योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-9, verse-3

मनस्तु चञ्चलाभोगं तासु तासु दशासु च ।
बभ्रामातिविचित्रासु वनराजिष्विवैणकः ॥ ३ ॥

manastu cañcalābhogaṃ tāsu tāsu daśāsu ca ,
babhrāmātivicitrāsu vanarājiṣvivaiṇakaḥ 3

3. manaḥ tu cañcalābhogaṃ tāsu tāsu daśāsu ca
babhrāma ativicitrāsu vanarājiṣu iva aiṇakaḥ

3. tu cañcalābhogaṃ manaḥ,
tāsu tāsu ca ativicitrāsu daśāsu,
vanarājiṣu iva aiṇakaḥ babhrāma.

3. But his mind, with its restless pursuit of experiences, wandered through all those exceedingly varied states, much like a deer roaming through diverse forest thickets.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - Shukra's subtle body/mind, which continues after the physical body falls. (mind, intellect, thought)

• तु (tu) - Contrasting the falling of the body with the continued wandering of the mind. (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• चञ्चलाभोगं (cañcalābhogaṁ) - The mind's characteristic of unstable or varied experiences. (restless enjoyment/experience, fluctuating experience)

• तासु (tāsu) - In those (various) states. (in those (feminine plural))

• तासु (tāsu) - In those (various) states. (in those (feminine plural))

• दशासु (daśāsu) - In the various states of existence or experience the mind undergoes. (in states, conditions)

• च (ca) - Connects the varied states with the general condition of the mind. (and, also)

• बभ्राम (babhrāma) - The mind wandered through various states (saṃsāra). (wandered, roamed)

• अतिविचित्रासु (ativicitrāsu) - Describing the nature of the forest ranges (and implicitly, the states). (in extremely diverse/varied/wonderful (feminine plural))

• वनराजिषु (vanarājiṣu) - The location where the deer wanders, metaphorically for the mind's states. (in forest ranges/thickets (feminine plural))

• इव (iva) - Particle of comparison. (like, as, as if)

• ऐणकः (aiṇakaḥ) - The object of comparison for the wandering mind. (a deer)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - Shukra's subtle body/mind, which continues after the physical body falls. (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, faculty of perception and will

Root: man (class 4)

तु (tu) - Contrasting the falling of the body with the continued wandering of the mind. (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

चञ्चलाभोगं (cañcalābhogaṁ) - The mind's characteristic of unstable or varied experiences. (restless enjoyment/experience, fluctuating experience)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cañcalābhoga

cañcalābhoga - fluctuating enjoyment, restless experience, unstable possession

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cañcala+ābhoga)

• cañcala – restless, unsteady, flickering, wavering
  adjective
  Root: cal (class 1)
• ābhoga – enjoyment, experience, expansion, fullness
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ā' + root 'bhuj' (to enjoy).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Accusative form used adverbially, or as an attribute of 'manaḥ'.

तासु (tāsu) - In those (various) states. (in those (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'daśāsu'. Repeated for emphasis.

तासु (tāsu) - In those (various) states. (in those (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'daśāsu'. Repeated for emphasis.

दशासु (daśāsu) - In the various states of existence or experience the mind undergoes. (in states, conditions)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of daśā

daśā - state, condition, stage, plight, period, fate

Root: daś

Note: Object of wandering (in a metaphorical sense).

च (ca) - Connects the varied states with the general condition of the mind. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'daśāsu' to the preceding description implicitly.

बभ्राम (babhrāma) - The mind wandered through various states (saṃsāra). (wandered, roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhram

perfect tense (lit)

root bhram, perfect 3rd singular active.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate verb for 'manaḥ'.

अतिविचित्रासु (ativicitrāsu) - Describing the nature of the forest ranges (and implicitly, the states). (in extremely diverse/varied/wonderful (feminine plural))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of ativicitra

ativicitra - extremely variegated, very diverse, exceedingly wonderful

'ati' (prefix, excessive) + 'vicitra' (diverse, variegated).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+vicitra)

• ati – excessive, very, beyond
  indeclinable
• vicitra – diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange
  adjective
  From prefix 'vi' + root 'cit' (to perceive).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanarājiṣu'.

वनराजिषु (vanarājiṣu) - The location where the deer wanders, metaphorically for the mind's states. (in forest ranges/thickets (feminine plural))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vanarāji

vanarāji - range of forests, forest thicket, line of trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+rāji)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – row, line, range, thicket
  noun (feminine)

Note: Location for the comparison.

इव (iva) - Particle of comparison. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

ऐणकः (aiṇakaḥ) - The object of comparison for the wandering mind. (a deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aiṇaka

aiṇaka - deer, fawn, antelope

From 'eṇa' (deer) + suffix -ka.

Note: Subject of comparison with 'manaḥ'.