योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-31

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
अपि पुष्पावदलनादपि लोचनमीलनात् ।
सुकरोऽहंकृतेस्त्यागो न क्लेशोऽत्र मनागपि ॥ ३१ ॥

bṛhaspatiruvāca ,
api puṣpāvadalanādapi locanamīlanāt ,
sukaro'haṃkṛtestyāgo na kleśo'tra manāgapi 31

31. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca api puṣpa-avadalnāt api locana-mīlanāt
sukaraḥ ahaṅkṛteḥ tyāgaḥ na kleśaḥ atra manāk api

31. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca ahaṅkṛteḥ tyāgaḥ puṣpa-avadalnāt api
locana-mīlanāt api sukaraḥ atra manāk api kleśaḥ na

31. Brihaspati said: The renunciation of ego (ahaṅkṛti) is easier than plucking a flower, or even closing one's eyes. There is not even the slightest difficulty (kleśa) in this.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (name of a sage/deity)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• पुष्प-अवदल्नात् (puṣpa-avadalnāt) - than plucking a flower (from plucking flowers)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• लोचन-मीलनात् (locana-mīlanāt) - than closing one's eyes (from closing eyes)

• सुकरः (sukaraḥ) - easy to do, facile, simple

• अहङ्कृतेः (ahaṅkṛteḥ) - of ego (ahaṅkṛti) (of ego, of egotism)

• त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation (renunciation, abandonment, giving up)

• न (na) - not, no

• क्लेशः (kleśaḥ) - difficulty (kleśa) (pain, suffering, affliction, difficulty)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, thereupon)

• मनाक् (manāk) - even the slightest (a little, slightly, scarcely)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (name of a sage/deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods), lord of prayer/devotion

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root vac (to speak). 'uvāca' is the 3rd singular perfect active indicative.

Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis, "even... even..."

पुष्प-अवदल्नात् (puṣpa-avadalnāt) - than plucking a flower (from plucking flowers)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of puṣpāvidalana

puṣpāvidalana - plucking of flowers

Compound of puṣpa (flower) and avadalana (plucking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+avadalana)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• avadalana – tearing off, plucking, breaking off
  noun (neuter)
  From root dal (to split, burst) with prefix ava and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dal (class 1)

Note: Used in a comparative sense with 'api' and 'sukaraḥ'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

लोचन-मीलनात् (locana-mīlanāt) - than closing one's eyes (from closing eyes)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of locanamīlana

locanamīlana - closing of the eyes

Compound of locana (eye) and mīlana (closing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (locana+mīlana)

• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
• mīlana – closing, shutting (of eyes)
  noun (neuter)
  From root mīl (to close, wink) with suffix -ana.
  Root: mīl (class 1)

Note: Used in a comparative sense.

सुकरः (sukaraḥ) - easy to do, facile, simple

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukara

sukara - easy to do, facile, simple, manageable

Derived from 'su' (good, easy) and 'kara' (making, doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kara)

• su – good, well, easy, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating goodness, ease, or excellence.
• kara – making, doing, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root kṛ
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहङ्कृतेः (ahaṅkṛteḥ) - of ego (ahaṅkṛti) (of ego, of egotism)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ahaṅkṛti

ahaṅkṛti - ego, egotism, self-sense, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkṛti)

From ahaṃ (I) and kṛti (doing, making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I, self
  pronoun
• kṛti – act, action, making, creation
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ti.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: ahaṅkāra and ahaṅkṛti are often used interchangeably for ego.

त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation (renunciation, abandonment, giving up)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment, giving up, sacrifice

From root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -a.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्लेशः (kleśaḥ) - difficulty (kleśa) (pain, suffering, affliction, difficulty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - pain, suffering, affliction, distress, difficulty (kleśa)

From root kliś (to suffer, torment).

Root: kliś (class 9)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the act of renouncing ego.

मनाक् (manāk) - even the slightest (a little, slightly, scarcely)

(indeclinable)

Note: The final 'k' often becomes 'g' before a vowel (sandhi).

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'manāk' for emphasis.