योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-76

कीदृशी कर्तृता चित्त पुष्पं व्योम्नि कथं भवेत् ।
निरस्तकलना पङ्के मननध्वंसरूपिणि ॥ ७६ ॥

kīdṛśī kartṛtā citta puṣpaṃ vyomni kathaṃ bhavet ,
nirastakalanā paṅke mananadhvaṃsarūpiṇi 76

76. kīdṛśī kartṛtā citta puṣpaṃ vyomni kathaṃ
bhavet nirastakalanā paṅke mananadhvaṃsarūpiṇi

76. citta,
kīdṛśī kartṛtā? kathaṃ puṣpaṃ vyomni bhavet? nirastakalanā paṅke mananadhvaṃsarūpiṇi.

76. O mind (citta), what kind of agency or doership can exist? How can a flower grow in the sky? [This occurs when] imagination (kalpanā) is completely discarded, [and one is] in the mire which is the very form of the destruction of reflection (manana).

Words meanings summery:

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what nature

• कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - agency, doership, the state of being an agent

• चित्त (citta) - O mind!

• पुष्पं (puṣpaṁ) - flower

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, it may be

• निरस्तकलना (nirastakalanā) - the state where imagination is discarded (as a condition for the subsequent state) (discarded imagination)

• पङ्के (paṅke) - in the state of mental mire/entanglement (in the mud, in the mire, in difficulty)

• मननध्वंसरूपिणि (mananadhvaṁsarūpiṇi) - in that which has the nature of the destruction of reflection/thought

Words meanings and morphology

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, of what appearance, such as what

Compound of `kim` (what) + `dṛś` (seeing/appearance).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्तृता (kartṛtā) - agency, doership, the state of being an agent

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - agency, doership, power of action

From `kartṛ` (agent, doer) + `tā` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चित्त (citta) - O mind!

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

From root `cit` (to perceive, to know).

Root: cit (class 1)

पुष्पं (puṣpaṁ) - flower

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

From root `puṣ` (to nourish, thrive).

Root: puṣ (class 4)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

From `vi-av-man` (from `av` to move)

Prefix: vi

Root: av (class 1)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `tha` suffix.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, it may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative mood, active voice

Optative, 3rd person singular. Root `bhū` (class 1, parasmāipada).

Root: bhū (class 1)

निरस्तकलना (nirastakalanā) - the state where imagination is discarded (as a condition for the subsequent state) (discarded imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirastakalanā

nirastakalanā - discarded imagination, absence of mental fabrication

Compound of `nirasta` (discarded) and `kalanā` (imagination/mental activity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirasta+kalanā)

• nirasta – thrown away, discarded, dispelled, rejected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `nis-as` (to throw out).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: as (class 4)
• kalanā – imagining, conceiving, mental fabrication, calculation
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun
  From root `kal` (to count, to imagine) + `anā` suffix.
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: This acts as an independent clause or a descriptive nominative.

पङ्के (paṅke) - in the state of mental mire/entanglement (in the mud, in the mire, in difficulty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṅka

paṅka - mud, mire, dirt, sin, difficulty

From root `paj` (to sink).

Root: paj (class 1)

मननध्वंसरूपिणि (mananadhvaṁsarūpiṇi) - in that which has the nature of the destruction of reflection/thought

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mananadhvaṃsarūpiṇ

mananadhvaṁsarūpiṇ - having the nature of the destruction of reflection

Compound of `manana` (reflection), `dhvaṃsa` (destruction), and `rūpiṇ` (having the form/nature).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manana+dhvaṃsa+rūpiṇ)

• manana – reflection, cogitation, thinking, pondering
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root `man` (to think) + `ana` suffix.
  Root: man (class 4)
• dhvaṃsa – destruction, annihilation, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dhvaṃs` (to fall, to perish).
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• rūpiṇ – having a form, having the nature of, manifesting as
  adjective (masculine)
  From `rūpa` (form) + `in` suffix.

Note: Agrees with `paṅke`.