योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-34

दामव्यालकटाकारैश्चेतः परिणतं यथा ।
भीमभासदृढन्यायो राघवास्त्वचलस्तव ॥ ३४ ॥

dāmavyālakaṭākāraiścetaḥ pariṇataṃ yathā ,
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyo rāghavāstvacalastava 34

34. dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ cetaḥ pariṇatam yathā |
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ rāghavaḥ tu acalaḥ tava ||

34. yathā dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ cetaḥ pariṇatam
rāghavaḥ tava acalaḥ tu bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ

34. Just as the mind (citta) perceives (is transformed into) forms such as a rope, a snake, or a mat, so too, O Rāghava, may your (understanding/resolve) be unshakeable, like a firm principle (nyāya) that appears formidable.

Words meanings summery:

• दामव्यालकटाकारैः (dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ) - by forms like a rope, a snake, a mat

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - transformed, changed, ripened, become

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• भीमभासदृढन्यायः (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ) - a firm principle of terrifying appearance/splendor

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable, firm, steady

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

दामव्यालकटाकारैः (dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ) - by forms like a rope, a snake, a mat

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāmavyālakaṭākāra

dāmavyālakaṭākāra - having forms like a rope, a snake, and a mat

Compound of 'dāman', 'vyāla', 'kaṭa', and 'ākāra'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dāman+vyāla+kaṭa+ākāra)

• dāman – rope, cord, string
  noun (neuter)
• vyāla – snake, serpent; mischievous animal
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – mat, straw mat; a piece of cloth
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - transformed, changed, ripened, become

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariṇata

pariṇata - transformed, matured, ripened, turned into, undergone change

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nam' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: ṇam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'cetaḥ'

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भीमभासदृढन्यायः (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ) - a firm principle of terrifying appearance/splendor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāya

bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāya - a firm principle (nyāya) that is terrifying (bhīma) in its appearance (bhāsa)

Compound of 'bhīma', 'bhāsa', 'dṛḍha', and 'nyāya'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+bhāsa+dṛḍha+nyāya)

• bhīma – frightful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bhāsa – light, splendor, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• nyāya – rule, method, maxim, principle, logical conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

Taddhita derivation from Raghu

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable, firm, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, unmoving, firm, steady, mountain

Negative compound (na-cala)

Prefix: a

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'bodhaḥ' (understanding) or 'saṅkalpaḥ' (resolve)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)