योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-63

मनःसर्पः शरीरस्थो यावत्तावन्महद्भयम् ।
तस्मिन्नुत्सारिते योगाद्भयस्यावसरः कुतः ॥ ६३ ॥

manaḥsarpaḥ śarīrastho yāvattāvanmahadbhayam ,
tasminnutsārite yogādbhayasyāvasaraḥ kutaḥ 63

63. manaḥsarpaḥ śarīrasthaḥ yāvat tāvat mahat bhayam
tasmin utsārite yogāt bhayasya avasaraḥ kutaḥ

63. yāvat manaḥsarpaḥ śarīrasthaḥ (asti),
tāvat mahat bhayam (asti).
tasmin (manaḥsarpe) yogāt utsārite (sati),
bhayasya avasaraḥ kutaḥ (syāt)?

63. As long as the mind-serpent (manassarpa) resides within the body, so long there is great fear. When that [mind-serpent] is expelled through (spiritual practice) yoga, from where can there be an opportunity for fear?

Words meanings summery:

• मनःसर्पः (manaḥsarpaḥ) - mind-serpent, the serpent that is the mind

• शरीरस्थः (śarīrasthaḥ) - dwelling in the body, residing in the body

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the mind-serpent (manaḥsarpa) (in that, upon that)

• उत्सारिते (utsārite) - when removed, expelled, driven out

• योगात् (yogāt) - through (spiritual practice) yoga (from yoga, by means of yoga)

• भयस्य (bhayasya) - of fear

• अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, occasion, scope

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence? why?

Words meanings and morphology

मनःसर्पः (manaḥsarpaḥ) - mind-serpent, the serpent that is the mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manaḥsarpa

manaḥsarpa - mind-serpent, the serpent which is the mind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+sarpa)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)

शरीरस्थः (śarīrasthaḥ) - dwelling in the body, residing in the body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīrastha

śarīrastha - dwelling in the body, embodied

Compound of śarīra (body) and stha (standing, abiding)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (śarīra+stha)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥsarpaḥ.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlation with tāvat.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in correlation with yāvat.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Agrees with bhayam.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the mind-serpent (manaḥsarpa) (in that, upon that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to manaḥsarpaḥ (masculine). Used in a locative absolute construction with utsārite.

उत्सारिते (utsārite) - when removed, expelled, driven out

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsārita

utsārita - removed, expelled, driven away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛ (to move) with prefix ut (up, out)

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with tasmin.

योगात् (yogāt) - through (spiritual practice) yoga (from yoga, by means of yoga)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - spiritual practice, union, discipline, method

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

भयस्य (bhayasya) - of fear

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror

अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, occasion, scope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - opportunity, occasion, scope, juncture

Derived from root sṛ (to move) with prefix ava (down, away)

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence? why?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.