योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-97, verse-6

एवं स्थिते शरीरौघस्तृणकाष्ठलतोपमः ।
तद्विचारणया कोऽर्थो विचार्यं मन एव नः ॥ ६ ॥

evaṃ sthite śarīraughastṛṇakāṣṭhalatopamaḥ ,
tadvicāraṇayā ko'rtho vicāryaṃ mana eva naḥ 6

6. evam sthite śarīraughaḥ tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopamaḥ
tadvicāraṇayā kaḥ arthaḥ vicāryam manaḥ eva naḥ

6. evam sthite śarīraughaḥ tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopamaḥ
tadvicāraṇayā kaḥ arthaḥ naḥ manaḥ eva vicāryam

6. When this is the case, the aggregate of bodies is like grass, wood, and creepers (i.e., perishable and insubstantial). What is the point of reflecting upon it? Our mind alone is what truly needs to be investigated.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - when this is the case (thus, in this manner, so, indeed)

• स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation (being, existing, standing, situated)

• शरीरौघः (śarīraughaḥ) - the aggregate of bodies (mass of bodies, collection of bodies)

• तृणकाष्ठलतोपमः (tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopamaḥ) - like grass, wood, and creepers (i.e., perishable and insubstantial) (similar to grass, wood, and creepers)

• तद्विचारणया (tadvicāraṇayā) - by reflecting on it (the body) (by the consideration of that, by reflecting on that)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

• विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - is what needs to be investigated (to be considered, to be investigated, to be reflected upon)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

• एव (eva) - alone (indeed, only, just, quite)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, us, to us)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - when this is the case (thus, in this manner, so, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation (being, existing, standing, situated)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, steady, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially in a locative absolute.

शरीरौघः (śarīraughaḥ) - the aggregate of bodies (mass of bodies, collection of bodies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīraugha

śarīraugha - mass of bodies, multitude of bodies

Tatpuruṣa compound: śarīra (body) + ogha (mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ogha)

• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – stream, flood, torrent, multitude, heap, mass
  noun (masculine)

तृणकाष्ठलतोपमः (tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopamaḥ) - like grass, wood, and creepers (i.e., perishable and insubstantial) (similar to grass, wood, and creepers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopama

tṛṇakāṣṭhalatopama - similar to grass, wood, and creepers

Bahuvrīhi compound where the similarity is the primary sense.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṇa+kāṣṭha+latā+upama)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• kāṣṭha – wood, piece of wood, log
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine, plant
  noun (feminine)
• upama – similar, comparable, equal to, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for śarīraughaḥ.

तद्विचारणया (tadvicāraṇayā) - by reflecting on it (the body) (by the consideration of that, by reflecting on that)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tadvicāraṇā

tadvicāraṇā - reflection on that, consideration of that

Tatpuruṣa compound: tad (that) + vicāraṇā (consideration).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vicāraṇā)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun
• vicāraṇā – consideration, reflection, investigation, deliberation
  noun (feminine)
  From vi-car (to move about, examine, consider)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Interrogative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, sense, purpose, aim, object, wealth, thing

Note: Predicate nominative to kaḥ.

विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - is what needs to be investigated (to be considered, to be investigated, to be reflected upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicārya

vicārya - to be investigated, to be considered, to be deliberated

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root car (to move) with prefix vi (apart, intensifier)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Gerundive, expressing obligation.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention, heart, consciousness

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 8)

एव (eva) - alone (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes manaḥ.

नः (naḥ) - our (our, us, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad

Note: Possessive, referring to manaḥ.