योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-28

चित्तकण्टकखण्डस्य भवत्येवमचित्तता ।
शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
अहंभावात्मनश्चित्तद्रुमबीजस्य हे मुने ।
कोऽनलो दहनाख्येऽस्मिन्कर्मण्यर्थकरो भवेत् ॥ २८ ॥

cittakaṇṭakakhaṇḍasya bhavatyevamacittatā ,
śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
ahaṃbhāvātmanaścittadrumabījasya he mune ,
ko'nalo dahanākhye'sminkarmaṇyarthakaro bhavet 28

28. cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍasya bhavati evam acittatā
śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca ahaṃbhāvātmanas
cittadrumabījasya he mune kaḥ analaḥ
dahanākhye asmin karmaṇi arthakaraḥ bhavet

28. evam cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍasya acittatā bhavati
śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca he mune ahaṃbhāvātmanas
cittadrumabījasya dahanākhye asmin
karmaṇi kaḥ analaḥ arthakaraḥ bhavet

28. Thus, mindlessness (acittatā) comes about for the mass of mind's thorns. Śikhidhvaja said: 'O sage, for the seed of the mind-tree, which is the nature of ego (ahaṃbhāva), what kind of fire would be effective in this act called burning?'

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तकण्टखण्डस्य (cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍasya) - of the mass of mind-thorns, of the thicket of mind's thorns

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, arises

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अचित्तता (acittatā) - mindlessness, thoughtlessness, absence of mind

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper name, literally 'peacock-bannered')

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहंभावात्मनस् (ahaṁbhāvātmanas) - of the very nature of ego (ahaṃbhāva) (of the ego's (ahaṃbhāva) nature (ātman), which is the ego (ahaṃbhāva) itself)

• चित्तद्रुमबीजस्य (cittadrumabījasya) - of the seed of the mind-tree

• हे (he) - O (vocative particle)

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

• दहनाख्ये (dahanākhye) - in the act named 'burning' (in that which is called burning, in the act named burning)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the action, in the deed, in the act

• अर्थकरः (arthakaraḥ) - effective, accomplishing the purpose, serving the end

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तकण्टखण्डस्य (cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍasya) - of the mass of mind-thorns, of the thicket of mind's thorns

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍa

cittakaṇṭakhaṇḍa - a mass or thicket of mind-thorns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+kaṇṭakhaṇḍa)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇṭakhaṇḍa – mass of thorns, thicket of thorns
  noun (neuter)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, arises

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अचित्तता (acittatā) - mindlessness, thoughtlessness, absence of mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acittatā

acittatā - mindlessness, absence of thought or consciousness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cittatā)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• cittatā – state of mind, mentality, consciousness
  noun (feminine)

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper name, literally 'peacock-bannered')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - having a peacock as an emblem or banner; name of a king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अहंभावात्मनस् (ahaṁbhāvātmanas) - of the very nature of ego (ahaṃbhāva) (of the ego's (ahaṃbhāva) nature (ātman), which is the ego (ahaṃbhāva) itself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāvātman

ahaṁbhāvātman - the nature of ego, the self of egoism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃbhāva+ātman)

• ahaṃbhāva – ego, egoism, the sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

चित्तद्रुमबीजस्य (cittadrumabījasya) - of the seed of the mind-tree

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cittadrumabīja

cittadrumabīja - the seed of the mind-tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cittadruma+bīja)

• cittadruma – mind-tree
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, germ, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

हे (he) - O (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, heat; god of fire

दहनाख्ये (dahanākhye) - in the act named 'burning' (in that which is called burning, in the act named burning)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dahanākhya

dahanākhya - named 'burning', called 'burning'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dahana+ākhya)

• dahana – burning, act of burning, fire
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from root dah
  Root: dah (class 1)
• ākhya – called, named, designated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (derived form)
  Derived from root khyā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the action, in the deed, in the act

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, karma

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थकरः (arthakaraḥ) - effective, accomplishing the purpose, serving the end

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthakara

arthakara - effective, useful, accomplishing the object/purpose

Agent noun/adjective

Compound formed with artha and kara (from root kṛ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kara)

• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kara – making, doing, causing, effecting
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root kṛ with agentive suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)