योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-65

चित्तं नास्त्येव मे भूतं मृतमेवाद्य वेत्ति वा ।
भव निश्चयवान्भूत्वा शिलापुरुषनिश्चलः ॥ ६५ ॥

cittaṃ nāstyeva me bhūtaṃ mṛtamevādya vetti vā ,
bhava niścayavānbhūtvā śilāpuruṣaniścalaḥ 65

65. cittaṃ na asti eva me bhūtaṃ mṛtaṃ eva adya vetti
vā bhava niścayavān bhūtvā śilāpuruṣaniścalaḥ

65. me cittaṃ bhūtaṃ na asti eva vā adya mṛtaṃ eva vetti.
niścayavān bhūtvā śilāpuruṣaniścalaḥ bhava.

65. My mind (citta) does not exist for me at all; or, if it does, it perceives today as if dead. Therefore, become resolute and remain as unmoving as a stone statue.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word "na asti" (does not exist at all) (indeed, only, just, quite)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• भूतं (bhūtaṁ) - truly existed / real existence (has been, existed, become, being, creature)

• मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - dead, deceased, death

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - resolute, determined, certain

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• शिलापुरुषनिश्चलः (śilāpuruṣaniścalaḥ) - motionless like a stone statue

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, understanding, intellect, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Given "nāstyeva", nominative fits as the subject.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

(verb)

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

root as, present active 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word "na asti" (does not exist at all) (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be dative singular. Genitive "my" fits the translation "my mind".

भूतं (bhūtaṁ) - truly existed / real existence (has been, existed, become, being, creature)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, actual, real, existing, a being, creature, element

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū + kta suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: It is a past passive participle used adjectivally to describe 'cittaṃ' (implicitly "existent"), or substantively "an existent thing".

मृतं (mṛtaṁ) - dead, deceased, death

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, death, corpse

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ + kta suffix

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies `cittaṃ` (mind) implicitly.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

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

root vid (2nd class), present active 3rd singular

Root: vid (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

root bhū, imperative active 2nd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - resolute, determined, certain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścayavat

niścayavat - determined, resolute, certain, having resolve

niścaya (noun) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Derived from `niścaya` + possessive suffix `vat`, here in masculine nominative singular form.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root bhū + ktvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

शिलापुरुषनिश्चलः (śilāpuruṣaniścalaḥ) - motionless like a stone statue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śilāpuruṣaniścala

śilāpuruṣaniścala - motionless like a stone statue

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śilā+puruṣa+niścala)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• niścala – motionless, immovable, steady, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  from ni-cal
  Prefix: ni
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject "you" (masculine singular).