योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-24

कदा विकल्पपर्यस्तं मनो दोलावदोलनम् ।
शममेष्यति मे शान्तवातौजस इव भ्रमः ॥ २४ ॥

kadā vikalpaparyastaṃ mano dolāvadolanam ,
śamameṣyati me śāntavātaujasa iva bhramaḥ 24

24. kadā vikalpaparyastaṃ manaḥ dolāvadolanam
śamam eṣyati me śāntavātaojasaḥ iva bhramaḥ

24. kadā vikalpaparyastaṃ dolāvadolanam manaḥ
me śāntavātaojasaḥ bhramaḥ iva śamam eṣyati

24. When will my mind, tossed by conflicting thoughts (vikalpa) and swaying like a pendulum, achieve tranquility, just as a powerful whirlwind (bhramaḥ) subsides when the wind's force is stilled?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

• विकल्पपर्यस्तं (vikalpaparyastaṁ) - tossed by doubts/alternatives/mental constructs, agitated by conflicting thoughts

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• दोलावदोलनम् (dolāvadolanam) - swinging like a swing, wavering

• शमम् (śamam) - peace, tranquility, quietude

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will attain, will go

• मे (me) - my, to me

• शान्तवातओजसः (śāntavātaojasaḥ) - of the still wind's power, whose wind's power is stilled

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - whirling, spinning, dizziness, confusion, illusion, whirlwind

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

(indeclinable)

विकल्पपर्यस्तं (vikalpaparyastaṁ) - tossed by doubts/alternatives/mental constructs, agitated by conflicting thoughts

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vikalpaparyasta

vikalpaparyasta - tossed by doubts/alternatives/mental constructs

Past Passive Participle

Compound of vikalpa and paryasta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+paryasta)

• vikalpa – doubt, alternative, mental construct, distinction
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + kḷp (to arrange, form)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• paryasta – tossed, thrown, agitated, defeated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari- + as (to throw)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: as (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

Root: man (class 4)

दोलावदोलनम् (dolāvadolanam) - swinging like a swing, wavering

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dolāvadolana

dolāvadolana - swinging like a swing, wavering

Compound of dolā and avadolana (swinging, wavering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dolā+avadolana)

• dolā – swing, hammock
  noun (feminine)
• avadolana – swinging, wavering
  noun (neuter)
  From ava- + dul (to swing)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dul (class 1)

शमम् (śamam) - peace, tranquility, quietude

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation

From root śam (to be quiet, calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will attain, will go

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

शान्तवातओजसः (śāntavātaojasaḥ) - of the still wind's power, whose wind's power is stilled

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāntavātaojas

śāntavātaojas - whose wind's power is stilled, possessing the power of a still wind

Bahuvrihi compound: śānta (calm) + vāta (wind) + ojas (power). Referring to something whose wind's power is calmed.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+vāta+ojas)

• śānta – calm, tranquil, quiet, stilled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam (to be quiet, calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ojas – power, vigor, energy, force
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - whirling, spinning, dizziness, confusion, illusion, whirlwind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - whirling, spinning, dizziness, confusion, illusion, error, whirlwind

From root bhram (to wander, roam, reel)

Root: bhram (class 1)