योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-22

शास्त्राविलवनं कुर्वन्मूलकाषे भरं कुरु ।
शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
चित्तद्रुमस्य शाखादेः कुर्वाणोऽहं विकर्तनम् ॥ २२ ॥

śāstrāvilavanaṃ kurvanmūlakāṣe bharaṃ kuru ,
śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
cittadrumasya śākhādeḥ kurvāṇo'haṃ vikartanam 22

22. śāstrāvilavanam kurvan mūlakāṣe bharam kuru śikhidhvajaḥ
uvāca cittadrumasya śākhāādeḥ kurvāṇaḥ aham vikartanam

22. śāstrāvilavanam kurvan mūlakāṣe bharam kuru śikhidhvajaḥ
uvāca aham cittadrumasya śākhāādeḥ vikartanam kurvāṇaḥ

22. While engaging in the study or application of disciplines (śāstra), direct your effort towards the complete uprooting of the fundamental cause. Śikhidhvaja said: 'I am cutting the branches and other parts of the mind-tree.'

Words meanings summery:

• शास्त्राविलवनम् (śāstrāvilavanam) - the non-cutting of disciplines or knowledge systems (śāstra) (the non-cutting, non-destruction, or non-pruning of disciplines, scriptures, or instruments)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

• मूलकाषे (mūlakāṣe) - in the uprooting of the fundamental cause (in the rubbing, grinding, or uprooting of the root)

• भरम् (bharam) - effort (burden, load, weight, effort, emphasis, abundance)

• कुरु (kuru) - apply (effort) (do, make, perform, place, apply)

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चित्तद्रुमस्य (cittadrumasya) - of the mind-tree

• शाखाआदेः (śākhāādeḥ) - of branches and so forth

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - doing, performing (for oneself)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विकर्तनम् (vikartanam) - cutting, severing, carving

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्राविलवनम् (śāstrāvilavanam) - the non-cutting of disciplines or knowledge systems (śāstra) (the non-cutting, non-destruction, or non-pruning of disciplines, scriptures, or instruments)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstrāvilavanam

śāstrāvilavanam - the non-cutting/non-destruction/non-pruning of disciplines, scriptures, or instruments

verbal noun

Compound of śāstra (noun) and avilavanam (verbal noun). Avilavanam is derived from root lū (to cut) with prefix vi, then negated by a- prefix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+avilavanam)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, discipline, instrument, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• avilavanam – non-cutting, non-severing, non-pruning
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Negation 'a-' of 'vilavanam' (cutting), which is derived from root 'lū' (to cut) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lū (class 9)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) in present tense, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मूलकाषे (mūlakāṣe) - in the uprooting of the fundamental cause (in the rubbing, grinding, or uprooting of the root)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūlakāṣa

mūlakāṣa - root-rubbing, root-grinding, root-uprooting

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+kāṣa)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• kāṣa – rubbing, grinding, friction, uprooting, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kaṣ (class 1)

भरम् (bharam) - effort (burden, load, weight, effort, emphasis, abundance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhara

bhara - burden, load, weight, effort, emphasis, abundance

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - apply (effort) (do, make, perform, place, apply)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name, lit. 'peacock-bannered')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – crested, having a tuft, peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, mark, symbol
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

चित्तद्रुमस्य (cittadrumasya) - of the mind-tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittadruma

cittadruma - mind-tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+druma)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

शाखाआदेः (śākhāādeḥ) - of branches and so forth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śākhādi

śākhādi - branches and so forth, etcetera of branches

Compound type : tatpurusha (śākhā+ādi)

• śākhā – branch, limb
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etcetera
  indeclinable (masculine)

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - doing, performing (for oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) in present tense, middle voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

विकर्तनम् (vikartanam) - cutting, severing, carving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vikartana

vikartana - cutting, severing, carving

verbal noun

Derived from root kṛt (to cut) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛt (class 6)