योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-13

संसारमननं चित्रं विचारेण विलीयते ।
गलद्वशीकृतस्पर्शमातपेन हिमं यथा ॥ १३ ॥

saṃsāramananaṃ citraṃ vicāreṇa vilīyate ,
galadvaśīkṛtasparśamātapena himaṃ yathā 13

13. saṃsāramananam citram vicāreṇa vilīyate
galadvashīkṛtasparsham ātāpena himam yathā

13. citram saṃsāramananam vicāreṇa vilīyate
yathā galadvashīkṛtasparsham himam ātāpena

13. The wondrous mental activity concerning worldly existence (saṃsāra) dissolves through proper inquiry (vicāra), just as ice, whose chilling touch becomes subdued as it melts, vanishes in the sunlight.

Words meanings summery:

• संसारमननम् (saṁsāramananam) - the mental activity/contemplation of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, diverse, vivid, illusion-like (wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange, illusion)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by proper inquiry/contemplation (by inquiry, by deliberation, by discrimination)

• विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, disappears, merges

• गलद्वस्हीकृतस्पर्स्हम् (galadvashīkṛtasparsham) - having its touch subdued as it melts, whose cold touch is overpowered by melting

• आतापेन (ātāpena) - by heat, by sunlight

• हिमम् (himam) - ice, snow, frost

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

संसारमननम् (saṁsāramananam) - the mental activity/contemplation of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsāramanana

saṁsāramanana - contemplation of worldly existence, thought of transmigration

Compound of 'saṃsāra' (worldly existence) and 'manana' (thinking, pondering).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+manana)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, mundane life
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√sṛ (to wander through).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• manana – thinking, meditating, contemplating, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, diverse, vivid, illusion-like (wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange, illusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, variegated, diverse, strange, beautiful, clear

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsāramananam'.

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by proper inquiry/contemplation (by inquiry, by deliberation, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, deliberation, discrimination, reflection

From vi-√car (to move about, investigate).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which dissolution occurs.

विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, disappears, merges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vilī

present tense, 3rd person singular

From vi-√lī (to dissolve), a denominative verb or passive form.

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

गलद्वस्हीकृतस्पर्स्हम् (galadvashīkṛtasparsham) - having its touch subdued as it melts, whose cold touch is overpowered by melting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of galadvashīkṛtasparśa

galadvashīkṛtasparśa - having its touch subdued as it melts, whose cold touch is overpowered by melting

Compound of 'galat' (melting, present participle of gal), 'vaśīkṛta' (subdued, past passive participle of vaśī-√kṛ), and 'sparśa' (touch). It describes the ice.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (galat+vaśīkṛta+sparśa)

• galat – melting, dripping, flowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root gal (to drop, melt).
  Root: gal (class 1)
• vaśīkṛta – subdued, controlled, overpowered, mastered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of vaśī-√kṛ (to bring under control).
  Prefix: vaśī
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sparśa – touch, contact, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root spṛś (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'himam'.

आतापेन (ātāpena) - by heat, by sunlight

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātāpa

ātāpa - heat, sunlight, sunshine, warmth

From ā-√tap (to heat, make warm).

Prefix: ā

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the agent/means of melting.

हिमम् (himam) - ice, snow, frost

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - ice, snow, frost, cold

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'melts'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)