योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-27

अपृच्छच्चैनमेकान्ते किं चित्तं भगवन्वद ।
स्वरूपं ब्रूहि चित्तस्य येन तत्संत्यजाम्यहम् ॥ २७ ॥

apṛcchaccainamekānte kiṃ cittaṃ bhagavanvada ,
svarūpaṃ brūhi cittasya yena tatsaṃtyajāmyaham 27

27. apṛcchat ca enam ekānte kim cittam bhagavan vada
svarūpaṃ brūhi cittasya yena tat saṃtyajāmi aham

27. sa ekānte enam apṛcchat bhagavan cittam kim vada
cittasya svarūpaṃ brūhi yena aham tat saṃtyajāmi

27. And he asked him in solitude, "O venerable one, what is the mind (citta)? Please tell me the true nature (svarūpa) of the mind, so that I may completely abandon it."

Words meanings summery:

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one (masculine singular accusative)

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude, in a solitary place

• किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative pronoun)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind (citta) (the mind, consciousness)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

• स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - the true nature, one's own form

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind (citta) (of the mind, pertaining to consciousness)

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom (masculine/neuter singular instrumental)

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter singular accusative)

• संत्यजामि (saṁtyajāmi) - I abandon completely, I renounce

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prach

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, active voice, with augment 'a-'

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one (masculine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bṛhaspati.

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude, in a solitary place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitary place, seclusion, privacy, exclusive, unique

Compound of eka (one) + anta (end, limit, vicinity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, unique, sole
  numeral
• anta – end, limit, proximity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Used as an interrogative asking "What is...?"

चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind (citta) (the mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart, intellect

From root cit (to perceive, observe, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the question "What is the mind?"

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, adorable

Possessive adjective from bhaga (fortune).

Note: Addressing Bṛhaspati.

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative active

2nd person singular, Imperative mood, active voice.

Root: vad (class 1)

स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - the true nature, one's own form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, essential quality

Compound of sva (self, own) + rūpa (form, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+rūpa)

• sva – self, own, proper
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `brūhi`.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative active

2nd person singular, Imperative mood, active voice. An old root with irregular forms.

Root: brū (class 2)

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind (citta) (of the mind, pertaining to consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `svarūpaṃ`.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom (masculine/neuter singular instrumental)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Indicates purpose.

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `saṃtyajāmi`.

संत्यजामि (saṁtyajāmi) - I abandon completely, I renounce

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present active

1st person singular, Present tense, active voice, with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of `saṃtyajāmi`.