योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-38

यदा किंचिन्न संवित्तौ स्फुरत्यभ्रमिवाम्बरे ।
तदा पद्म इवाकाशे चित्तमन्तर्न जायते ॥ ३८ ॥

yadā kiṃcinna saṃvittau sphuratyabhramivāmbare ,
tadā padma ivākāśe cittamantarna jāyate 38

38. yadā kiṃcit na saṃvittau sphurati abhram iva ambare
tadā padmam iva ākāśe cittam antar na jāyate

38. yadā kiṃcit ambare abhram iva saṃvittau na sphurati
tadā cittam antaram ākāśe padmam iva na jāyate

38. When nothing whatsoever appears in consciousness—not even a fleeting thought, like a cloud flashing in the sky—then the mind (citta) does not arise internally, just as a lotus does not exist in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything whatsoever (something, anything, a little)

• न (na) - not, no

• संवित्तौ (saṁvittau) - in consciousness, in knowledge, in understanding

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears or manifests (flashes, appears, vibrates, throbs)

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - a cloud (as a fleeting image) (cloud, sky, thundercloud)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पद्मम् (padmam) - a lotus (which cannot exist in the sky) (lotus)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the mental faculty; thought process (mind, consciousness, thought)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, internal

• न (na) - not, no

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything whatsoever (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?, something, anything

Pronoun + cit for indefiniteness

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संवित्तौ (saṁvittau) - in consciousness, in knowledge, in understanding

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

Derived from root vid with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears or manifests (flashes, appears, vibrates, throbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

अभ्रम् (abhram) - a cloud (as a fleeting image) (cloud, sky, thundercloud)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky

Note: Functions as a simile here

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

पद्मम् (padmam) - a lotus (which cannot exist in the sky) (lotus)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

चित्तम् (cittam) - the mental faculty; thought process (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root cit 'to perceive, be conscious'

Root: cit (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, internal

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jan

Passive formation of root jan, Class 4, Ātmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: root jan, class 4, passive form