योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-32

नोदेतु त्वयि संकल्पो मरुभूमाविवाङ्कुरः ।
इच्छा नोदेतु भवति लतिकेवोपलोदरे ॥ ३२ ॥

nodetu tvayi saṃkalpo marubhūmāvivāṅkuraḥ ,
icchā nodetu bhavati latikevopalodare 32

32. na udetu tvayi saṅkalpaḥ marubhūmau iva aṅkuraḥ
icchā na udetu bhavati latikā iva upala-udare

32. tvayi saṅkalpaḥ marubhūmau aṅkuraḥ iva na udetu
bhavati icchā upala-udare latikā iva na udetu

32. Let no mental constructs (saṅkalpa) arise in you, just as a sprout does not emerge in a desert. O dear one, let no desire (icchā) arise, just as a creeper cannot grow within the heart of a stone.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• उदेतु (udetu) - let it rise, let it emerge

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in your mind/being (in you, upon you)

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental constructs, thoughts, or specific intentions (saṅkalpa) (resolve, intention, mental construct, determination, thought, desire)

• मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in a desert land

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

• इच्छा (icchā) - specific desires or cravings (icchā) (desire, wish, intention)

• न (na) - not, no

• उदेतु (udetu) - let it rise, let it emerge

• भवति (bhavati) - O dear one (an address to the interlocutor, not necessarily feminine here given the context of self-inquiry). (O lady, O venerable one, O friend)

• लतिका (latikā) - small creeper, tendril

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उपल-उदरे (upala-udare) - inside a hard stone, implying impossibility of growth (in the belly/interior of a stone)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

उदेतु (udetu) - let it rise, let it emerge

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ud-√i

Imperative Active

From prefix `ud-` + √i (to go), 2nd class (adā-di), Parasmaipada.

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in your mind/being (in you, upon you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Personal pronoun (2nd person).

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental constructs, thoughts, or specific intentions (saṅkalpa) (resolve, intention, mental construct, determination, thought, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolve, intention, determination, mental construct, conception, desire

From prefix `sam-` + √kḷp (to arrange, to imagine) with suffix `-a`.

Prefix: sam

Root: √kḷp (class 1)

मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in a desert land

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of marubhūmi

marubhūmi - desert land, wilderness

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maru+bhūmi)

• maru – desert, waste, wilderness
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

Note: Sandhi-resolved form of `marubhūmāviva`.

अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

Root: √añc (class 1)

Note: Sandhi-resolved form of `marubhūmāvivaṅkuraḥ`.

इच्छा (icchā) - specific desires or cravings (icchā) (desire, wish, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing, will, intention

From √iṣ (to wish, to desire) with suffix `-cchā`.

Root: √iṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

उदेतु (udetu) - let it rise, let it emerge

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ud-√i

Imperative Active

From prefix `ud-` + √i (to go), 2nd class (adā-di), Parasmaipada.

Prefix: ud

Root: √i (class 2)

भवति (bhavati) - O dear one (an address to the interlocutor, not necessarily feminine here given the context of self-inquiry). (O lady, O venerable one, O friend)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - lady, madam, venerable one, your honor

Feminine form of `bhavat` (being, venerable). Used as a respectful address.

Note: Used as a term of address.

लतिका (latikā) - small creeper, tendril

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latikā

latikā - small creeper, tendril, vine

Diminutive of `latā` (creeper).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

Note: Sandhi-resolved form of `latikeva`.

उपल-उदरे (upala-udare) - inside a hard stone, implying impossibility of growth (in the belly/interior of a stone)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of upala-udara

upala-udara - interior of a stone, belly of a rock

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (upala+udara)

• upala – stone, rock, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, interior, inside, cavity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Sandhi-resolved form of `upalo dare`.