योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-52

अहंकारोरगो यस्य परिस्फूर्जति कोटरे ।
स्वदेहपादपोऽधीरैरचिरेण निपात्यते ॥ ५२ ॥

ahaṃkārorago yasya parisphūrjati koṭare ,
svadehapādapo'dhīrairacireṇa nipātyate 52

52. ahaṅkāra uragaḥ yasya parisphūrjati koṭare
sva-deha-pādapaḥ adhīraiḥ acireṇa nipātyate

52. yasya koṭare ahaṅkāra uragaḥ parisphūrjati,
sva-deha-pādapaḥ adhīraiḥ acireṇa nipātyate

52. If the snake of ego (ahaṅkāra) coils within the hollow of one's body-tree, then that very body-tree is swiftly felled by those who are unsteady or lack discernment.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-consciousness, I-sense

• उरगः (uragaḥ) - snake, serpent

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• परिस्फूर्जति (parisphūrjati) - coils, thrives (referring to the snake) (quivers, coils, shines forth, throbs)

• कोटरे (koṭare) - in the hollow (of the tree) (in the hollow, in the cavity, in the hole)

• स्व-देह-पादपः (sva-deha-pādapaḥ) - the tree of one's own body

• अधीरैः (adhīraiḥ) - by the unsteady, by the foolish, by the undiscerning

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, without delay, soon

• निपात्यते (nipātyate) - is felled (like a tree) (is cut down, is felled, is thrown down)

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-consciousness, I-sense

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-consciousness, I-sense

From aham (I) + kṛ (to make).

उरगः (uragaḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uraga

uraga - snake, serpent

Literally 'going on the breast' (uras + ga).

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

परिस्फूर्जति (parisphūrjati) - coils, thrives (referring to the snake) (quivers, coils, shines forth, throbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of parisphūrj

Present indicative

3rd person singular present active.

Prefix: pari

Root: sphūrj (class 1)

कोटरे (koṭare) - in the hollow (of the tree) (in the hollow, in the cavity, in the hole)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of koṭara

koṭara - hollow, cavity, hole (in a tree)

स्व-देह-पादपः (sva-deha-pādapaḥ) - the tree of one's own body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-deha-pādapa

sva-deha-pādapa - the tree of one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+deha+pādapa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dih (to smear, to grow).
  Root: dih
• pādapa – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'drink by foot' (pāda + pa).

Note: The subject of the passive verb 'nipātyate'.

अधीरैः (adhīraiḥ) - by the unsteady, by the foolish, by the undiscerning

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adhīra

adhīra - unsteady, impatient, foolish, undiscerning

Negative particle 'a' + 'dhīra' (steady, wise).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dhīra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• dhīra – steady, firm, patient, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dhī

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, swiftly, without delay, soon

(indeclinable)

Negative particle 'a' + 'cira' (long).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective

Note: Functions as an adverb.

निपात्यते (nipātyate) - is felled (like a tree) (is cut down, is felled, is thrown down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of nipāt

Present passive

Causal form 'pātayati' then passive 'pātyate'; 3rd person singular present middle (ātmanepada).

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)