योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-88

मनागभ्युदितैवेच्छा छेत्तव्यानर्थकारिणी ।
असंवेदनशस्त्रेण विषस्येवाङ्कुरावली ॥ ८८ ॥

manāgabhyuditaivecchā chettavyānarthakāriṇī ,
asaṃvedanaśastreṇa viṣasyevāṅkurāvalī 88

88. manāk abhyuditā eva icchā chettavyā anarthakāriṇī
asaṃvedanaśastreṇa viṣasya iva aṅkurāvalī

88. manāk abhyuditā eva anarthakāriṇī icchā asaṃvedanaśastreṇa viṣasya aṅkurāvalī iva chettavyā.

88. Even a slightly arisen desire, which causes harm, must be cut off with the weapon of non-perception (asaṃvedana), just like a row of poison sprouts.

Words meanings summery:

• मनाक् (manāk) - even slightly (a little, slightly, somewhat)

• अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - arisen (arisen, risen, appeared)

• एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, even)

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire (desire, wish)

• छेत्तव्या (chettavyā) - must be cut off (must be cut, ought to be cut)

• अनर्थकारिणी (anarthakāriṇī) - which causes harm (causing harm, mischievous, detrimental)

• असंवेदनशस्त्रेण (asaṁvedanaśastreṇa) - with the weapon of non-perception (asaṃvedana) (by the weapon of non-perception)

• विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• अङ्कुरावली (aṅkurāvalī) - a row of sprouts (row of sprouts, series of shoots)

Words meanings and morphology

मनाक् (manāk) - even slightly (a little, slightly, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - arisen (arisen, risen, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, arisen, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root i (to go) with upasargas abhi- and ud-.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `icchā`.

एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इच्छा (icchā) - desire (desire, wish)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

छेत्तव्या (chettavyā) - must be cut off (must be cut, ought to be cut)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chettavya

chettavya - to be cut, to be divided

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Gerundive of root chid (to cut).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with `icchā`.

अनर्थकारिणी (anarthakāriṇī) - which causes harm (causing harm, mischievous, detrimental)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anarthakāriṇ

anarthakāriṇ - causing harm, detrimental, mischievous

Feminine form of anarthakārin. Formed from anartha (harm) and kārin (making/doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+kārin)

• anartha – meaningless, useless, harm, misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of a- (negation) and artha (meaning, purpose, wealth).
• kārin – making, doing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `icchā`.

असंवेदनशस्त्रेण (asaṁvedanaśastreṇa) - with the weapon of non-perception (asaṃvedana) (by the weapon of non-perception)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of asaṃvedanaśastra

asaṁvedanaśastra - weapon of non-perception

Compound of asaṃvedana (non-perception) and śastra (weapon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asaṃvedana+śastra)

• asaṃvedana – non-perception, absence of sensation
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of a- (negation) and saṃvedana (perception).
• śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root śas (to cut).
  Root: śas (class 2)

विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

Note: Possessive case for `aṅkurāvalī`.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरावली (aṅkurāvalī) - a row of sprouts (row of sprouts, series of shoots)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅkurāvali

aṅkurāvali - row/series of sprouts

Compound of aṅkura (sprout) and āvali (row, series).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅkura+āvali)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
• āvali – row, series, line
  noun (feminine)

Note: Analogy for desire that must be cut off.