योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-5

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
नेह चञ्चलताहीनं मनः क्वचन दृश्यते ।
चञ्चलत्वं मनोधर्मो वह्णेर्धर्मो यथोष्णता ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
neha cañcalatāhīnaṃ manaḥ kvacana dṛśyate ,
cañcalatvaṃ manodharmo vahṇerdharmo yathoṣṇatā 5

5. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca na iha cañcalatāhīnam manaḥ kvacana
dṛśyate cañcalatvam manaḥdharmaḥ vahneḥ dharmaḥ yathā uṣṇatā

5. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca iha kvacana cañcalatāhīnam manaḥ na
dṛśyate cañcalatvam manaḥdharmaḥ vahneḥ uṣṇatā yathā dharmaḥ

5. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Nowhere in this world is a mind observed to be devoid of restlessness. Restlessness is the intrinsic nature (dharma) of the mind, just as heat is the intrinsic nature (dharma) of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• चञ्चलताहीनम् (cañcalatāhīnam) - devoid of restlessness, without unsteadiness

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

• चञ्चलत्वम् (cañcalatvam) - restlessness, unsteadiness

• मनःधर्मः (manaḥdharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of the mind

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• उष्णता (uṣṇatā) - heat, warmth

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - revered Vasiṣṭha, sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

चञ्चलताहीनम् (cañcalatāhīnam) - devoid of restlessness, without unsteadiness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cañcalatāhīna

cañcalatāhīna - devoid of restlessness, calm, steady

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (cañcalatā+hīna)

• cañcalatā – restlessness, unsteadiness, fickleness
  noun (feminine)
  derived from cañcala (restless) + tā (suffix forming abstract nouns)
• hīna – devoid, lacking, deprived of, inferior
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root hā (to abandon, to quit)
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding

क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

चञ्चलत्वम् (cañcalatvam) - restlessness, unsteadiness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cañcalatva

cañcalatva - restlessness, unsteadiness, fickleness

derived from cañcala (restless) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

मनःधर्मः (manaḥdharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manaḥdharma

manaḥdharma - intrinsic nature of the mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (manas+dharma)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness, religion
  noun (masculine)

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness, religion (dharma)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

उष्णता (uṣṇatā) - heat, warmth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uṣṇatā

uṣṇatā - heat, warmth, hotness

derived from uṣṇa (hot) + tā (suffix forming abstract nouns)