योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-43

मनःप्रमादाद्वर्धन्ते दुःखानि गिरिकूटवत् ।
तद्वशादेव नश्यन्ति सूर्यस्याग्रे हिमं यथा ॥ ४३ ॥

manaḥpramādādvardhante duḥkhāni girikūṭavat ,
tadvaśādeva naśyanti sūryasyāgre himaṃ yathā 43

43. manaḥpramādāt vardhante duḥkhāni girikūṭavat
tat-vaśāt eva naśyanti sūryasya agre himam yathā

43. manaḥpramādāt duḥkhāni girikūṭavat vardhante tathā
eva tatvaśāt naśyanti yathā himam sūryasya agre

43. Through the mind's (manas) heedlessness, sufferings proliferate like mountain peaks. Yet, by its own power, they indeed vanish, just as snow melts before the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• मनःप्रमादात् (manaḥpramādāt) - through the mind's (manas) heedlessness (from the mind's carelessness, due to mental error)

• वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - proliferate (they grow, increase, flourish)

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings (sufferings, pains, miseries)

• गिरिकूटवत् (girikūṭavat) - like mountain peaks (like mountain peaks, like a mountain top)

• तत्-वशात् (tat-vaśāt) - by its own power (the mind's) (from its control, due to its power)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - vanish (they perish, disappear, are destroyed)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• अग्रे (agre) - before (in front of, before, at the top, first)

• हिमम् (himam) - snow (snow, ice, cold)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

मनःप्रमादात् (manaḥpramādāt) - through the mind's (manas) heedlessness (from the mind's carelessness, due to mental error)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of manaḥpramāda

manaḥpramāda - carelessness of the mind, mental error, heedlessness

From 'manas' (mind) and 'pramāda' (carelessness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+pramāda)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• pramāda – carelessness, error, mistake, negligence, heedlessness
  noun (masculine)
  From root √mad (to be drunk, delight) with upasarga 'pra-' (forth) and 'māda'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause.

वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - proliferate (they grow, increase, flourish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present Middle Indicative

Root √vṛdh (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'duḥkhāni' (neuter plural).

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings (sufferings, pains, miseries)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

Note: Subject.

गिरिकूटवत् (girikūṭavat) - like mountain peaks (like mountain peaks, like a mountain top)

(indeclinable)

From 'girikūṭa' (mountain peak) + suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+kūṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, top
  noun (masculine)

Note: Simile.

तत्-वशात् (tat-vaśāt) - by its own power (the mind's) (from its control, due to its power)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tatvaśa

tatvaśa - subject to that, under its control, by its power

From 'tat' (that) and 'vaśa' (control, power).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vaśa)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun.
• vaśa – power, control, will, subjection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Cause of destruction of sufferings.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes that it is *by its very own* power.

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - vanish (they perish, disappear, are destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś

Present Active Indicative

Root √naś.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agreeing with 'duḥkhāni'.

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun-god

Note: Possessive case, modifying 'agre'.

अग्रे (agre) - before (in front of, before, at the top, first)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'agra' used adverbially.

Note: Indicates position relative to the sun.

हिमम् (himam) - snow (snow, ice, cold)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - snow, ice, cold, frost

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or adverb.

Note: Connects the simile.