योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-33

अनया तीक्ष्णया तात च्छिन्धि बुद्धिशलाकया ।
वात्ययेवाम्बुदं काले वहन्त्या वितते पदे ॥ ३३ ॥

anayā tīkṣṇayā tāta cchindhi buddhiśalākayā ,
vātyayevāmbudaṃ kāle vahantyā vitate pade 33

33. anayā tīkṣṇayā tāta cchindhi buddhiśalākayā |
vātyayā iva ambudam kāle vahantyā vitate pade

33. tāta,
anayā tīkṣṇayā buddhiśalākayā cchindhi kāle vitate pade vahantyā vātyayā ambudam iva

33. Dear one, sever (this net) with this sharp needle of intellect (buddhi), just as a whirlwind disperses a cloud, moving at the proper time in an expansive space.

Words meanings summery:

• अनया (anayā) - refers to the `buddhiśalākā` (by this (feminine singular instrumental))

• तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - by a keen and incisive intellect (by a sharp, keen, acute)

• तात (tāta) - an affectionate address, often from an elder to a younger person or disciple (dear one, child, father (vocative))

• च्छिन्धि (cchindhi) - cut through the net of latent impressions (cut, sever, destroy)

• बुद्धिशलाकया (buddhiśalākayā) - by means of sharp, discriminating intellect (buddhi) (by the needle/bar of intellect (buddhi))

• वात्यया (vātyayā) - used in comparison to illustrate the destructive power of intellect (by a whirlwind, by a storm)

• इव (iva) - marks a simile (like, as, as if)

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - the object dispersed by the whirlwind, analogous to the `vāsanājālam` (cloud)

• काले (kāle) - emphasizing the timeliness and effectiveness of using intellect (in time, at the proper time, at the right moment)

• वहन्त्या (vahantyā) - describing the action of the whirlwind (vātyā) (by carrying, by blowing, by flowing (feminine, instrumental))

• वितते (vitate) - in the expansive realm where the whirlwind operates (in a vast, in an extended)

• पदे (pade) - referring to the expansive area or condition where the whirlwind acts (in the place, in the state, in the path, in the region)

Words meanings and morphology

अनया (anayā) - refers to the `buddhiśalākā` (by this (feminine singular instrumental))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Feminine instrumental singular of `idam`.

तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - by a keen and incisive intellect (by a sharp, keen, acute)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, acute, piercing

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Modifies `buddhiśalākayā`.

तात (tāta) - an affectionate address, often from an elder to a younger person or disciple (dear one, child, father (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (used as an affectionate address)

च्छिन्धि (cchindhi) - cut through the net of latent impressions (cut, sever, destroy)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of chid

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

From root `chid` (class 7).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The implied object is `vāsanājālam` from the previous verse.

बुद्धिशलाकया (buddhiśalākayā) - by means of sharp, discriminating intellect (buddhi) (by the needle/bar of intellect (buddhi))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhiśalākā

buddhiśalākā - needle/bar of intellect

Tatpurusha compound: `buddhi` (intellect) + `śalākā` (needle/bar).

Compound type : tatpurusha (buddhi+śalākā)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh` + `ti` suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• śalākā – a stick, rod, needle, bar
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śal (class 1)

वात्यया (vātyayā) - used in comparison to illustrate the destructive power of intellect (by a whirlwind, by a storm)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vātyā

vātyā - whirlwind, hurricane, storm

From `vāta` (wind) + `ya` suffix.

Root: vā (class 2)

इव (iva) - marks a simile (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - the object dispersed by the whirlwind, analogous to the `vāsanājālam` (cloud)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. "water-giver")

Compound `ambas` (water) + `da` (giver, from `dā` to give).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambas+da)

• ambas – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dā` + `ka` suffix.
  Root: dā (class 3)

काले (kāle) - emphasizing the timeliness and effectiveness of using intellect (in time, at the proper time, at the right moment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, suitable time, season

Root: kal (class 10)

वहन्त्या (vahantyā) - describing the action of the whirlwind (vātyā) (by carrying, by blowing, by flowing (feminine, instrumental))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vahantī

vahantī - carrying, flowing, blowing

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of `vahant` from root `vah` + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: vah (class 1)

वितते (vitate) - in the expansive realm where the whirlwind operates (in a vast, in an extended)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, extensive, vast

Past Passive Participle

From `vi-tan` (to spread out) + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Modifies `pade`.

पदे (pade) - referring to the expansive area or condition where the whirlwind acts (in the place, in the state, in the path, in the region)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, position, path

Root: pad (class 4)