योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-139, verse-6

दोलायितं तु संदेहाद्दुःखमास्ते कुनिश्चयम् ।
विकल्पेनैवमस्यैतज्ज्ञानान्नाल्पेन यास्यति ॥ ६ ॥

dolāyitaṃ tu saṃdehādduḥkhamāste kuniścayam ,
vikalpenaivamasyaitajjñānānnālpena yāsyati 6

6. dolāyitam tu sandehāt duḥkham āste kuniścayam
vikalpena evam asya etat jñānāt na alpena yāsyati

6. sandehat dolayitam kuniścayam duḥkham tu āste.
asya etat vikalpena evaṃ alpena jñānāt na yāsyati.

6. Indeed, an uncertain resolve (kuniścayam), wavering due to doubt, persists as sorrow. This (state) of his, born of mental conjecture (vikalpa), will not depart by any insignificant amount of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• दोलायितम् (dolāyitam) - wavering (oscillating, wavering, swinging)

• तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however)

• सन्देहात् (sandehāt) - due to doubt (from doubt, due to doubt)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, suffering, misery, distress)

• आस्ते (āste) - persists (remains, stays, sits, exists)

• कुनिश्चयम् (kuniścayam) - uncertain resolve (kuniścayam) (wrong certainty, uncertain decision, bad determination)

• विकल्पेन (vikalpena) - by mental conjecture (vikalpa) (by mental construction, by doubt, by error, by conjecture)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• अस्य (asya) - of his (of him, his, of this)

• एतत् (etat) - this (state of sorrow) (this, this one)

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - by knowledge (from knowledge, by knowledge)

• न (na) - not, no

• अल्पेन (alpena) - by any insignificant amount (of knowledge) (by a small, by a little)

• यास्यति (yāsyati) - will depart (will go, will depart, will attain)

Words meanings and morphology

दोलायितम् (dolāyitam) - wavering (oscillating, wavering, swinging)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dolāyita

dolāyita - oscillating, wavering, swinging, hesitant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'dolā' (swing) with suffix 'āyita'.

Note: Agrees with 'kuniścayam'.

तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however)

(indeclinable)

सन्देहात् (sandehāt) - due to doubt (from doubt, due to doubt)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sandeha

sandeha - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: dih (class 4)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, suffering, misery, distress)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, misery, pain, distress

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here used as a noun meaning 'distress'.

आस्ते (āste) - persists (remains, stays, sits, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, P class 2 (adādi).

Root: ās (class 2)

कुनिश्चयम् (kuniścayam) - uncertain resolve (kuniścayam) (wrong certainty, uncertain decision, bad determination)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuniścaya

kuniścaya - wrong resolve, bad decision, uncertain determination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+niścaya)

• ku – bad, evil, wrong, difficult
  indeclinable
• niścaya – resolve, determination, certainty, decision
  noun (masculine)
  From ni + ci (to gather)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, acts as the subject along with 'duḥkham'.

विकल्पेन (vikalpena) - by mental conjecture (vikalpa) (by mental construction, by doubt, by error, by conjecture)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikalpa

vikalpa - mental construction, conjecture, doubt, error, alternative, option

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of his (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Can also be neuter genitive singular. Refers to the person experiencing the sorrow.

एतत् (etat) - this (state of sorrow) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Could also be accusative singular. Refers to the previously mentioned sorrow/uncertainty.

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - by knowledge (from knowledge, by knowledge)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used to denote cause or instrument.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अल्पेन (alpena) - by any insignificant amount (of knowledge) (by a small, by a little)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

Note: Used adverbially to modify the cessation, implying 'not by a small means/degree'.

यास्यति (yāsyati) - will depart (will go, will depart, will attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yā

Future Indicative

3rd person singular, future tense, active voice, P class 2 (adādi).

Root: yā (class 2)