, it)

• धूयते (dhūyate) - it (the mind) is dispersed (it is dispersed, it is scattered, it is shaken)

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

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they exist (they are, they exist, they become)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• शस्त्राग्निपवनाः (śastrāgnipavanāḥ) - weapons, fire, and winds (as sources of danger) (weapons, fire, and winds)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• भीः (bhīḥ) - fear (fear, fright, terror)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be, there should be (there may be, it should be, it would be)

Words meanings and morphology

वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (as the agent of dispersion in the simile from the previous verse) (by the wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, atmosphere

Root: vā (class 2)

अकल्पनेन (akalpanena) - by non-imagination, by stopping mental constructs (by non-imagination, by non-creation, by absence of mental fabrication)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of akalpana

akalpana - non-imagination, non-creation, absence of mental fabrication

From 'a' (negation) and 'kalpana' (imagination, creation).

Prefix: a

Root: kḷp (class 10)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (referring to the way things are dispersed) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so too, likewise (correlative to yathā from previous verse) (so, likewise, thus)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the mind) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to manaḥ.

धूयते (dhūyate) - it (the mind) is dispersed (it is dispersed, it is scattered, it is shaken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhū

Root dhū (class 5 or 9)

Root: dhū (class 5)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of dhūyate.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they exist (they are, they exist, they become)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present active, 3rd person plural.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

शस्त्राग्निपवनाः (śastrāgnipavanāḥ) - weapons, fire, and winds (as sources of danger) (weapons, fire, and winds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrāgnipavana

śastrāgnipavana - weapons, fire, and winds

Dvandva compound of śastra, agni, pavana.

Compound type : dvandva (śastra+agni+pavana)

• śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• pavana – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
  From root pū (to purify, to blow)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of bhavanti.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

भीः (bhīḥ) - fear (fear, fright, terror)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhī

bhī - fear, fright, terror

ī-stem feminine noun.

Note: Subject of bhavet.

भवेत् (bhavet) - there would be, there should be (there may be, it should be, it would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)