योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-51

परं पौरुषमाश्रित्य यत्नात्परमया धिया ।
भोगाशाभावनां चित्तात्समूलामलमुद्धरेत् ॥ ५१ ॥

paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya yatnātparamayā dhiyā ,
bhogāśābhāvanāṃ cittātsamūlāmalamuddharet 51

51. param pauruṣam āśritya yatnāt paramayā dhiyā
bhoga āśā bhāvanām cittāt samūlām amalam uddharet

51. param pauruṣam āśritya yatnāt paramayā dhiyā
bhoga āśā bhāvanām samūlām amalam cittāt uddharet

51. Having resorted to the supreme spiritual endeavor (pauruṣa), one should, with utmost effort and a superior intellect, completely uproot from the mind (citta) the inclination towards desires for worldly enjoyments.

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - supreme spiritual endeavor (pauruṣa) (manliness, strength, human effort, spiritual endeavor)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with utmost effort (by effort, from effort, with diligence)

• परमया (paramayā) - by a superior (intellect) (by supreme, by highest, by excellent)

• धिया (dhiyā) - by a superior intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by mind)

• भोग (bhoga) - enjoyment, experience, pleasure

• आशा (āśā) - desire, hope, expectation

• भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - inclination towards (desires for enjoyment) (inclination, thought, conception, feeling, cultivation)

• चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind, from consciousness

• समूलाम् (samūlām) - along with its very roots (with its roots, rooted, entirely)

• अमलम् (amalam) - completely (uproot) (completely, entirely, spotless, pure)

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should extract, pull out, eradicate, uproot

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, different, distant, supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'pauruṣam'.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - supreme spiritual endeavor (pauruṣa) (manliness, strength, human effort, spiritual endeavor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, virility, human effort, spiritual power, spiritual endeavor

Derived from 'puruṣa'

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, taking refuge in, depending on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Absolutive formed from root śri with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with utmost effort (by effort, from effort, with diligence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, diligence

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used in an instrumental sense, 'through effort'.

परमया (paramayā) - by a superior (intellect) (by supreme, by highest, by excellent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'dhiyā'.

धिया (dhiyā) - by a superior intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom

Root: dhyā (class 1)

भोग (bhoga) - enjoyment, experience, pleasure

(noun)

of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: First part of the compound 'bhoga-āśā-bhāvanām'.

आशा (āśā) - desire, hope, expectation

(noun)

of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, expectation, wish

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Second part of the compound 'bhoga-āśā-bhāvanām'.

भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - inclination towards (desires for enjoyment) (inclination, thought, conception, feeling, cultivation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, thought, feeling, contemplation, cultivation, inclination

Derived from root bhū (to be) in causative sense

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'uddharet'. Forms the compound 'bhoga-āśā-bhāvanām' (inclination towards desires for enjoyment).

चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind, from consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart, intellect

Past Passive Participle of cit (to perceive)

Root: cit (class 1)

समूलाम् (samūlām) - along with its very roots (with its roots, rooted, entirely)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samūla

samūla - with roots, together with roots, rooted, complete

Saha-bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'mūla' (root)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mūla – root, base, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāvanām'.

अमलम् (amalam) - completely (uproot) (completely, entirely, spotless, pure)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, unstained, clean, complete

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'mala' (impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, blemish, fault
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to modify the verb 'uddharet' (to uproot completely).

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should extract, pull out, eradicate, uproot

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of uddhṛ

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)