योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-10

निजं प्रयत्नमाश्रित्य चित्तमादौ निरोधयेत् ।
आविरिञ्चात्प्रवृत्तेन भ्रमेणाज्ञानरूपिणा ॥ १० ॥

nijaṃ prayatnamāśritya cittamādau nirodhayet ,
āviriñcātpravṛttena bhrameṇājñānarūpiṇā 10

10. nijam prayatnam āśritya cittam ādau nirodhayet
ā viriñcāt pravṛttena bhramena ajñānarūpiṇā

10. nijam prayatnam āśritya ādau cittam ā viriñcāt
pravṛttena ajñānarūpiṇā bhramena nirodhayet

10. One should first restrain the mind (citta) by relying on one's own effort. This mind is characterized by delusion, which is inherently a form of ignorance that has been prevalent since the time of Brahmā (the creator).

Words meanings summery:

• निजम् (nijam) - one's own, inherent, natural

• प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, relying on, taking refuge in

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

• आदौ (ādau) - at first, initially, in the beginning

• निरोधयेत् (nirodhayet) - one should restrain, one should check, one should control

• आ (ā) - up to, until, from, including

• विरिञ्चात् (viriñcāt) - from Viriñca, from Brahmā

• प्रवृत्तेन (pravṛttena) - begun, set in motion, originated, prevalent

• भ्रमेन (bhramena) - by delusion, by error, by illusion

• अज्ञानरूपिणा (ajñānarūpiṇā) - in the form of ignorance, characterized by ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

निजम् (nijam) - one's own, inherent, natural

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - one's own, inherent, natural, proper

Note: Agrees with 'prayatnam'.

प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, relying on, taking refuge in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'ā' + suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

आदौ (ādau) - at first, initially, in the beginning

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular of 'ādi' functioning adverbially.

निरोधयेत् (nirodhayet) - one should restrain, one should check, one should control

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirodhay

Causative stem of root 'rudh'.

Prefix: ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

आ (ā) - up to, until, from, including

(indeclinable)

विरिञ्चात् (viriñcāt) - from Viriñca, from Brahmā

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viriñca

viriñca - a name of Brahmā (the creator god)

प्रवृत्तेन (pravṛttena) - begun, set in motion, originated, prevalent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, set in motion, originated, arisen, prevalent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist) with prefix 'pra' + suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhramena'.

भ्रमेन (bhramena) - by delusion, by error, by illusion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

Root: bhram (class 1)

अज्ञानरूपिणा (ajñānarūpiṇā) - in the form of ignorance, characterized by ignorance

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñānarūpin

ajñānarūpin - having the form of ignorance, consisting of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+rūpin)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'rūpa' + suffix 'in'.