योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-36

अहंकाराङ्कुरः कृष्टो हृदयेनावरोपितः ।
सहस्रशाखं दुश्छेदं तस्य संसृतिनाशनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ahaṃkārāṅkuraḥ kṛṣṭo hṛdayenāvaropitaḥ ,
sahasraśākhaṃ duśchedaṃ tasya saṃsṛtināśanam 36

36. ahaṅkāra-aṅkuraḥ kṛṣṭaḥ hṛdayena avaropitaḥ
sahasra-śākham duśchedam tasya saṃsṛti-nāśanam

36. ahaṅkāra-aṅkuraḥ hṛdayena kṛṣṭaḥ avaropitaḥ (bhavati).
(saḥ ca) sahasra-śākham duśchedam (bhavati).
tasya (vināśanam eva) saṃsṛti-nāśanam (asti)

36. The sprout of ego (ahaṅkāra) is cultivated and implanted in the heart. It is a thousand-branched (tree), difficult to cut, and its destruction is the destruction of saṃsāra.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कार-अङ्कुरः (ahaṅkāra-aṅkuraḥ) - the sprout of ego (ahaṅkāra) (sprout of ego, shoot of ego)

• कृष्टः (kṛṣṭaḥ) - cultivated, pulled forth (drawn, pulled, cultivated, plowed)

• हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - by the heart (as the seat of emotions and inner being) (by the heart)

• अवरोपितः (avaropitaḥ) - implanted, firmly set (implanted, planted, caused to descend)

• सहस्र-शाखम् (sahasra-śākham) - thousand-branched (having a thousand branches)

• दुश्छेदम् (duśchedam) - hard to cut (difficult to cut, hard to sever)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the ego-sprout/tree) (of that, its)

• संसृति-नाशनम् (saṁsṛti-nāśanam) - the destruction of saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth) (destruction of saṃsāra, ending of transmigration)

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कार-अङ्कुरः (ahaṅkāra-aṅkuraḥ) - the sprout of ego (ahaṅkāra) (sprout of ego, shoot of ego)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra-aṅkura

ahaṅkāra-aṅkura - sprout of ego, shoot of ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+aṅkura)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense
  noun (masculine)
  From aham (I) + kāra (maker/doer).
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ, bud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

कृष्टः (kṛṣṭaḥ) - cultivated, pulled forth (drawn, pulled, cultivated, plowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √kṛṣ

√kṛṣ - to pull, draw, drag, cultivate, plow

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛṣ (to draw, pull) meaning "drawn, cultivated".

Root: √kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Pertains to the action performed on the sprout.

हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - by the heart (as the seat of emotions and inner being) (by the heart)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

Note: Indicates the agent or means by which the sprout is cultivated/planted.

अवरोपितः (avaropitaḥ) - implanted, firmly set (implanted, planted, caused to descend)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ava-√ruh

√ruh - to rise, ascend

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from the causative of ava-√ruh (to descend) meaning "caused to descend, planted, implanted".

Prefix: ava

Root: √ruh (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the sprout.

सहस्र-शाखम् (sahasra-śākham) - thousand-branched (having a thousand branches)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra-śākha

sahasra-śākha - having a thousand branches, thousand-branched

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+śākha)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• śākha – branch, bough
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the ahaṅkāra-aṅkura metaphorically as a tree with many branches. The neuter ending matches duśchedam and saṃsṛtināśanam.

दुश्छेदम् (duśchedam) - hard to cut (difficult to cut, hard to sever)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duścheda

duścheda - difficult to cut or sever, hard to break

Compound with dus- (difficult) and cheda (cutting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+cheda)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• cheda – cutting, splitting, severing, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From √chid (to cut).
  Root: √chid (class 7)

Note: Further describes the qualities of the ego-sprout.

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the ego-sprout/tree) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Genitive singular of tad.

Note: Possessive, indicating relationship to saṃsṛti-nāśanam.

संसृति-नाशनम् (saṁsṛti-nāśanam) - the destruction of saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth) (destruction of saṃsāra, ending of transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsṛti-nāśana

saṁsṛti-nāśana - destruction of saṃsāra, ending of transmigration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsṛti+nāśana)

• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (feminine)
  From saṃ-√sṛ (to flow together, run through).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √sṛ (class 1)
• nāśana – destroying, destruction, ruining
  noun (neuter)
  From causative √naś (to perish) or √nāś (to destroy).
  Root: √naś (class 4)

Note: The consequence of destroying the ego-sprout.