योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-6

चिन्तनेनैधते चिन्ता त्विन्धनेनेव पावकः ।
नश्यत्यचिन्ततेनैव विनेन्धनमिवानलः ॥ ६ ॥

cintanenaidhate cintā tvindhaneneva pāvakaḥ ,
naśyatyacintatenaiva vinendhanamivānalaḥ 6

6. cintanena edhate cintā tu indhanena iva pāvakaḥ
naśyati acintatena eva vinā indhanam iva analaḥ

6. cintā cintanena indhanena iva pāvakaḥ tu edhate.
acintatena eva naśyati,
indhanam vinā analaḥ iva.

6. Worry (cintā) increases through contemplation, just as fire (pāvaka) grows with fuel. It is destroyed by not contemplating it, just as fire perishes without fuel.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तनेन (cintanena) - by thinking, by contemplation

• एधते (edhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

• चिन्ता (cintā) - worry, anxiety, thought

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• इन्धनेन (indhanena) - by fuel, with fuel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

• अचिन्ततेन (acintatena) - by not contemplating it, by indifference (by not thinking, by unthought)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• इन्धनम् (indhanam) - fuel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तनेन (cintanena) - by thinking, by contemplation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cintana

cintana - thinking, thought, contemplation, reflection

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, think) + 'ṇic' (causative) + 'lyuṭ' (suffix for action noun)

Root: cit (class 10)

एधते (edhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

चिन्ता (cintā) - worry, anxiety, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, worry, anxiety, care

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, think) + 'ṇic' (causative) + 'ṭāp' (feminine suffix)

Root: cit (class 10)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

इन्धनेन (indhanena) - by fuel, with fuel

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of indhana

indhana - fuel, kindling wood

Derived from root 'indh' (to kindle, inflame) + 'ana' suffix

Root: indh (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying; Agni

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify) + 'ṇvul' (suffix for agent)

Root: pū (class 1)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

अचिन्ततेन (acintatena) - by not contemplating it, by indifference (by not thinking, by unthought)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of acintita

acintita - unthought, unconsidered, not contemplated, unexpected

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + past passive participle of 'cit' (to think) + 'ṇic'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cintita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cintita – thought, contemplated, considered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cit' (to think) + 'ṇic' (causative) + 'kta' (PPP suffix)
  Root: cit (class 10)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative, instrumental, or ablative

इन्धनम् (indhanam) - fuel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indhana

indhana - fuel, kindling wood

Derived from root 'indh' (to kindle, inflame) + 'ana' suffix

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, heat; the digestive faculty; a class of deities

Compound 'an-' (negative) + 'ala' (sufficient, satisfied), meaning 'insatiable' or simply fire.

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+ala)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ala – sufficient, enough, able; a synonym for fire
  adjective (masculine)