योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-90, verse-15

चिन्तैव चित्तमित्याहुः संकल्पेतरनामकम् ।
तस्यामेव स्फुरन्त्यां तु चित्तं त्यक्तं कथं भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥

cintaiva cittamityāhuḥ saṃkalpetaranāmakam ,
tasyāmeva sphurantyāṃ tu cittaṃ tyaktaṃ kathaṃ bhavet 15

15. cintā eva cittam iti āhuḥ saṅkalpa-itara-nāmakam
tasyām eva sphurantyām tu cittam tyaktam katham bhavet

15. cintā eva cittam iti āhuḥ saṅkalpa-itara-nāmakam tu
tasyām eva sphurantyām cittam tyaktam katham bhavet

15. Indeed, thought itself is said to be the mind, which is also designated as 'that which is distinct from resolve (saṅkalpa)'. But when that very [thought] is actively manifesting, how can the mind be abandoned?

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्ता (cintā) - thought, thinking, anxiety, reflection

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

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, as, (introduces direct speech or conclusion)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• सङ्कल्प-इतर-नामकम् (saṅkalpa-itara-nāmakam) - named 'other than resolve', called 'distinct from resolve'

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (thought) (in that, on that, to that (feminine))

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

• स्फुरन्त्याम् (sphurantyām) - when that thought is actively manifesting (while manifesting, when vibrating, when active)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• त्यक्तम् (tyaktam) - abandoned, renounced, left

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way? why?

• भवेत् (bhavet) - can it be (abandoned) (may it be, should it be, can it be)

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्ता (cintā) - thought, thinking, anxiety, reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, thinking, reflection, anxiety

From root `cint` (to think, perceive), feminine noun.

Root: cint (class 10)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root `cit` (to perceive, observe, know); often used as a neuter noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, as, (introduces direct speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Particle

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present active 3rd plural

From root `brū` (to speak, say); irregular present form.

Root: brū (class 2)

सङ्कल्प-इतर-नामकम् (saṅkalpa-itara-nāmakam) - named 'other than resolve', called 'distinct from resolve'

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpa-itara-nāmaka

saṅkalpa-itara-nāmaka - having the name 'other than resolve'

Bahuvrīhi compound, `nāmaka` suffix indicates 'having the name of'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+itara+nāman)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam` + root `kḷp` (to be well-ordered, to imagine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• itara – other, different
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix `-ka` after `nāman` forms an adjective meaning 'having the name of'.

Note: Agrees with `cittam`.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (thought) (in that, on that, to that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine locative singular.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle

स्फुरन्त्याम् (sphurantyām) - when that thought is actively manifesting (while manifesting, when vibrating, when active)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of sphurant

sphurant - manifesting, throbbing, vibrating, shining, active

Present Active Participle

From root `sphur` (to throb, tremble, manifest) + `śatṛ` suffix. Feminine locative singular.

Root: sphur (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root `cit` (to perceive, observe, know); often used as a neuter noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

त्यक्तम् (tyaktam) - abandoned, renounced, left

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, forsaken, given up, renounced

Past Passive Participle

From root `tyaj` (to abandon, forsake) + `kta` suffix. Neuter nominative singular.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way? why?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

भवेत् (bhavet) - can it be (abandoned) (may it be, should it be, can it be)

(verb)

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

Optative 3rd singular

From root `bhū` (to be, become) + `liṅ` suffix (optative mood).

Root: bhū (class 1)