योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-69

संशान्तचित्तवेतालं गुरुशास्त्रार्थबान्धवाः ।
शक्नुवन्ति समुद्धर्तुं स्वल्पपङ्कान्मृगं यथा ॥ ६९ ॥

saṃśāntacittavetālaṃ guruśāstrārthabāndhavāḥ ,
śaknuvanti samuddhartuṃ svalpapaṅkānmṛgaṃ yathā 69

69. saṃśāntacittavetālam guruśāstrārthabāndhavāḥ
śaknuvanti samuddhartum svalpapaṅkāt mṛgam yathā

69. yathā mṛgam svalpapaṅkāt (samuddhartum śaknuvanti),
(tathā) guruśāstrārthabāndhavāḥ saṃśāntacittavetālam samuddhartum śaknuvanti

69. Spiritual teachers (gurus), scriptures, and relatives are able to uplift a person whose mind-demon has been completely pacified, just as one would rescue an animal from shallow mud.

Words meanings summery:

• संशान्तचित्तवेतालम् (saṁśāntacittavetālam) - one whose mind-demon is completely pacified

• गुरुशास्त्रार्थबान्धवाः (guruśāstrārthabāndhavāḥ) - spiritual teachers (gurus), scriptures, and relatives

• शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able, they can

• समुद्धर्तुम् (samuddhartum) - to uplift, to rescue, to pull out

• स्वल्पपङ्कात् (svalpapaṅkāt) - from shallow mud, from a small amount of mud

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - animal, deer, beast

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

संशान्तचित्तवेतालम् (saṁśāntacittavetālam) - one whose mind-demon is completely pacified

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśāntacittavetāla

saṁśāntacittavetāla - one whose mind-demon is completely pacified/calmed

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing someone for whom the cittavetāla is saṃśānta.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (samśānta+citta+vetāla)

• samśānta – completely pacified, thoroughly calmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śam (to be calm) with the upasarga sam (completely, thoroughly).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vetāla – demon, goblin, vampire-like spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying an implied object (e.g., 'mānavam').

गुरुशास्त्रार्थबान्धवाः (guruśāstrārthabāndhavāḥ) - spiritual teachers (gurus), scriptures, and relatives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guruśāstrārthabāndhava

guruśāstrārthabāndhava - spiritual teachers, meaning of scriptures, and relatives

Dvandva compound combining gurus, the meaning/essence of scriptures, and relatives.

Compound type : Dvandva (guru+śāstrārtha+bāndhava)

• guru – spiritual teacher, preceptor
  noun (masculine)
• śāstrārtha – meaning of the scriptures, essence of the scriptures
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: śāstrasya arthaḥ (the meaning of scripture).
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from bandhu (relation).

Note: Subject of the verb 'śaknuvanti'.

शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able, they can

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

Present active indicative

Third person plural, present tense, active voice, 5th conjugation (Śnu class) of root śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Governing the infinitive 'samuddhartum'.

समुद्धर्तुम् (samuddhartum) - to uplift, to rescue, to pull out

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root dhṛ (to hold, bear) with upasargas sam (completely, together) and ud (up, out).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of purpose or complement to 'śaknuvanti'.

स्वल्पपङ्कात् (svalpapaṅkāt) - from shallow mud, from a small amount of mud

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svalpapaṅka

svalpapaṅka - shallow mud, small amount of mud

Tatpurusha compound (svalpaḥ paṅkaḥ).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (svalpa+paṅka)

• svalpa – small, little, shallow
  adjective (masculine)
• paṅka – mud, mire, swamp
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the source from which something is rescued.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - animal, deer, beast

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - wild animal, deer, beast

From root mṛg (to seek).

Root: mṛg

Note: Object of the implied infinitive 'samuddhartum'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.