योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-2

न विशश्राम चेतोऽस्य स्वाभ्यासेन विना पदे ।
आसीदुद्भ्रान्त इव स प्रोह्यमान इवार्णवे ॥ २ ॥

na viśaśrāma ceto'sya svābhyāsena vinā pade ,
āsīdudbhrānta iva sa prohyamāna ivārṇave 2

2. na viśaśrāma cetaḥ asya svābhyāsena vinā pade
āsīt udbhrāntaḥ iva saḥ prohyamānaḥ iva arṇave

2. asya cetaḥ svābhyāsena vinā pade na viśaśrāma
saḥ udbhrāntaḥ iva arṇave prohyamānaḥ iva āsīt

2. His mind found no rest without his own practice (dhyāna) in its proper state. He was as if bewildered, like one being swept away in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested, took rest, ceased

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

• स्वाभ्यासेन (svābhyāsena) - by his own practice, through self-practice

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• पदे (pade) - in its (proper) state or ground (of being) (in the place, in the state, in the foot)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, it was

• उद्भ्रान्तः (udbhrāntaḥ) - bewildered, agitated, confused

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• प्रोह्यमाणः (prohyamāṇaḥ) - being carried away, being swept away

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested, took rest, ceased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vi-śram

perfect past tense

perfect tense, 3rd person singular active, with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness

Root: cit

अस्य (asya) - of him, his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

स्वाभ्यासेन (svābhyāsena) - by his own practice, through self-practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svābhyāsa

svābhyāsa - self-practice, own practice, meditation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+abhyāsa)

• sva – own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, spiritual exercise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to spiritual practice (dhyāna).

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

पदे (pade) - in its (proper) state or ground (of being) (in the place, in the state, in the foot)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, word, position

Root: pad

Note: Here 'state' or 'ground' implies the true nature or proper object of meditation.

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

imperfect past tense

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

उद्भ्रान्तः (udbhrāntaḥ) - bewildered, agitated, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udbhrānta

udbhrānta - bewildered, agitated, confused, distracted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhrām with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: bhrām (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject whose mind is being described.

प्रोह्यमाणः (prohyamāṇaḥ) - being carried away, being swept away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prohyamāṇa

prohyamāṇa - being carried along, being swept away

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root vah with prefixes pra + ud, in passive voice

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'he'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, flood