योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-11

तस्य चेत्योन्मुखत्वं तु चेत्यासंभवनं विना ।
रोद्धुं न शक्यते दृश्यं चेत्यं शाम्यति वै कथम् ॥ ११ ॥

tasya cetyonmukhatvaṃ tu cetyāsaṃbhavanaṃ vinā ,
roddhuṃ na śakyate dṛśyaṃ cetyaṃ śāmyati vai katham 11

11. tasya cetya-unmukhatvaṃ tu cetya-asaṃbhavanaṃ vinā
roddhuṃ na śakyate dṛśyaṃ cetyaṃ śāmyati vai katham

11. tasya cetya-unmukhatvaṃ tu cetya-asaṃbhavanaṃ vinā roddhuṃ na śakyate.
dṛśyaṃ cetyaṃ vai katham śāmyati.

11. The mind's inclination towards the perceivable cannot be halted without the complete absence of anything to be perceived (cetya). Indeed, how can the perceived world (dṛśyaṃ) ever truly subside?

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the mind or consciousness) (of that, its)

• चेत्य-उन्मुखत्वं (cetya-unmukhatvaṁ) - inclination towards the perceivable, tendency to perceive objects

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• चेत्य-असंभवनं (cetya-asaṁbhavanaṁ) - the non-existence of the perceivable, impossibility of perception

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• रोद्धुं (roddhuṁ) - to obstruct, to stop, to hold back

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done

• दृश्यं (dṛśyaṁ) - the visible, the perceived world, the object of sight

• चेत्यं (cetyaṁ) - the perceivable, the object of perception (cetya)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, subsides, becomes tranquil

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the mind or consciousness) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the mind or consciousness, implied from context.

चेत्य-उन्मुखत्वं (cetya-unmukhatvaṁ) - inclination towards the perceivable, tendency to perceive objects

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya-unmukhatva

cetya-unmukhatva - inclination towards the perceivable, tendency to become an object of perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+unmukhatva)

• cetya – that which is to be perceived, perceivable, object of perception (cetya)
  noun
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know) with suffix '-ya' indicating 'to be perceived'. Can be used as adjective or noun.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• unmukhatva – inclination, tendency, state of being eager for
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'unmukha' (having face turned up, eager) + '-tva' (state of being).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

चेत्य-असंभवनं (cetya-asaṁbhavanaṁ) - the non-existence of the perceivable, impossibility of perception

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetya-asaṃbhavana

cetya-asaṁbhavana - non-existence of the perceivable, impossibility of perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+asaṃbhavana)

• cetya – that which is to be perceived, perceivable, object of perception (cetya)
  noun
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know) with suffix '-ya'. Can be used as adjective or noun.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• asaṃbhavana – non-existence, impossibility
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'saṃbhavana' (existence, possibility).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case.

रोद्धुं (roddhuṁ) - to obstruct, to stop, to hold back

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of rudh

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'rudh'.

Root: rudh (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Middle Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, passive sense.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Often used with an infinitive.

दृश्यं (dṛśyaṁ) - the visible, the perceived world, the object of sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, that which is seen

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ya' indicating 'to be seen'. Can be adjective or noun.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'śāmyati'.

चेत्यं (cetyaṁ) - the perceivable, the object of perception (cetya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - that which is to be perceived, perceivable, object of perception (cetya)

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know) with suffix '-ya'. Can be used as adjective or noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Appears in conjunction with 'dṛśyaṃ', also a subject of 'śāmyati'.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, subsides, becomes tranquil

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: śam (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.