योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-62

मनस्तुषारकणिका विवेकार्कातपेन मे ।
चिरप्रवृत्तये नूनमचिराल्लयमेष्यति ॥ ६२ ॥

manastuṣārakaṇikā vivekārkātapena me ,
cirapravṛttaye nūnamacirāllayameṣyati 62

62. manaḥ tuṣārakāṇikā vivekārkātapena me
cirapravṛttaye nūnam acirāt layam eṣyati

62. me manaḥ tuṣārakāṇikā cirapravṛttaye
nūnam acirāt vivekārkātapena layam eṣyati

62. My mind, a mere drop of frost (tuṣārakāṇikā), which has been long engaged in activity, will surely soon dissolve through the sunshine of discrimination (viveka).

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the thinking faculty, the individual mind (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

• तुषारकाणिका (tuṣārakāṇikā) - a fragile and transient entity, like a drop of frost (a drop of frost/dew, a snowflake)

• विवेकार्कातपेन (vivekārkātapena) - by the intense light of discerning wisdom (by the sunshine of discrimination)

• मे (me) - belonging to me (the speaker) (my, of me, to me)

• चिरप्रवृत्तये (cirapravṛttaye) - for the continuation of its long-standing (mundane) activity (for long-continued activity/existence/functioning)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the dissolution (surely, certainly, indeed)

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - indicating the swiftness of the impending dissolution (soon, quickly, without delay)

• लयम् (layam) - dissolution into the ultimate reality or non-existence (dissolution, merging, absorption, rest)

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will reach a state of dissolution (will go, will attain, will obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the thinking faculty, the individual mind (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

तुषारकाणिका (tuṣārakāṇikā) - a fragile and transient entity, like a drop of frost (a drop of frost/dew, a snowflake)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣārakāṇikā

tuṣārakāṇikā - a drop of frost, a snowflake

Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣāra+kaṇikā)

• tuṣāra – frost, ice, snow
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇikā – small particle, grain, drop
  noun (feminine)

विवेकार्कातपेन (vivekārkātapena) - by the intense light of discerning wisdom (by the sunshine of discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vivekārkātapa

vivekārkātapa - sunshine of discrimination

Compound type : tatpurusha (viveka+arka+ātapa)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, wisdom
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• arka – sun, ray, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat, warmth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

मे (me) - belonging to me (the speaker) (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive singular).

चिरप्रवृत्तये (cirapravṛttaye) - for the continuation of its long-standing (mundane) activity (for long-continued activity/existence/functioning)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of cirapravṛtti

cirapravṛtti - long-continued activity/existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+pravṛtti)

• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective
• pravṛtti – activity, motion, engagement, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From pra-vṛt- (to turn towards, to engage)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the dissolution (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अचिरात् (acirāt) - indicating the swiftness of the impending dissolution (soon, quickly, without delay)

(indeclinable)

a (negation) + cira (long)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cira)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective

Note: Functions adverbially as "soon" or "quickly".

लयम् (layam) - dissolution into the ultimate reality or non-existence (dissolution, merging, absorption, rest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolution, merging, absorption, rest

action noun

From root lī (to dissolve)

Root: lī (class 4)

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will reach a state of dissolution (will go, will attain, will obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

future tense

future stem eṣ- + ti

Root: i (class 2)