योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-59

देहो दुःखान्यनुभवन्स्वमनो हन्तुमिच्छति ।
देहं मनः स्वदुःखानां संकेतं कुरुते क्षणात् ॥ ५९ ॥

deho duḥkhānyanubhavansvamano hantumicchati ,
dehaṃ manaḥ svaduḥkhānāṃ saṃketaṃ kurute kṣaṇāt 59

59. dehaḥ duḥkhāni anubhavan svamanaḥ hantum icchati
deham manaḥ svaduḥkhānām saṃketam kurute kṣaṇāt

59. dehaḥ duḥkhāni anubhavan svamanaḥ hantum icchati.
manaḥ kṣaṇāt deham svaduḥkhānām saṃketam kurute.

59. Experiencing sufferings, the body wishes to destroy its own mind. The mind, in a moment, makes the body the target of its own miseries.

Words meanings summery:

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, undergoing

• स्वमनः (svamanaḥ) - its own mind

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

• देहम् (deham) - body

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• स्वदुःखानाम् (svaduḥkhānām) - of its own miseries

• संकेतम् (saṁketam) - object or target of miseries (signal, indication, target)

• कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, in an instant

Words meanings and morphology

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Root: dih (class 4)

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - misery, pain, sorrow, suffering

Note: Object of 'anubhavan'

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, undergoing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dehaḥ'

स्वमनः (svamanaḥ) - its own mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svamanas

svamanas - one's own mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+manas)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'hantum'

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of han

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose for 'icchati'

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kurute', which is made into a 'saṃketam'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'kurute'

स्वदुःखानाम् (svaduḥkhānām) - of its own miseries

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of svaduḥkha

svaduḥkha - one's own misery/suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+duḥkha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• duḥkha – misery, pain, sorrow, suffering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Specifies the kind of 'saṃketam'

संकेतम् (saṁketam) - object or target of miseries (signal, indication, target)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃketa

saṁketa - signal, sign, indication, agreement, appointment, target

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 1)

कुरुते (kurute) - makes, does, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, in an instant

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Expresses the quickness of the action.