योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-23

चिन्तयन्नप्यसौ चित्तं न यदा वेद कानने ।
तदा संचिन्तयामास धियैव पितरं ययौ ॥ २३ ॥

cintayannapyasau cittaṃ na yadā veda kānane ,
tadā saṃcintayāmāsa dhiyaiva pitaraṃ yayau 23

23. cintayan api asau cittaṃ na yadā veda kānane
tadā saṃ-cintayāmāsa dhiyā eva pitaraṃ yayau

23. asau cintayan api yadā kānane cittaṃ na veda
tadā saṃ-cintayāmāsa dhiyā eva pitaraṃ yayau

23. Even while reflecting, when he could not comprehend the mind in the forest, he then pondered deeply and, by his intellect alone, approached his father.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - reflecting, thinking, meditating.

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even while reflecting'. (also, even, moreover.)

• असौ (asau) - Refers to Kaca. (that (person/thing); he, she, it.)

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - The inner faculty of thought and emotion. (mind, thought, consciousness.)

• न (na) - not.

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time.

• वेद (veda) - knew, found, understood.

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove.

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time.

• सं-चिन्तयामास (saṁ-cintayāmāsa) - thought deeply, pondered, meditated.

• धिया (dhiyā) - Through mental process, not physical. (by intellect, by understanding, by mind.)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'by intellect alone.' (only, just, indeed.)

• पितरं (pitaraṁ) - His father, Bṛhaspati. (father.)

• ययौ (yayau) - Mentally or spiritually approached. (went, proceeded.)

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - reflecting, thinking, meditating.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √cit

√cit - to perceive, understand, think; (causative) to think, reflect, meditate

present active participle

Present active participle of √cit (causative form)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even while reflecting'. (also, even, moreover.)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - Refers to Kaca. (that (person/thing); he, she, it.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - The inner faculty of thought and emotion. (mind, thought, consciousness.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect

Root: cit (class 10)

न (na) - not.

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time.

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - knew, found, understood.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vid

perfect active third person singular

Perfect tense (lit) form of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove.

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time.

(indeclinable)

सं-चिन्तयामास (saṁ-cintayāmāsa) - thought deeply, pondered, meditated.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √cit

perfect active third person singular

Perfect tense form of √cit (causative) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

धिया (dhiyā) - Through mental process, not physical. (by intellect, by understanding, by mind.)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, mind, thought

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'by intellect alone.' (only, just, indeed.)

(indeclinable)

पितरं (pitaraṁ) - His father, Bṛhaspati. (father.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, paternal ancestor

ययौ (yayau) - Mentally or spiritually approached. (went, proceeded.)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √yā

perfect active third person singular

Perfect tense form of √yā

Root: yā (class 2)