योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-20

इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियैरंगैर्मनो मनसि वल्गति ।
चिदलिप्तवपुः केन संबन्धः कस्य किं कथम् ॥ २० ॥

indriyairindriyairaṃgairmano manasi valgati ,
cidaliptavapuḥ kena saṃbandhaḥ kasya kiṃ katham 20

20. indriyaiḥ indriyaiḥ aṅgaiḥ manaḥ manasi valgati
cit aliptavapuḥ kena sambandhaḥ kasya kim katham

20. manaḥ indriyaiḥ indriyaiḥ aṅgaiḥ manasi valgati
cit aliptavapuḥ kena sambandhaḥ kasya kim katham

20. The mind, through its various senses and limbs (sense organs), wanders within itself. But how, of whom, with what, or by what means can there be any connection (or relationship), when consciousness (cit) is of an unattached nature?

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the various senses (repetition implies variety) (by the senses, by the sense organs)

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the various senses (repetition implies variety) (by the senses, by the sense organs)

• अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - by the sense organs (as parts of the body) (by the limbs, by the parts, by the organs)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, the intellect

• मनसि (manasi) - within itself, in its own sphere (in the mind)

• वल्गति (valgati) - wanders, acts, functions (moves, jumps, sports, wanders, oscillates)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding

• अलिप्तवपुः (aliptavapuḥ) - of an unattached or untainted nature/essence (whose body/nature is unattached, having an unsmudged form)

• केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relation, relationship

• कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

• किम् (kim) - what

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the various senses (repetition implies variety) (by the senses, by the sense organs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power (especially of Indra)

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the various senses (repetition implies variety) (by the senses, by the sense organs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power (especially of Indra)

अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - by the sense organs (as parts of the body) (by the limbs, by the parts, by the organs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, member, division, constituent

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, the intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

मनसि (manasi) - within itself, in its own sphere (in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

वल्गति (valgati) - wanders, acts, functions (moves, jumps, sports, wanders, oscillates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of valg

Present Indicative

Root: valg (class 1)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, thinking

Root: cit (class 1)

अलिप्तवपुः (aliptavapuḥ) - of an unattached or untainted nature/essence (whose body/nature is unattached, having an unsmudged form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aliptavapus

aliptavapus - having an unsmudged/unattached form or nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alipta+vapus)

• alipta – unsmudged, unattached, undefiled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negated)
  a (negation) + lipta (smeared, attached)
  Root: lip (class 6)
• vapus – body, form, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing 'cit' (consciousness).

केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relation, relationship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, tie, association

from sam (with, together) + bandh (to bind)

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how, whether

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)