योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-39

सर्वैषणाः परित्यज्य चेतसा भव मौनवान् ।
धारा निरवशेषेण यथा त्यक्त्वा पयोधरः ॥ ३९ ॥

sarvaiṣaṇāḥ parityajya cetasā bhava maunavān ,
dhārā niravaśeṣeṇa yathā tyaktvā payodharaḥ 39

39. sarvaiṣaṇāḥ parityajya cetasā bhava maunavān
dhārā niravaśeṣeṇa yathā tyaktvā payodharaḥ

39. cetasā sarvaiṣaṇāḥ parityajya maunavān bhava
yathā payodharaḥ dhārā niravaśeṣeṇa tyaktvā

39. Abandoning all cravings with your mind, become silent, just as a cloud completely releases its streams of rain.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वैषणाः (sarvaiṣaṇāḥ) - all desires, all cravings

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having renounced

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

• भव (bhava) - become, be

• मौनवान् (maunavān) - one who practices silence (mauna) of mind, speech, and body (endowed with silence, silent, quiet)

• धारा (dhārā) - streams of rain (stream, current, flow (especially of water, rain))

• निरवशेषेण (niravaśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without remainder

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - cloud (bearer of water)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वैषणाः (sarvaiṣaṇāḥ) - all desires, all cravings

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarvaiṣaṇā

sarvaiṣaṇā - all desires; all cravings; all longings

Compound noun, sarva (all) + eṣaṇā (desire). `eṣaṇā` from `√eṣ` (to seek, to desire).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+eṣaṇā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• eṣaṇā – desire, craving, longing, seeking
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `√eṣ` (to seek, to desire).
  Root: √eṣ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `parityajya`.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having renounced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix `pari-` + root `√tyaj` (to abandon) + suffix `-ya` for the absolutive.

Prefix: pari

Root: √tyaj (class 1)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

भव (bhava) - become, be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √bhū

Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root `√bhū`, Gana 1. Parasmaipada.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

मौनवान् (maunavān) - one who practices silence (mauna) of mind, speech, and body (endowed with silence, silent, quiet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maunavat

maunavat - possessing silence, quiet, taciturn; observant of silence

Formed from `mauna` (silence) + possessive suffix `-vat`.

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'bhava'.

धारा (dhārā) - streams of rain (stream, current, flow (especially of water, rain))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, cascade; edge, blade

From root `√dhṛ` (to hold, bear, maintain).

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile's clause.

निरवशेषेण (niravaśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without remainder

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of niravaśeṣa

niravaśeṣa - without remainder, complete, entire

Compound: `nis` (without) + `avaśeṣa` (remainder).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+avaśeṣa)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• avaśeṣa – remainder, residue, anything left over
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix `ava-` + root `√śiṣ` (to leave as a remainder).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially to modify `tyaktvā`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root `√tyaj` (to abandon) + suffix `-ktvā` for the absolutive.

Root: √tyaj (class 1)

पयोधरः (payodharaḥ) - cloud (bearer of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payodhara

payodhara - cloud (lit. 'water-bearer'); breast (lit. 'milk-bearer')

Compound `payas` (water) + `dhara` (bearing, holding). `dhara` is from `√dhṛ`.

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (payas+dhara)

• payas – water, milk, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying; one who bears/holds
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective derived from root `√dhṛ` (to hold, bear).
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause in the simile.