योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-21

कदा विकल्पजालं मे न लगिष्यति चेतसि ।
स्थितमप्युज्झितासङ्गं पयः पद्मदले यथा ॥ २१ ॥

kadā vikalpajālaṃ me na lagiṣyati cetasi ,
sthitamapyujjhitāsaṅgaṃ payaḥ padmadale yathā 21

21. kadā vikalpa-jālam me na lagiṣyati cetasi
sthitam api ujjhita-saṅgam payaḥ padma-dale yathā

21. kadā me cetasi vikalpa-jālam na lagiṣyati? yathā padma-dale sthitam api payaḥ ujjhita-saṅgam (asti).

21. When will the net of mental constructs (vikalpa-jāla) no longer cling to my consciousness (cetas), just as water (payaḥ), though resting on a lotus leaf (padma-dale), remains unattached (ujjhita-saṅgam)?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when (in the future)? (when? at what time?)

• विकल्प-जालम् (vikalpa-jālam) - the tangled web of mental constructs and false notions (net of alternatives, web of doubts, network of mental constructs)

• मे (me) - to my (mind/consciousness) (to me, my, for me)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लगिष्यति (lagiṣyati) - it will cling to, will be caught in (it will cling, it will attach, it will be caught)

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in my consciousness (cetas) (in the mind, in the consciousness, in the heart)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - though situated or resting (standing, situated, remaining, existing)

• अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, too)

• उज्झित-सङ्गम् (ujjhita-saṅgam) - having abandoned all contact or clinging (devoid of attachment, having given up contact, unattached)

• पयः (payaḥ) - water (as a simile for non-attachment) (water, milk, fluid)

• पद्म-दले (padma-dale) - on the surface of a lotus leaf (on a lotus leaf)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the same way (as, just as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when (in the future)? (when? at what time?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of time.

विकल्प-जालम् (vikalpa-jālam) - the tangled web of mental constructs and false notions (net of alternatives, web of doubts, network of mental constructs)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikalpa-jāla

vikalpa-jāla - net of mental constructs, web of choices, collection of doubts

Neuter nominative singular of a Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vikalpa+jāla)

• vikalpa – alternative, option, doubt, mental construct, differentiation, erroneous conception
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-' and root 'kḷp' (to arrange, imagine).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• jāla – net, web, snare, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'lagiṣyati'.

मे (me) - to my (mind/consciousness) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, my, me

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun 'asmad', genitive or dative singular.

Note: Refers to the speaker's mind.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb 'lagiṣyati'.

लगिष्यति (lagiṣyati) - it will cling to, will be caught in (it will cling, it will attach, it will be caught)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of lag

future active third person singular

From the root 'lag' (class 1, 'lagati').

Root: lag (class 1)

चेतसि (cetasi) - in my consciousness (cetas) (in the mind, in the consciousness, in the heart)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect, heart, soul

Neuter noun ending in '-as', locative singular. From the root 'cit' (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location where mental constructs might cling.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - though situated or resting (standing, situated, remaining, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, firm, established, being

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the suffix '-ta'. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

उज्झित-सङ्गम् (ujjhita-saṅgam) - having abandoned all contact or clinging (devoid of attachment, having given up contact, unattached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ujjhita-saṅga

ujjhita-saṅga - freed from attachment, having abandoned contact

Neuter nominative singular of a Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ujjhita+saṅga)

• ujjhita – abandoned, relinquished, cast off, forsaken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'ujjh' (to abandon, forsake).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jhā (class 3)
• saṅga – attachment, contact, clinging, association, entanglement (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-añj' (to anoint, adhere).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'payaḥ'.

पयः (payaḥ) - water (as a simile for non-attachment) (water, milk, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

Neuter noun ending in '-as', nominative singular.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

पद्म-दले (padma-dale) - on the surface of a lotus leaf (on a lotus leaf)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of padma-dala

padma-dala - lotus leaf

Neuter noun, locative singular of a Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (padma+dala)

• padma – lotus, water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• dala – leaf, petal, fragment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates where the water is situated.

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the same way (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of comparison.