योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-22

चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रग्रामचैत्यगृहोदरे ।
निलिल्यिरे खगाश्चित्तेऽवदाता वृत्तयो यथा ॥ २२ ॥

cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacaityagṛhodare ,
nililyire khagāścitte'vadātā vṛttayo yathā 22

22. cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodare
nililyire khagāḥ citte avadātāḥ vṛttayaḥ yathā

22. khagāḥ cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodare nililyire,
yathā citte avadātāḥ vṛttayaḥ (nililyire).

22. The birds nestled within the village shrine, which was adorned with mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees at its forefront, just as pure mental impressions subside within the consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रग्रामचाइत्यगृहोदरे (cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodare) - within the village shrine, which was adorned with mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees at its forefront (in the interior of the village shrine-house located at the front of mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees)

• निलिल्यिरे (nililyire) - nestled (they hid, they nestled, they disappeared)

• खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds (birds (literally 'sky-goers'))

• चित्ते (citte) - within the consciousness (in the mind, in the heart, in the consciousness)

• अवदाताः (avadātāḥ) - pure (pure, clear, white, bright)

• वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - mental impressions (modifications, states, activities, functions, modes of being)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रग्रामचाइत्यगृहोदरे (cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodare) - within the village shrine, which was adorned with mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees at its forefront (in the interior of the village shrine-house located at the front of mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodara

cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacāityagṛhodara - the interior of the village shrine-house located at the front of mango, `nīpa`, and `kadamba` trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (cūta+nīpa+kadamba+agra+grāma+caitya+gṛha+udara)

• cūta – mango tree
  noun (masculine)
• nīpa – `Nīpa` tree (Nauclea cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• kadamba – `Kadamba` tree (Anthocephalus cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, top, chief
  noun (neuter)
• grāma – village, rural community
  noun (masculine)
• caitya – shrine, sanctuary, sacred tree, temple
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ci (class 1)
• gṛha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, inside, womb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Long compound, with the final part `udara` in the locative singular.

निलिल्यिरे (nililyire) - nestled (they hid, they nestled, they disappeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of lī

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person plural, middle voice. Root `lī` with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds (birds (literally 'sky-goers'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird, sky-goer, god, planet

Compound: `kha` (sky, space) + `ga` (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root `gam` (to go) with suffix `ḍa`.
  Root: gam (class 1)

चित्ते (citte) - within the consciousness (in the mind, in the heart, in the consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, heart, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

अवदाताः (avadātāḥ) - pure (pure, clear, white, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avadāta

avadāta - pure, clear, white, bright

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dai` (to clean, purify) with prefix `ava`. Feminine plural nominative form.

Prefix: ava

Root: dai (class 1)

वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - mental impressions (modifications, states, activities, functions, modes of being)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - modification, state, activity, function, mode of being, livelihood

Derived from root `vṛt` (to be, to exist, to turn) with suffix `ktin`.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)