योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-43

यथा गच्छति शैलूषो रूपाण्यलं तथैव हि ।
मनो नामान्यनेकानि धत्ते कर्मान्तरं व्रजत् ॥ ४३ ॥

yathā gacchati śailūṣo rūpāṇyalaṃ tathaiva hi ,
mano nāmānyanekāni dhatte karmāntaraṃ vrajat 43

43. yathā gacchati śailūṣaḥ rūpāṇi alam tathā eva hi
manaḥ nāmāni anekāni dhatte karmāntaram vrajat

43. yathā śailūṣaḥ alam rūpāṇi gacchati tathā eva hi
manaḥ karmāntaram vrajat anekāni nāmāni dhatte

43. Just as an actor (śailūṣa) takes on numerous roles, so too, the mind (manas) assumes many names as it transitions to different actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, assumes, takes on

• शैलूषः (śailūṣaḥ) - actor, dancer

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, roles, appearances

• अलम् (alam) - abundantly, many, sufficiently

• तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - surely, for

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• नामानि (nāmāni) - names

• अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous

• धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

• कर्मान्तरम् (karmāntaram) - another action (karma), a different activity

• व्रजत् (vrajat) - going, moving, transitioning

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, assumes, takes on

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

शैलूषः (śailūṣaḥ) - actor, dancer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śailūṣa

śailūṣa - actor, dancer, mime

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, roles, appearances

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, role, image

अलम् (alam) - abundantly, many, sufficiently

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying 'gacchati rūpāṇi'.

तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - surely, for

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

नामानि (nāmāni) - names

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, designation

अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aneka

aneka - not one, many, numerous

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nāmāni'.

धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

(verb)

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

Root: dhā (class 3)

कर्मान्तरम् (karmāntaram) - another action (karma), a different activity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karmāntara

karmāntara - another work or action

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (karma+antara)

• karma – action (karma), deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – other, different, distinct
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of 'vrajat'.

व्रजत् (vrajat) - going, moving, transitioning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vrajat

vrajat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vraj' (to go, move) with the suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (mind), describing its action.