योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-31

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
विद्धि चित्तं नरं देवमसुरं स्थावरं स्त्रियम् ।
नागं नगं पिशाचादि खगकीटादिराक्षसम् ॥ ३१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
viddhi cittaṃ naraṃ devamasuraṃ sthāvaraṃ striyam ,
nāgaṃ nagaṃ piśācādi khagakīṭādirākṣasam 31

31. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca viddhi cittam naram devam asuram
sthāvaram striyam nāgam nagam piśācādi khagakīṭādirākṣasam

31. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca viddhi cittam naram devam asuram
sthāvaram striyam nāgam nagam piśācādi khagakīṭādirākṣasam

31. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Know the mind (citta) to be man, god, demon, immobile being, woman, serpent (nāga), mountain (naga), goblin (piśāca) and the like; bird, insect, and the like; and also a demon (rākṣasa).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind

• नरम् (naram) - man, human being

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• असुरम् (asuram) - demon

• स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - immobile being (e.g., plant, mountain)

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, female

• नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, Nāga (mythical being)

• नगम् (nagam) - mountain, tree

• पिशाचादि (piśācādi) - goblin and so on, etc.

• खगकीटादिराक्षसम् (khagakīṭādirākṣasam) - bird, insect, and so on, and demon (rākṣasa)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, revered, divine
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect (citta)

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand).

Root: cit

नरम् (naram) - man, human being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

असुरम् (asuram) - demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit, titan

स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - immobile being (e.g., plant, mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - immobile, stationary; an immobile being (such as a plant or mountain)

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, female

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, Nāga (mythical being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, Nāga (a class of mythical serpent-deities)

नगम् (nagam) - mountain, tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree (lit. 'that which does not move')

Derived from 'na' (not) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam

पिशाचादि (piśācādi) - goblin and so on, etc.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of piśācādi

piśācādi - goblin and so on, beginning with goblins

Compound of 'piśāca' (goblin) and 'ādi' (etc.).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśāca+ādi)

• piśāca – goblin, demon
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

खगकीटादिराक्षसम् (khagakīṭādirākṣasam) - bird, insect, and so on, and demon (rākṣasa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khagakīṭādirākṣasa

khagakīṭādirākṣasa - bird, insect, etc., and demon

Compound of 'khaga' (bird), 'kīṭa' (insect), 'ādi' (etc.), and 'rākṣasa' (demon).

Compound type : dvandva (khaga+kīṭa+ādi+rākṣasa)

• khaga – bird (lit. 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (going).
• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ