योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-22

आशाख्याश्चित्तवृक्षस्य शाखाः स्थगितदिक्तटाः ।
तासु च्छिन्नास्वरूपत्वं याति चित्तमहाद्रुमः ॥ २२ ॥

āśākhyāścittavṛkṣasya śākhāḥ sthagitadiktaṭāḥ ,
tāsu cchinnāsvarūpatvaṃ yāti cittamahādrumaḥ 22

22. āśākhyāḥ cittavṛkṣasya śākhāḥ stagitadiktatāḥ
tāsu chinnāsu svarūpatvam yāti cittamahādrumaḥ

22. cittavṛkṣasya āśākhyāḥ stagitadiktatāḥ śākhāḥ,
tāsu chinnāsu,
cittamahādrumaḥ svarūpatvam yāti.

22. The branches of the mind-tree (citta) are called desires (āśā), and they obscure the horizons. When those (desires) are severed, the great mind-tree (citta) attains its true nature.

Words meanings summery:

• आशाख्याः (āśākhyāḥ) - named desire/hope, called desire/hope

• चित्तवृक्षस्य (cittavṛkṣasya) - of the mind-tree

• शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

• स्तगितदिक्तताः (stagitadiktatāḥ) - obscuring the horizons/quarters

• तासु (tāsu) - in those branches (in those)

• छिन्नासु (chinnāsu) - when those (branches) are cut (when cut, when severed)

• स्वरूपत्वम् (svarūpatvam) - true nature, essential form

• याति (yāti) - attains, goes, reaches

• चित्तमहाद्रुमः (cittamahādrumaḥ) - the great mind-tree

Words meanings and morphology

आशाख्याः (āśākhyāḥ) - named desire/hope, called desire/hope

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āśākhyā

āśākhyā - named or called desire/hope

Compound of āśā and ākhyā

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśā+ākhyā)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• ākhyā – name, appellation; being called, named
  noun (feminine)
  From root khyā with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Also can be interpreted as a noun in apposition.

चित्तवृक्षस्य (cittavṛkṣasya) - of the mind-tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittavṛkṣa

cittavṛkṣa - mind-tree (mind likened to a tree)

Compound of citta and vṛkṣa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+vṛkṣa)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śākhā

śākhā - branch (of a tree)

स्तगितदिक्तताः (stagitadiktatāḥ) - obscuring the horizons/quarters

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of stagitadiktatā

stagitadiktatā - having the quarters/horizons obscured; obscuring the horizons

Compound of stagita and diktaṭa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (stagita+diktaṭa)

• stagita – covered, stopped, obscured
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root stag 'to cover, obstruct'
  Root: stag (class 1)
• diktaṭa – horizon, boundary of a quarter (direction)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dis (direction) and taṭa (shore, bank, edge)

तासु (tāsu) - in those branches (in those)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to śākhāḥ.

छिन्नासु (chinnāsu) - when those (branches) are cut (when cut, when severed)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, divided

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root chid (to cut, cleave)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with tāsu.

स्वरूपत्वम् (svarūpatvam) - true nature, essential form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpatva

svarūpatva - true nature, essential form, identity

Compound of sva, rūpa, and the suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa+tva)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of being'
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix to form abstract nouns, indicating 'the state or condition of'

याति (yāti) - attains, goes, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

चित्तमहाद्रुमः (cittamahādrumaḥ) - the great mind-tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittamahādruma

cittamahādruma - the great mind-tree

Compound of citta, mahā, and druma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+mahā+druma)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  Shortened form of mahat in compounds
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)