योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-17

विरोचन उवाच ।
विषयान्प्रति भोः पुत्र सर्वानेव हि सर्वथा ।
अनास्था परमा ह्येषा सा युक्तिर्मनसो जये ॥ १७ ॥

virocana uvāca ,
viṣayānprati bhoḥ putra sarvāneva hi sarvathā ,
anāsthā paramā hyeṣā sā yuktirmanaso jaye 17

17. virocanaḥ uvāca viṣayān prati bhoḥ putra sarvān eva hi
sarvathā anāsthā paramā hi eṣā sā yuktiḥ manasaḥ jaye

17. virocanaḥ uvāca bhoḥ putra sarvān viṣayān prati sarvathā
eva hi paramā anāsthā eṣā sā yuktiḥ manasaḥ jaye

17. Virocana said: "O son, complete indifference (anāsthā) towards all sense objects, in every respect, is indeed the supreme method. That is the proper strategy for the conquest of the mind."

Words meanings summery:

• विरोचनः (virocanaḥ) - Virocana (Virocana (name of a king/demon))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense objects (sense objects, objects of perception)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, regarding, against)

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O! (O! (vocative particle))

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (son)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (sense objects) (all, every, whole)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every respect (in every way, by all means, always)

• अनास्था (anāsthā) - complete indifference (anāsthā) (indifference, detachment, disregard)

• परमा (paramā) - supreme (method) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (indifference) (this, this one)

• सा (sā) - that (is the strategy) (that, she)

• युक्तिः (yuktiḥ) - proper strategy (method, strategy, application, reasoning)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, of the heart)

• जये (jaye) - for the conquest (in conquest, in victory)

Words meanings and morphology

विरोचनः (virocanaḥ) - Virocana (Virocana (name of a king/demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virocana

virocana - shining, radiant, name of an Asura king

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root: vac (class 2)

विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense objects (sense objects, objects of perception)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, regarding, against)

(indeclinable)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O! (O! (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - O son (son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (sense objects) (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every respect (in every way, by all means, always)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with suffix -thā (adverbial suffix)

अनास्था (anāsthā) - complete indifference (anāsthā) (indifference, detachment, disregard)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāsthā

anāsthā - indifference, lack of interest, detachment, disregard

Compound of an- (not) + āsthā (trust, attachment, care)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+āsthā)

• an – not, un-, non-
  prefix
• āsthā – attachment, trust, faith, care, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā (towards, unto)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

परमा (paramā) - supreme (method) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, most distant

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (indifference) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सा (sā) - that (is the strategy) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

युक्तिः (yuktiḥ) - proper strategy (method, strategy, application, reasoning)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - junction, application, strategy, method, reasoning, argument

Derived from the root yuj (to join, connect, apply)

Root: yuj (class 7)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, of the heart)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, heart

Root: man (class 4)

जये (jaye) - for the conquest (in conquest, in victory)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, conquest, triumph

Derived from the root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)