योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-17

न चैतान्दश संसारान्दश नीरजसंभवान् ।
कश्चिन्नाशयितुं शक्तश्चित्तदार्ढ्याच्चिरस्थितान् ॥ १७ ॥

na caitāndaśa saṃsārāndaśa nīrajasaṃbhavān ,
kaścinnāśayituṃ śaktaścittadārḍhyāccirasthitān 17

17. na ca etān daśa saṃsārān daśa nīrajasambhuvān
kaścit nāśayituṃ śaktaḥ cittadārḍhyāt cirasthitān

17. ca kaścit etān daśa nīrajasambhuvān cirasthitān
cittadārḍhyāt daśa saṃsārān nāśayitum na śaktaḥ

17. And no one is capable of destroying these ten long-standing worldly entanglements (saṃsāra) – which arise from the senses/mind – due to the mind's firm conditioning.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतान् (etān) - these

• दश (daśa) - ten

• संसारान् (saṁsārān) - worldly entanglements, cycles of existence

• दश (daśa) - ten

• नीरजसम्भुवान् (nīrajasambhuvān) - Referring to the saṃsāras (worldly entanglements) that originate from the 'lotus' of the senses or mind. (arising from the senses/mind, lotus-born)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• नाशयितुं (nāśayituṁ) - to destroy, to cause to perish

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable, powerful

• चित्तदार्ढ्यात् (cittadārḍhyāt) - Referring to the firm conditioning or resolve of the mind that makes the saṃsāras long-standing. (due to mental firmness, from the steadfastness of mind)

• चिरस्थितान् (cirasthitān) - Describing the saṃsāras as being deeply ingrained and enduring. (long-standing, long-established, enduring for a long time)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

दश (daśa) - ten

(adjective)

Accusative, plural of daśan

daśan - ten

Note: Cardinal numeral, often treated as an indeclinable or adjective.

संसारान् (saṁsārān) - worldly entanglements, cycles of existence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence, flow of life

From prefix 'sam-' (together, thoroughly) + root 'sṛ' (to flow, to move).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

दश (daśa) - ten

(adjective)

Accusative, plural of daśan

daśan - ten

Note: Cardinal numeral, often treated as an indeclinable or adjective.

नीरजसम्भुवान् (nīrajasambhuvān) - Referring to the saṃsāras (worldly entanglements) that originate from the 'lotus' of the senses or mind. (arising from the senses/mind, lotus-born)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nīrajasambhava

nīrajasambhava - lotus-born; born from water; originating from the senses/mind (metaphorical)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīraja+sambhava)

• nīraja – lotus; born of water
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'nīra' (water) and 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sambhava – origin, birth, production; originating from
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'sam-' (together, thoroughly) + root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, a certain person

From 'kim' (what/who) + 'cit' (an indefinite particle).

नाशयितुं (nāśayituṁ) - to destroy, to cause to perish

(infinitive)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful, mighty

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'śak'.

Root: śak (class 5)

चित्तदार्ढ्यात् (cittadārḍhyāt) - Referring to the firm conditioning or resolve of the mind that makes the saṃsāras long-standing. (due to mental firmness, from the steadfastness of mind)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittadārḍhya

cittadārḍhya - firmness of mind, mental steadfastness, mental resolve

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (citta+dārḍhya)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past passive participle of root 'cit' (to perceive, understand), used as a noun.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• dārḍhya – firmness, strength, steadfastness, rigidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dṛḍha' (firm) with the suffix '-ya'.

चिरस्थितान् (cirasthitān) - Describing the saṃsāras as being deeply ingrained and enduring. (long-standing, long-established, enduring for a long time)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of cirasthita

cirasthita - long-standing, existing for a long time, old, ancient

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+sthita)

• cira – long, long time, ancient
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, situated, established, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)