योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-41

उद्धरेद्वृक्षतस्तक्षा कदाचिच्छालभञ्जिकाम् ।
अद्वितीयाच्चितिस्तम्भादुत्कीर्णां कः करोति ताम् ॥ ४१ ॥

uddharedvṛkṣatastakṣā kadācicchālabhañjikām ,
advitīyāccitistambhādutkīrṇāṃ kaḥ karoti tām 41

41. uddharet vṛkṣataḥ takṣā kadācit śālabhañjikām
advitīyāt citistambhāt utkīrṇām kaḥ karoti tām

41. takṣā kadācit vṛkṣataḥ śālabhañjikām uddharet
advitīyāt citistambhāt tām utkīrṇām kaḥ karoti

41. A carpenter might sometimes carve a tree-nymph (śālabhañjikā) out of a tree. But who can carve out that (world/self) from the singular, non-dual pillar of consciousness (cit)?

Words meanings summery:

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - might carve out (might carve out, might extract, should lift up)

• वृक्षतः (vṛkṣataḥ) - from the tree

• तक्षा (takṣā) - carpenter, sculptor, woodworker

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, perhaps

• शालभञ्जिकाम् (śālabhañjikām) - tree-nymph, female figure

• अद्वितीयात् (advitīyāt) - from the non-dual, from the peerless

• चितिस्तम्भात् (citistambhāt) - from the pillar of consciousness (cit)

• उत्कीर्णाम् (utkīrṇām) - carved out (feminine, agreeing with 'tām') (carved out, engraved)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• करोति (karoti) - can carve out (with 'utkīrṇām') (does, makes, performs)

• ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the śālabhañjikā in the simile, or metaphorically to the world-self from the previous verse). (her, that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - might carve out (might carve out, might extract, should lift up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

optative active

From ud-√dhṛ (1st class) with optative ending.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates possibility or potential.

वृक्षतः (vṛkṣataḥ) - from the tree

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Ablative suffix -tas.

तक्षा (takṣā) - carpenter, sculptor, woodworker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣan

takṣan - carpenter, sculptor, woodworker

Noun with 'an' ending.

Root: takṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uddharet'.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, perhaps

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'kadā' (when) + 'cit' (an indefinite particle).

शालभञ्जिकाम् (śālabhañjikām) - tree-nymph, female figure

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śālabhañjikā

śālabhañjikā - tree-nymph, female figure carved on a tree, breaking off a branch (sport)

Compound of 'śāla' (sal tree) / 'śālā' (house) + 'bhañjikā' (breaker / female figure).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāla+bhañjikā)

• śāla – sal tree, house, wall
  noun (masculine)
• bhañjikā – breaker, female figure, doll, sport of breaking branches
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhañj (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'uddharet'.

अद्वितीयात् (advitīyāt) - from the non-dual, from the peerless

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of advitīya

advitīya - non-dual, unequalled, unique, peerless, without a second

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'dvitīya' (second).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+dvitīya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dvitīya – second, secondary
  adjective (masculine)
  Ordinal number from dvi (two).

चितिस्तम्भात् (citistambhāt) - from the pillar of consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citistambha

citistambha - pillar of consciousness (cit), support of awareness

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'citi' (consciousness) + 'stambha' (pillar). 'citi' is a variant of 'cit'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citi+stambha)

• citi – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun, derived from √cit (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• stambha – pillar, post, support, immobility
  noun (masculine)
  From √stambh (to prop, support).
  Root: stambh (class 5)

उत्कीर्णाम् (utkīrṇām) - carved out (feminine, agreeing with 'tām') (carved out, engraved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utkīrṇa

utkīrṇa - carved out, engraved, extracted, manifested

past passive participle

From ut-√kṛ (to scatter, here with 'ut' implies to carve out or manifest).

Prefix: ut

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tām'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'karoti'.

करोति (karoti) - can carve out (with 'utkīrṇām') (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of kṛ

present active indicative

From √kṛ (8th class).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the śālabhañjikā in the simile, or metaphorically to the world-self from the previous verse). (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'śālabhañjikām' in the simile, or metaphorically to the world-self (which is implicitly treated as feminine in this context by the participle 'utkīrṇām').