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

बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन मनःकर्मद्रुमाङ्कुरः ।
तस्मिंश्छिन्ने जगच्छाखी छिन्नः कर्मतनुर्भवेत् ॥ ४ ॥

bahunātra kimuktena manaḥkarmadrumāṅkuraḥ ,
tasmiṃśchinne jagacchākhī chinnaḥ karmatanurbhavet 4

4. bahunā atra kim uktena manaḥkarmadrumāṅkuraḥ tasmin
chinne jagacchākhī chinnaḥ karmatanuḥ bhavet

4. atra bahunā kim uktena? manaḥ karmadrumāṅkuraḥ.
tasmin chinne jagacchākhī karmatanuḥ chinnaḥ bhavet

4. What more needs to be said here? The mind (manas) is the sprout of the tree of action (karma). When that [mind] is cut, the world-tree—whose very form (tanu) is action (karma)—will also be severed.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुना (bahunā) - by much, by many (words)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• किम् (kim) - what? (rhetorical question, implying 'what's the use?')

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by what has been said, by speech

• मनःकर्मद्रुमाङ्कुरः (manaḥkarmadrumāṅkuraḥ) - The mind itself is conceived as this sprout. (the sprout of the tree of mental action (karma))

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, when that (is...)

• छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut, when severed

• जगच्छाखी (jagacchākhī) - the world-tree, the tree of the world

• छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed

• कर्मतनुः (karmatanuḥ) - having action (karma) as its body/form, whose form is action

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be

Words meanings and morphology

बहुना (bahunā) - by much, by many (words)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Instrumental of means, 'by means of much (talk)'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? (rhetorical question, implying 'what's the use?')

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective); often used rhetorically to mean 'what's the point?'

उक्तेन (uktena) - by what has been said, by speech

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'kta' suffix, with 'vac' replaced by 'uk'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Pairs with 'bahunā', 'by much that has been said'.

मनःकर्मद्रुमाङ्कुरः (manaḥkarmadrumāṅkuraḥ) - The mind itself is conceived as this sprout. (the sprout of the tree of mental action (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manaḥkarmadrumāṅkura

manaḥkarmadrumāṅkura - the sprout (aṅkura) of the tree (druma) of action (karma) related to the mind (manas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+karma+druma+aṅkura)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: It is implicitly identified with 'manas' (mind).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, when that (is...)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'chinne'.

छिन्ने (chinne) - when cut, when severed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut, to sever) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

जगच्छाखी (jagacchākhī) - the world-tree, the tree of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagacchākhin

jagacchākhin - the world-tree; one having the world as branches

Derived from 'jagat' (world) and 'śākhin' (tree, having branches).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+śākhin)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of 'gam' used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śākhin – tree, having branches
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'śākhā' (branch) + '-in' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut, severed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut, to sever) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'jagacchākhī'.

कर्मतनुः (karmatanuḥ) - having action (karma) as its body/form, whose form is action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmatanu

karmatanu - having action (karma) as its body, embodied in action

Compound type : bahuvrihi (karma+tanu)

• karma – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tanu – body, form, self
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'jagacchākhī'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

From root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'jagacchākhī'.