योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-36

कदा निःशङ्कमुरसि ध्यानधीरधियः खगाः ।
मम विश्रान्तिमेष्यन्ति शैलस्थाण्वचलस्थितेः ॥ ३६ ॥

kadā niḥśaṅkamurasi dhyānadhīradhiyaḥ khagāḥ ,
mama viśrāntimeṣyanti śailasthāṇvacalasthiteḥ 36

36. kadā niḥśaṅkam urasi dhyānadhīradhiyaḥ khagāḥ
mama viśrāntim eṣyanti śailasthāṇvacalasthiteḥ

36. dhyānadhīradhiyaḥ śailasthāṇvacalasthiteḥ mama
urasi khagāḥ kadā niḥśaṅkam viśrāntim eṣyanti

36. When will birds fearlessly come to rest upon my chest, [the chest] of one who is steadfast like a rock or a tree-stump, and whose mind is rendered calm by meditation (dhyāna)?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when, at what time

• निःशङ्कम् (niḥśaṅkam) - fearlessly, without doubt, without hesitation

• उरसि (urasi) - on my chest (on the chest, in the breast)

• ध्यानधीरधियः (dhyānadhīradhiyaḥ) - of one whose intellect is steady due to meditation, whose mind is calm through contemplation

• खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds (birds, those moving in the sky)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest (rest, repose, cessation, tranquility)

• एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will come to rest (they will go, they will come, they will attain, they will reach)

• शैलस्थाण्वचलस्थितेः (śailasthāṇvacalasthiteḥ) - of one who is steadfast like a rock or a tree-stump (of one whose posture/state is motionless like a rock or a tree-stump)

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

निःशङ्कम् (niḥśaṅkam) - fearlessly, without doubt, without hesitation

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of niḥśaṅka (fearless)

Prefix: nis

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Qualifies eṣyanti

उरसि (urasi) - on my chest (on the chest, in the breast)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, heart

Note: Location for the birds' rest.

ध्यानधीरधियः (dhyānadhīradhiyaḥ) - of one whose intellect is steady due to meditation, whose mind is calm through contemplation

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhyānadhīradhī

dhyānadhīradhī - one whose intellect is steady through meditation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhyāna+dhīra+dhī)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyā (to meditate)
  Root: dhyā (class 1)
• dhīra – steady, firm, constant, calm, wise
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, mind, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (mama).

खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds (birds, those moving in the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird, one who moves in the sky (kha-ga)

Compound of kha (sky) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, a mover
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular of asmad

Note: Possessive, refers to the speaker.

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest (rest, repose, cessation, tranquility)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, cessation, tranquility

From root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of eṣyanti

एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will come to rest (they will go, they will come, they will attain, they will reach)

(verb)

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

Future Tense, Parasmaipada

From root i (to go), Future tense, 3rd person plural

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The subject is khagāḥ

शैलस्थाण्वचलस्थितेः (śailasthāṇvacalasthiteḥ) - of one who is steadfast like a rock or a tree-stump (of one whose posture/state is motionless like a rock or a tree-stump)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śailasthāṇvacalasthiti

śailasthāṇvacalasthiti - one whose posture/state is motionless like a rock or a tree-stump

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śailasthāṇu+acalasthiti)

• śailasthāṇu – rock and tree-stump
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of śaila and sthāṇu
• acalasthiti – unmoving state, firm posture, steadfastness
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of acala (immovable) and sthiti (state, position)
  Prefix: a

Note: Refers to the speaker (mama).