योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-48

यत्र यत्रानुसरति रथस्तत्रैव सारथिः ।
प्राणसंप्रेरितं चित्तं याति देशान्तरे क्षणात् ॥ ४८ ॥

yatra yatrānusarati rathastatraiva sārathiḥ ,
prāṇasaṃpreritaṃ cittaṃ yāti deśāntare kṣaṇāt 48

48. yatra yatra anusarati rathaḥ tatra eva sārathiḥ
prāṇasaṃpreritam cittam yāti deśāntare kṣaṇāt

48. yatra yatra rathaḥ anusarati,
tatra eva sārathiḥ.
prāṇasaṃpreritam cittam kṣaṇāt deśāntare yāti.

48. Wherever the chariot moves, the charioteer is present there. Similarly, the mind (citta), impelled by the vital energy (prāṇa), instantly travels to another place.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place, whenever)

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place, whenever)

• अनुसरति (anusarati) - moves, accompanies (follows, moves after, accompanies)

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer (charioteer, driver)

• प्राणसंप्रेरितम् (prāṇasaṁpreritam) - impelled by the vital energy (prāṇa) (impelled by prāṇa, set in motion by breath)

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

• याति (yāti) - goes, travels (goes, moves, proceeds)

• देशान्तरे (deśāntare) - to another place (in another place, to another country/region)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (from a moment, in an instant, instantly)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place, whenever)

(indeclinable)

derived from relative pronoun ya- and suffix -tra

Note: repeated for emphasis

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place, whenever)

(indeclinable)

derived from relative pronoun ya- and suffix -tra

Note: repeated for emphasis

अनुसरति (anusarati) - moves, accompanies (follows, moves after, accompanies)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anusar

present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

derived from demonstrative pronoun tad- and suffix -tra

एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer (charioteer, driver)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

प्राणसंप्रेरितम् (prāṇasaṁpreritam) - impelled by the vital energy (prāṇa) (impelled by prāṇa, set in motion by breath)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇasaṃprerita

prāṇasaṁprerita - impelled by prāṇa, set in motion by breath

Past Passive Participle

compound of prāṇa and saṃprerita (PPP of sam-pra-īr)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+saṃprerita)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force, vital energy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• saṃprerita – impelled, set in motion, urged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root īr (to move, to stir) with prefixes sam and pra
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: īr (class 1)

Note: modifies cittam

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, attention

from root cit (to perceive, to understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

याति (yāti) - goes, travels (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense

Root: yā (class 2)

देशान्तरे (deśāntare) - to another place (in another place, to another country/region)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of deśāntara

deśāntara - another place, another country

compound of deśa (place) and antara (other)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+antara)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• antara – other, different, interior
  adjective (neuter)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly (from a moment, in an instant, instantly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Root: kṣaṇ

Note: indicates 'from a moment' or 'in an instant'