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

तस्येच्छा जायते वत्स कदाचिच्चलचेतसः ।
पुरं भविष्यन्निर्माणं किंचिद्यामीति निश्चला ॥ २३ ॥

tasyecchā jāyate vatsa kadāciccalacetasaḥ ,
puraṃ bhaviṣyannirmāṇaṃ kiṃcidyāmīti niścalā 23

23. tasya icchā jāyate vatsa kadācit calacetasaḥ
puram bhaviṣyat nirmāṇam kiṃcit yāmi iti niścalā

23. vatsa tasya calacetasaḥ kadācit icchā jāyate
"kiṃcit bhaviṣyat nirmāṇam puram yāmi" iti niścalā

23. O child, sometimes a steadfast desire arises in his restless mind: 'I shall go to some future city that is being built.'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the individual) (his, its)

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire (a specific strong wish) (desire, wish, intention)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

• वत्स (vatsa) - O child (term of endearment) (O child, O dear one, calf)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

• चलचेतसः (calacetasaḥ) - of his restless mind (of the wavering mind, of the restless mind)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (city, town, fortress)

• भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - future, yet to be (future, existing in the future, being about to be)

• निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam) - being built (emphasizing process rather than a finished state) (creation, construction, formation, being built)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a certain (modifying puram) (something, a little, a certain, any)

• यामि (yāmi) - I shall go (I go, I proceed)

• इति (iti) - (quotative particle, marking the preceding as a thought or statement) (thus, so, as)

• निश्चला (niścalā) - steadfast (describing the desire icchā) (firm, steady, unmoving, steadfast)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the individual) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

इच्छा (icchā) - desire (a specific strong wish) (desire, wish, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, intention

From root iṣ (to wish, desire) + a (feminine suffix).

Root: iṣ (class 4)

जायते (jāyate) - arises (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

present passive/middle

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice. From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

वत्स (vatsa) - O child (term of endearment) (O child, O dear one, calf)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

चलचेतसः (calacetasaḥ) - of his restless mind (of the wavering mind, of the restless mind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of calacetas

calacetas - one whose mind is wavering, restless-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cala+cetas)

• cala – moving, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
  From root cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject 'his'.

पुरम् (puram) - city (city, town, fortress)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Object of the verb yāmi.

भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - future, yet to be (future, existing in the future, being about to be)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhū

bhū - to be, become

future active participle

From root bhū (to be) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying puram.

निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam) - being built (emphasizing process rather than a finished state) (creation, construction, formation, being built)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmāṇa

nirmāṇa - creation, construction, formation

From prefix nis- + root mā (to measure, build) + lyuṭ suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Can be interpreted as an adjective in apposition to puram, describing its state.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a certain (modifying puram) (something, a little, a certain, any)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, a little, a certain

Note: Adjective modifying puram.

यामि (yāmi) - I shall go (I go, I proceed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

present active

1st person singular, present indicative, active voice. From root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Embedded in the iti clause.

इति (iti) - (quotative particle, marking the preceding as a thought or statement) (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

निश्चला (niścalā) - steadfast (describing the desire icchā) (firm, steady, unmoving, steadfast)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścala

niścala - unmoving, firm, steady, steadfast

From prefix nis- + root cal (to move).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (nis+cala)

• nis – out, away, without
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
  From root cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying icchā.