योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-2

विचारकणिका यैषा हृदि स्फुरति पेलवा ।
एषैवाभ्यासयोगेन प्रयाति शतशाखताम् ॥ २ ॥

vicārakaṇikā yaiṣā hṛdi sphurati pelavā ,
eṣaivābhyāsayogena prayāti śataśākhatām 2

2. vicāra-kaṇikā yā eṣā hṛdi sphurati pelavā |
eṣā eva abhyāsa-yogena prayāti śata-śākhatām ||

2. yā eṣā pelavā vicāra-kaṇikā hṛdi sphurati,
eṣā eva abhyāsa-yogena śata-śākhatām prayāti

2. This delicate spark (kaṇikā) of inquiry (vicāra) that flickers in the heart, this very spark, through the practice of spiritual discipline (abhyāsa-yoga), attains a hundred branches (i.e., develops greatly).

Words meanings summery:

• विचार-कणिका (vicāra-kaṇikā) - a nascent inclination towards intellectual and spiritual investigation (a spark of inquiry, a small particle of reflection)

• या (yā) - introducing the descriptive clause for the 'spark of inquiry' (which (feminine))

• एषा (eṣā) - pointing to the specific 'spark of inquiry' being discussed (this (feminine))

• हृदि (hṛdi) - the inner being or intellect where the spark of inquiry originates (in the heart, in the mind)

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - the initial, subtle manifestation of inquiry in the heart (flickers, throbs, trembles, manifests)

• पेलवा (pelavā) - describing the nascent and fragile nature of the initial spark of inquiry (delicate, tender, soft, subtle)

• एषा (eṣā) - reiterating and emphasizing the same spark of inquiry (this (feminine))

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that *this very* spark undergoes the transformation (only, just, indeed, very)

• अभ्यास-योगेन (abhyāsa-yogena) - the means by which the subtle inquiry develops into profound wisdom (by means of the practice of spiritual discipline (yoga))

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - develops and expands into a multifaceted wisdom (goes forth, proceeds, attains, reaches)

• शत-शाखताम् (śata-śākhatām) - develops extensively, branching out into diverse aspects of understanding (the state of having a hundred branches, multifariousness)

Words meanings and morphology

विचार-कणिका (vicāra-kaṇikā) - a nascent inclination towards intellectual and spiritual investigation (a spark of inquiry, a small particle of reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicārakaṇikā

vicārakaṇikā - a spark or particle of inquiry

Compound of `vicāra` (inquiry) and `kaṇikā` (small particle, spark).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vicāra+kaṇikā)

• vicāra – inquiry, investigation, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From root `car` (to move) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• kaṇikā – a small particle, a grain, a spark
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of `kaṇa`.

Note: Subject of `sphurati` and `prayāti`.

या (yā) - introducing the descriptive clause for the 'spark of inquiry' (which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun referring to `vicāra-kaṇikā`.

एषा (eṣā) - pointing to the specific 'spark of inquiry' being discussed (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to `vicāra-kaṇikā`.

हृदि (hṛdi) - the inner being or intellect where the spark of inquiry originates (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, essence

Note: Location where the spark flickers.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - the initial, subtle manifestation of inquiry in the heart (flickers, throbs, trembles, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Third person singular present active form of root `sphur`.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Verb describing the `vicāra-kaṇikā`.

पेलवा (pelavā) - describing the nascent and fragile nature of the initial spark of inquiry (delicate, tender, soft, subtle)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pelava

pelava - delicate, tender, soft, subtle, fragile

Note: Modifies `vicāra-kaṇikā`.

एषा (eṣā) - reiterating and emphasizing the same spark of inquiry (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Coreferent with the previous `eṣā` and `vicāra-kaṇikā`.

एव (eva) - emphasizing that *this very* spark undergoes the transformation (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `eṣā`.

अभ्यास-योगेन (abhyāsa-yogena) - the means by which the subtle inquiry develops into profound wisdom (by means of the practice of spiritual discipline (yoga))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa-yoga

abhyāsa-yoga - the yoga of practice, spiritual discipline, sustained effort

Compound of `abhyāsa` (practice, repetition) and `yoga` (union, discipline).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (abhyāsa+yoga)

• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, exercise, study
  noun (masculine)
  From root `as` (to throw) with prefix `abhi`.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, meditation, application
  noun (masculine)
  From root `yuj` (to join, to yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means or instrument for development.

प्रयाति (prayāti) - develops and expands into a multifaceted wisdom (goes forth, proceeds, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prayā

Present Tense

Third person singular present active form of root `yā` (to go) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the second line.

शत-शाखताम् (śata-śākhatām) - develops extensively, branching out into diverse aspects of understanding (the state of having a hundred branches, multifariousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śataśākhatā

śataśākhatā - the state of having a hundred branches, multifariousness, extensive development

Compound of `śata` (hundred) and `śākhā` (branch), with the suffix `tā` indicating 'state of being'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+śākhā+tā)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• śākhā – branch, division, offshoot
  noun (feminine)
• tā – suffix meaning 'state, condition, quality'
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Object of `prayāti`.