योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-35

मनसैव मनश्छित्त्वा कुठारेणेव पादपम् ।
पदं पावनमासाद्य सद्य एव स्थिरो भव ॥ ३५ ॥

manasaiva manaśchittvā kuṭhāreṇeva pādapam ,
padaṃ pāvanamāsādya sadya eva sthiro bhava 35

35. manasā eva manaḥ chittvā kuṭhāreṇa iva pādapam
padam pāvanam āsādya sadyaḥ eva sthiraḥ bhava

35. manasā eva manaḥ kuṭhāreṇa iva pādapam (iva) chittvā,
pāvanam padam āsādya,
sadyaḥ eva sthiraḥ bhava

35. Just as one cuts down a tree with an axe, so too, with the mind itself, having cut down the mind, immediately attain the pure (padam) state and become steady.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - with the mind itself (by the mind, with the mind)

• एव (eva) - itself, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (to be cut) (the mind, the intellect)

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut down (having cut, having severed)

• कुठारेण (kuṭhāreṇa) - with an axe (by an axe, with an axe)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

• पादपम् (pādapam) - a tree (object of cutting) (a tree, a plant)

• पदम् (padam) - the state (of purity) (state, place, abode, step, word)

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - the pure (state) (pure, purifying, sacred)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained (having attained, having reached)

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady (in the pure state) (firm, steady, constant, immovable)

• भव (bhava) - become (steady) (be, become)

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - with the mind itself (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - itself, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows `manasā`.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (to be cut) (the mind, the intellect)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `chittvā`.

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut down (having cut, having severed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root chid + tvā suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

कुठारेण (kuṭhāreṇa) - with an axe (by an axe, with an axe)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kuṭhāra

kuṭhāra - axe, hatchet

Note: Instrument for cutting.

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile.

पादपम् (pādapam) - a tree (object of cutting) (a tree, a plant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree, plant (lit. 'drinking with roots')

From pāda (foot/root) + pa (drinker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, protector
  suffix/noun
  From root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of implied cutting action in comparison.

पदम् (padam) - the state (of purity) (state, place, abode, step, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

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

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

पावनम् (pāvanam) - the pure (state) (pure, purifying, sacred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, pure, sacred, holy

From root pū (to purify) + ana suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `padam`.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained (having attained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root sad, with prefix ā, and -ya suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows `sadyaḥ`.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady (in the pure state) (firm, steady, constant, immovable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, constant, immovable, stable

From root sthā + ira suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective to the implied subject of `bhava`.

भव (bhava) - become (steady) (be, become)

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

Present stem `bhav-` from root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)