योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-17

साग्रा संचिन्तयामास न सूचीरूपतुच्छताम् ।
चित्तमीहितमेवैकं पश्यन्त्यास्ते निरर्थकम् ॥ १७ ॥

sāgrā saṃcintayāmāsa na sūcīrūpatucchatām ,
cittamīhitamevaikaṃ paśyantyāste nirarthakam 17

17. sā agrā saṃcintayāmāsa na sūcīrūpatucchhatām
cittam īhitam eva ekam paśyantī āste nirarthakam

17. sā agrā sūcīrūpatucchhatām na saṃcintayāmāsa.
īhitam ekam eva paśyantī cittam nirarthakam āste.

17. She, the leader (sā agrā), did not reflect upon the triviality (tucchhatām) of the needle's form (sūcīrūpa). Her mind, perceiving only its desired object (īhitam), remained useless (nirarthakam).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that

• अग्रा (agrā) - the leader (feminine) (foremost, leading, chief)

• संचिन्तयामास (saṁcintayāmāsa) - thought deeply, considered, reflected

• न (na) - not

• सूचीरूपतुच्छ्हताम् (sūcīrūpatucchhatām) - the insignificance of the needle's form, the triviality of being needle-shaped

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• ईहितम् (īhitam) - its desired object (desired, wished, striven for, object of desire)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone, unique

• पश्यन्ती (paśyantī) - seeing, observing, perceiving

• आस्ते (āste) - remained (sits, remains, exists)

• निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - useless, meaningless, in vain

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अग्रा (agrā) - the leader (feminine) (foremost, leading, chief)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of agra

agra - foremost, leading, chief, tip, front

संचिन्तयामास (saṁcintayāmāsa) - thought deeply, considered, reflected

(verb)

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

Causative/intensive form of root cint with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सूचीरूपतुच्छ्हताम् (sūcīrūpatucchhatām) - the insignificance of the needle's form, the triviality of being needle-shaped

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sūcīrūpatucchhatā

sūcīrūpatucchhatā - the insignificance of the needle's form, the triviality of being needle-shaped

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūcīrūpa+tucchhatā)

• sūcīrūpa – needle's form, form of a needle
  noun (neuter)
• tucchhatā – insignificance, triviality, worthlessness
  noun (feminine)
  Formed with suffix tā from tuccha (insignificant, trivial).

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness

Root: cit (class 1)

ईहितम् (īhitam) - its desired object (desired, wished, striven for, object of desire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īhita

īhita - desired, wished, striven for

Past Passive Participle

From root īh (to strive, desire) + kta suffix.

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as 'the desired thing'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone, unique

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Modifies 'īhitam'.

पश्यन्ती (paśyantī) - seeing, observing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see) with śatṛ suffix, paśya stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject, 'she'.

आस्ते (āste) - remained (sits, remains, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - useless, meaningless, in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - useless, meaningless, in vain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+artha)

• nir – without, out of
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverbial predicate to 'cittam'.