योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-68

प्रक्षीयमाणमेवेदं न मनो मनसि स्थितम् ।
प्रशाम्यद्वासनाजालं प्रावृडन्त इवाम्बुदः ॥ ६८ ॥

prakṣīyamāṇamevedaṃ na mano manasi sthitam ,
praśāmyadvāsanājālaṃ prāvṛḍanta ivāmbudaḥ 68

68. prakṣīyamāṇam eva idam na manaḥ manasi sthitam
praśāmyadvāsanājālam prāvṛḍantaḥ iva ambudaḥ

68. idam manaḥ prakṣīyamāṇam eva manasi sthitam na
praśāmyadvāsanājālam prāvṛḍantaḥ iva ambudaḥ

68. This mind (manas), which is indeed diminishing, is not truly established in its own mental processes. Its network of latent impressions (vāsanā) is subsiding, just like a cloud at the end of the rainy season.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रक्षीयमाणम् (prakṣīyamāṇam) - diminishing (diminishing, wasting away, decaying)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only, certainly)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the mind) (this, this one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart (manas))

• मनसि (manasi) - in its own mental processes (in the mind, mentally, in the heart (manas))

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established (standing, situated, established, firm)

• प्रशाम्यद्वासनाजालम् (praśāmyadvāsanājālam) - whose network of latent impressions (vāsanā) is subsiding (whose network of latent impressions is calming down)

• प्रावृडन्तः (prāvṛḍantaḥ) - at the end of the rainy season (end of the rainy season)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. 'water-giver'))

Words meanings and morphology

प्रक्षीयमाणम् (prakṣīyamāṇam) - diminishing (diminishing, wasting away, decaying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakṣīyamāṇa

prakṣīyamāṇa - diminishing, wasting away

present middle participle

From pra-kṣī (to waste away, diminish).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the mind) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart (manas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought (manas)

Root: man

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मनसि (manasi) - in its own mental processes (in the mind, mentally, in the heart (manas))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought (manas)

Root: man

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established (standing, situated, established, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

past passive participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (neuter nominative).

प्रशाम्यद्वासनाजालम् (praśāmyadvāsanājālam) - whose network of latent impressions (vāsanā) is subsiding (whose network of latent impressions is calming down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśāmyadvāsanājāla

praśāmyadvāsanājāla - whose network of latent impressions is subsiding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśāmyat+vāsanājāla)

• praśāmyat – calming down, subsiding
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  From pra-śam (to calm down).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• vāsanājāla – network of latent impressions
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ambudaḥ'.

प्रावृडन्तः (prāvṛḍantaḥ) - at the end of the rainy season (end of the rainy season)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāvṛḍanta

prāvṛḍanta - end of the rainy season

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāvṛṣ+anta)

• prāvṛṣ – rainy season, rains
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, border
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to qualify the cloud.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. 'water-giver'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound: ambu (water) + da (giver, from root dā 'to give').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)