योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-43

आमूलान्मनसि क्षीणे संकल्पस्य कथा च का ।
तिलेष्विवातिदग्धेषु तैलस्य कलना कुतः ॥ ४३ ॥

āmūlānmanasi kṣīṇe saṃkalpasya kathā ca kā ,
tileṣvivātidagdheṣu tailasya kalanā kutaḥ 43

43. āmūlāt manasi kṣīṇe saṅkalpasya kathā ca kā
tileṣu iva atidagdheṣu tailasya kalanā kutaḥ

43. manasi āmūlāt kṣīṇe saṅkalpasya kathā ca kā
atidagdheṣu tileṣu iva tailasya kalanā kutaḥ

43. When the mind (manas) is completely extinguished, what talk can there be of resolution (saṅkalpa)? From where can oil be extracted from sesame seeds that have been excessively burnt?

Words meanings summery:

• आमूलात् (āmūlāt) - from the root, completely, thoroughly

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - diminished, wasted, destroyed, withered, exhausted

• सङ्कल्पस्य (saṅkalpasya) - of resolution, of intention, of conceptualization

• कथा (kathā) - talk, story, discussion, mention

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• का (kā) - what? which?

• तिलेषु (tileṣu) - in sesame seeds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अतिदग्धेषु (atidagdheṣu) - in excessively burnt

• तैलस्य (tailasya) - of oil

• कलना (kalanā) - calculation, extraction, existence, production

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence? why?

Words meanings and morphology

आमूलात् (āmūlāt) - from the root, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

formed with ā (up to, fully) + mūla (root)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mūla)

• ā – up to, until, completely
  indeclinable
• mūla – root, basis, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: ablative form āmūlāt here functions adverbially to mean 'from the very root' or 'completely'.

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - diminished, wasted, destroyed, withered, exhausted

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, destroyed, withered, exhausted, finished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṣi (to decay, to waste away)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

सङ्कल्पस्य (saṅkalpasya) - of resolution, of intention, of conceptualization

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolution, intention, conceptualization, volition, determination

from sam + kḷp

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

कथा (kathā) - talk, story, discussion, mention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, speech, talk, discussion, mention

from root kath

Root: kath (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what? which?

(interrogative pronoun)

तिलेषु (tileṣu) - in sesame seeds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tila

tila - sesame seed, a small spot or mark

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अतिदग्धेषु (atidagdheṣu) - in excessively burnt

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of atidagdha

atidagdha - excessively burnt, thoroughly scorched

Past Passive Participle

ati (over, excessively) + dagdha (burnt), from root dah (to burn)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+dagdha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dah
  Root: dah (class 1)

तैलस्य (tailasya) - of oil

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil, especially sesame oil

from tila (sesame)

कलना (kalanā) - calculation, extraction, existence, production

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - calculation, enumeration, production, extraction, comprehension, existence

from root kal (to count, to compute, to grasp)

Root: kal (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? whence? why?

(indeclinable)

ablative of kim