योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-8

कोशकारवदात्मानं वासनातनुतन्तुभिः ।
वेष्टयच्चैव चेतोऽन्तर्बालत्वान्नावबुध्यते ॥ ८ ॥

kośakāravadātmānaṃ vāsanātanutantubhiḥ ,
veṣṭayaccaiva ceto'ntarbālatvānnāvabudhyate 8

8. kośa-kāra-vat ātmānam vāsanā-tanu-tantubhiḥ
veṣṭayat ca eva cetaḥ antaḥ bālatvāt na avabudhyate

8. kośa-kāra-vat (yathā),
cetaḥ vāsanā-tanu-tantubhiḥ ātmānam antaḥ veṣṭayat eva ca bālatvāt (tat svayam) na avabudhyate

8. Just like a silkworm, the mind (cetas) wraps the Self (ātman) within itself with the subtle threads of latent mental impressions (vāsanā) and, due to its childishness or immaturity, does not understand (its predicament).

Words meanings summery:

• कोश-कार-वत् (kośa-kāra-vat) - like a cocoon-maker, like a silkworm

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), soul

• वासना-तनु-तन्तुभिः (vāsanā-tanu-tantubhiḥ) - with the thin threads of latent mental impressions (vāsanā)

• वेष्टयत् (veṣṭayat) - wrapping, enclosing, covering

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

• बालत्वात् (bālatvāt) - due to childishness, because of immaturity

• न (na) - not, no

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, realizes, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

कोश-कार-वत् (kośa-kāra-vat) - like a cocoon-maker, like a silkworm

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kośa-kāra' (cocoon-maker) and 'vat' (like).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kośa-kāra+vat)

• kośa – sheath, cocoon, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix -vat indicating similarity.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the Self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

वासना-तनु-तन्तुभिः (vāsanā-tanu-tantubhiḥ) - with the thin threads of latent mental impressions (vāsanā)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāsanā-tanu-tantu

vāsanā-tanu-tantu - thin threads of latent impressions

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+tanu+tantu)

• vāsanā – latent mental impression, inclination, desire
  noun (feminine)
• tanu – thin, subtle, delicate
  adjective (masculine)
• tantu – thread, filament
  noun (masculine)

वेष्टयत् (veṣṭayat) - wrapping, enclosing, covering

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of veṣṭayat

veṣṭayat - wrapping, enclosing, covering

Present Active Participle

From root 'veṣṭ' (to wrap, to encompass).

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

(indeclinable)

बालत्वात् (bālatvāt) - due to childishness, because of immaturity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālatva

bālatva - childishness, immaturity, infancy

From 'bāla' (child) + suffix '-tva' (denoting state or quality).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, realizes, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of budh

middle voice

From root 'budh' (class 1) with upasarga 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)