योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-25

एतासां चित्तवृत्तीनामाशानामुत्तमाशयः ।
न ददासि प्ररोहं चेत्तद्भयं नास्ति राघव ॥ २५ ॥

etāsāṃ cittavṛttīnāmāśānāmuttamāśayaḥ ,
na dadāsi prarohaṃ cettadbhayaṃ nāsti rāghava 25

25. etāsām cittavṛttīnām āśānām uttama-āśayaḥ na
dadāsi praroham cet tat bhayam na asti rāghava

25. rāghava uttama-āśayaḥ cet etāsām cittavṛttīnām
āśānām praroham na dadāsi tat bhayam na asti

25. O Rāghava, noble-minded one, if you do not allow these mental modifications (cittavṛtti) in the form of desires to take root, then there will be no fear.

Words meanings summery:

• एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these

• चित्तवृत्तीनाम् (cittavṛttīnām) - of mental modifications, of mind's activities

• आशानाम् (āśānām) - of desires, of hopes, of expectations

• उत्तम-आशयः (uttama-āśayaḥ) - Referring to Rāghava (O noble-minded one, O excellent-intentioned one)

• न (na) - not, no

• ददासि (dadāsi) - you allow to take root (you give, you grant, you allow)

• प्ररोहम् (praroham) - sprouting, growth, shoot

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - functions as 'then' in a conditional statement 'cet... tat...' (that, then)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• राघव (rāghava) - An address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

चित्तवृत्तीनाम् (cittavṛttīnām) - of mental modifications, of mind's activities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of cittavṛtti

cittavṛtti - mental modification, activity of the mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citta+vṛtti)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root cit 'to perceive, know'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vṛtti – mode of being, modification, activity, function
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt 'to be, exist'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

आशानाम् (āśānām) - of desires, of hopes, of expectations

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āśā

āśā - desire, hope, expectation

Derived from root āś 'to obtain, reach'

Root: āś (class 5)

उत्तम-आशयः (uttama-āśayaḥ) - Referring to Rāghava (O noble-minded one, O excellent-intentioned one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttama-āśaya

uttama-āśaya - one whose intention is best, noble-minded

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+āśaya)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud
• āśaya – intention, purpose, mind, heart
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-śī 'to lie in'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ददासि (dadāsi) - you allow to take root (you give, you grant, you allow)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

present active

reduplicated stem of root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

प्ररोहम् (praroham) - sprouting, growth, shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praroha

praroha - sprouting, growth, shoot

Derived from root ruh with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - functions as 'then' in a conditional statement 'cet... tat...' (that, then)

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Derived from root bhī 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present active

Root: as (class 2)

राघव (rāghava) - An address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Derived from Raghu with suffix -a

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