योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-52

भोगेषु प्रसरो यस्या मनोवृत्तेश्च दीयते ।
साप्यादावेव हन्तव्या विषस्येवाङ्कुरोद्गतिः ॥ ५२ ॥

bhogeṣu prasaro yasyā manovṛtteśca dīyate ,
sāpyādāveva hantavyā viṣasyevāṅkurodgatiḥ 52

52. bhogeṣu prasaraḥ yasyāḥ manaḥ vṛtteḥ ca dīyate sā
api ādau eva hantavyā viṣasya iva aṅkura udgatiḥ

52. ca yasyāḥ manaḥ vṛtteḥ bhogeṣu prasaraḥ dīyate,
sā api ādau eva hantavyā [yathā] viṣasya aṅkura udgatiḥ iva

52. And that mental tendency (manovṛtti) which allows itself to wander into enjoyments—that, too, should be destroyed right at the very outset, just like the first sprout of a poisonous plant.

Words meanings summery:

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in experiences

• प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - tendency (to wander) (expansion, spread, progress, course, tendency)

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (mental tendency) (whose, of which (feminine))

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• वृत्तेः (vṛtteḥ) - of the mental tendency (manovṛtti) (of the activity, of the conduct, of the mental state, of the tendency)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• दीयते (dīyate) - is allowed (to wander) (is given, is offered, is allowed)

• सा (sā) - that (mental tendency) (she, that (feminine))

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• आदौ (ādau) - right at the very outset (at the beginning, first, initially)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• हन्तव्या (hantavyā) - should be destroyed (the tendency) (should be killed, should be destroyed, to be slain)

• विषस्य (viṣasya) - of a poisonous plant (of poison)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अङ्कुर (aṅkura) - sprout, shoot, germ

• उद्गतिः (udgatiḥ) - the first sprout (emergence, rising, growth, sprouting)

Words meanings and morphology

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in experiences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, experience, use, food

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - tendency (to wander) (expansion, spread, progress, course, tendency)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasara

prasara - expansion, spread, progress, course, tendency

From pra-sṛ (to spread forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (mental tendency) (whose, of which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with 'manovṛtteḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'manovṛtteḥ'

वृत्तेः (vṛtteḥ) - of the mental tendency (manovṛtti) (of the activity, of the conduct, of the mental state, of the tendency)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - activity, conduct, mode of being, mental state, tendency

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vṛtti)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vṛtti – activity, conduct, mode of being, mental state, tendency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

दीयते (dīyate) - is allowed (to wander) (is given, is offered, is allowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dā

Passive

Root dā (to give), present passive, ātmanepada

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The subject is 'prasaraḥ' or 'manovṛttiḥ'

सा (sā) - that (mental tendency) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'manovṛttiḥ'

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - right at the very outset (at the beginning, first, initially)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

हन्तव्या (hantavyā) - should be destroyed (the tendency) (should be killed, should be destroyed, to be slain)

(gerundive)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (manovṛttiḥ)

विषस्य (viṣasya) - of a poisonous plant (of poison)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुर (aṅkura) - sprout, shoot, germ

(noun)

masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'aṅkurōdgatiḥ'

उद्गतिः (udgatiḥ) - the first sprout (emergence, rising, growth, sprouting)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udgati

udgati - emergence, rising, growth, sprouting

From ud-gam (to go up, emerge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅkura+udgati)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ, bud
  noun (masculine)
• udgati – emergence, rising, growth, sprouting
  noun (feminine)
  From ud-gam (to go up, emerge)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: gam (class 1)