योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-12

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
चित्तत्यागादहं मन्ये चित्तनाशः सुसिद्धये ।
अभावः शतशो व्याधेः कथमस्यानुभूयते ॥ १२ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
cittatyāgādahaṃ manye cittanāśaḥ susiddhaye ,
abhāvaḥ śataśo vyādheḥ kathamasyānubhūyate 12

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca cittatyāgāt ahaṃ manye cittanāśaḥ
susiddhaye abhāvaḥ śataśaḥ vyādheḥ katham asya anubhūyate

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca ahaṃ manye cittatyāgāt cittanāśaḥ
susiddhaye katham asya śataśaḥ vyādheḥ abhāvaḥ anubhūyate

12. Śikhidhvaja said: "I believe that the destruction of the mind (citta) leads to supreme accomplishment (susiddhi) by means of relinquishing the mind. But how is the cessation of countless sufferings (vyādhi) experienced if the mind is destroyed?"

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चित्तत्यागात् (cittatyāgāt) - from the abandonment of the mind

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• चित्तनाशः (cittanāśaḥ) - the destruction of the mind

• सुसिद्धये (susiddhaye) - for perfect attainment, for excellent accomplishment

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, cessation

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundredfold, in hundreds, countless

• व्याधेः (vyādheḥ) - of suffering, of disease, of affliction

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (name of a king in Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – crested, peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

चित्तत्यागात् (cittatyāgāt) - from the abandonment of the mind

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cittatyāga

cittatyāga - abandonment of the mind, relinquishing the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+tyāga)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tyāga – abandonment, giving up, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tyaj (to abandon, forsake).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

अहं (ahaṁ) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

चित्तनाशः (cittanāśaḥ) - the destruction of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittanāśa

cittanāśa - destruction of the mind, annihilation of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+nāśa)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root naś (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)

सुसिद्धये (susiddhaye) - for perfect attainment, for excellent accomplishment

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of susiddhi

susiddhi - perfect accomplishment, excellent success

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+siddhi)

• su – good, excellent, well
  prefix
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed).
  Root: sidh (class 1)

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence, non-existence, cessation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• bhāva – existence, state of being, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundredfold, in hundreds, countless

(indeclinable)

व्याधेः (vyādheḥ) - of suffering, of disease, of affliction

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, sickness, affliction, suffering

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the destruction of the mind.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Root bhū (to be) with prefix anu- (after, along, near).

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)