योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-38

कण्टकश्चैति पयसो दूर्वाङ्कुर इव स्थलात् ।
देहशाल्मलिभोगिन्यो मनोमातङ्गश्रृंखलाः ॥ ३८ ॥

kaṇṭakaścaiti payaso dūrvāṅkura iva sthalāt ,
dehaśālmalibhoginyo manomātaṅgaśrṛṃkhalāḥ 38

38. kaṇṭakaḥ ca eti payasaḥ dūrvāṅkuraḥ iva sthalāt
dehaśālmalibhoginyaḥ manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalāḥ

38. payasaḥ kaṇṭakaḥ ca eti,
sthalāt dūrvāṅkuraḥ iva.
dehaśālmalibhoginyaḥ manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalāḥ (santi)

38. Just as a thorn arises from water like a blade of Dūrvā grass grows from dry land, these are the attachments to the body (which is like a thorny silk-cotton tree) and the chains for the elephant-like mind.

Words meanings summery:

• कण्टकः (kaṇṭakaḥ) - thorn, prickle, impediment

• च (ca) - and

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, arises

• पयसः (payasaḥ) - from water (from water, from milk)

• दूर्वाङ्कुरः (dūrvāṅkuraḥ) - a blade of Dūrvā grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्थलात् (sthalāt) - from dry land, from the ground

• देहशाल्मलिभोगिन्यः (dehaśālmalibhoginyaḥ) - The attachments to the body, which is likened to the thorny silk-cotton tree (śālmalī) of the netherworld, a source of suffering. (the enjoyments or attachments of the body, which is like a thorny silk-cotton tree)

• मनोमातङ्गशृङ्खलाः (manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalāḥ) - chains for the mind-elephant, mental fetters

Words meanings and morphology

कण्टकः (kaṇṭakaḥ) - thorn, prickle, impediment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle, impediment, difficulty

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Connects with the previous sentence implicitly.

एति (eti) - goes, comes, arises

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for kaṇṭakaḥ.

पयसः (payasaḥ) - from water (from water, from milk)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

Note: Source of the thorn.

दूर्वाङ्कुरः (dūrvāṅkuraḥ) - a blade of Dūrvā grass

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrvāṅkura

dūrvāṅkura - a sprout or blade of Dūrvā grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dūrvā+aṅkura)

• dūrvā – Dūrvā grass, bent grass
  noun (feminine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, blade
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

Note: Indicates comparison.

स्थलात् (sthalāt) - from dry land, from the ground

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, land, place, spot

Note: Source of the Dūrvā grass.

देहशाल्मलिभोगिन्यः (dehaśālmalibhoginyaḥ) - The attachments to the body, which is likened to the thorny silk-cotton tree (śālmalī) of the netherworld, a source of suffering. (the enjoyments or attachments of the body, which is like a thorny silk-cotton tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dehaśālmalibhoginī

dehaśālmalibhoginī - enjoyment of the body-silk-cotton tree; female serpent of the body-silk-cotton tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (dehaśālmalī+bhoginī)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• śālmalī – silk-cotton tree (known for thorns or infernal context)
  noun (feminine)
• bhoginī – female enjoyer/possessor, female serpent; enjoyment
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhuj (to enjoy, possess), often refers to a female serpent or one enjoying pleasures.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: One of the subjects implied to be the 'thorns' or 'poisons' of perverted perception.

मनोमातङ्गशृङ्खलाः (manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalāḥ) - chains for the mind-elephant, mental fetters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalā

manomātaṅgaśṛṅkhalā - chains for the mind-elephant, mental fetters

Compound type : tatpurusha (manomātaṅga+śṛṅkhalā)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅkhalā – chain, fetter
  noun (feminine)

Note: The other subject implied to be the 'thorns' or 'poisons' of perverted perception.