योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-18

भवभावनया मग्नं मनसैव न चेन्मनः ।
बलादुत्तार्यते राम तदुपायोऽस्ति नेतरः ॥ १८ ॥

bhavabhāvanayā magnaṃ manasaiva na cenmanaḥ ,
balāduttāryate rāma tadupāyo'sti netaraḥ 18

18. bhavabhāvanayā magnam manasā eva na cet manaḥ
balāt uttāryate rāma tat upayaḥ asti na itaraḥ

18. rāma cet bhavabhāvanayā magnam manaḥ manasā eva
balāt na uttāryate tat itaraḥ upayaḥ na asti

18. O Rāma, if the mind (manas), which is immersed in the contemplation of existence (saṃsāra), is not forcibly extracted by the mind itself, then there is no other means.

Words meanings summery:

• भवभावनया (bhavabhāvanayā) - by the contemplation/thought of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (by the thought of existence, by the meditation on becoming, by the imagination of the world)

• मग्नम् (magnam) - immersed, engrossed (immersed, drowned, submerged, absorbed)

• मनसा (manasā) - by one's own mind (by the mind, with the mind, through the mind)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, whether)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the subject of action) (mind, thought, consciousness)

• बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (by force, forcibly, by power)

• उत्तार्यते (uttāryate) - is pulled out, is brought up (is lifted up, is rescued, is pulled out)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• तत् (tat) - then, such (a solution) (that, such)

• उपयः (upayaḥ) - means, solution (means, method, expedient, device)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (other, another)

Words meanings and morphology

भवभावनया (bhavabhāvanayā) - by the contemplation/thought of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (by the thought of existence, by the meditation on becoming, by the imagination of the world)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavabhāvanā

bhavabhāvanā - contemplation of existence, thought of becoming, imagination of the world (saṃsāra)

Compound of bhava (existence, becoming, world) and bhāvanā (contemplation, imagination).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+bhāvanā)

• bhava – existence, becoming, the world, saṃsāra, birth
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhū 'to be, become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, imagination, thought, feeling, bringing into existence
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhū 'to be' with causative suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मग्नम् (magnam) - immersed, engrossed (immersed, drowned, submerged, absorbed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of magna

magna - immersed, drowned, sunk, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From √majj 'to sink'.

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनसा (manasā) - by one's own mind (by the mind, with the mind, through the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, perception, heart

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the mind itself must act.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the subject of action) (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, perception, heart

बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (by force, forcibly, by power)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Note: Used as an adverb here, 'by force'.

उत्तार्यते (uttāryate) - is pulled out, is brought up (is lifted up, is rescued, is pulled out)

(verb)

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

present passive

3rd person singular, passive voice, present tense, Pāṇinian dhātu `tṝ` (class 1) with `ut` prefix.

Prefix: ut

Root: tṝ (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa), pleasant, charming

तत् (tat) - then, such (a solution) (that, such)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; then, therefore

Note: Refers to 'upayaḥ'.

उपयः (upayaḥ) - means, solution (means, method, expedient, device)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaya

upaya - means, method, expedient, approach, device

From upa-√i 'to go near, approach'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

3rd person singular, active voice, present tense.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'itaraḥ'.

इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'upayaḥ'.