योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-25

तस्येच्छा जायते पुत्र कदाचिच्चलचेतसः ।
विनाशं संप्रयामीति तेनाशु स विनश्यति ॥ २५ ॥

tasyecchā jāyate putra kadāciccalacetasaḥ ,
vināśaṃ saṃprayāmīti tenāśu sa vinaśyati 25

25. tasya icchā jāyate putra kadācit calacetasaḥ
vināśam saṃprayāmi iti tena āśu saḥ vinaśyati

25. putra tasya calacetasaḥ kadācit "vināśam
saṃprayāmi" iti icchā jāyate tena saḥ āśu vinaśyati

25. O son, sometimes a desire arises in his restless mind: 'I shall go to destruction.' Because of this, he quickly perishes.

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)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, child)

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

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

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, disappearance)

• संप्रयामि (saṁprayāmi) - I shall go (to) (I go, I proceed, I undergo)

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

• तेन (tena) - because of this, for that reason (by that, therefore, for that reason)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the subject of perishing) (he, that)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - he perishes (he perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

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)

पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

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'.

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance

From prefix vi- + root naś (to perish, be lost).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of saṃprayāmi.

संप्रयामि (saṁprayāmi) - I shall go (to) (I go, I proceed, I undergo)

(verb)

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

present active

1st person singular, present indicative, active voice. From prefixes sam- + pra- + root yā (to go).

Prefixes: sam+pra

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)

तेन (tena) - because of this, for that reason (by that, therefore, for that reason)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Acts as an instrumental of cause 'by that (desire/thought)'.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying vinaśyati.

सः (saḥ) - he (the subject of perishing) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of vinaśyati.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - he perishes (he perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice. From prefix vi- + root naś (to perish).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)