योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-17

संकल्पोपशमे भूयस्तमन्यं वा श्रयन्ति ते ।
देहे तेषां वयमिमे संकल्पपुरुषाः स्थिताः ॥ १७ ॥

saṃkalpopaśame bhūyastamanyaṃ vā śrayanti te ,
dehe teṣāṃ vayamime saṃkalpapuruṣāḥ sthitāḥ 17

17. saṅkalpopaśame bhūyaḥ tam anyam vā śrayanti te
dehe teṣām vayam ime saṅkalpapuruṣāḥ sthitāḥ

17. (यदा) संकल्पोपशमे (भवति),
ते भूयः तम् वा अन्यम् (संकल्पम्) श्रयन्तिवयम् इमे संकल्पपुरुषाः तेषाम् देहे स्थिताः (स्मः)।

17. When (saṅkalpa) subsides, they (the 'awake in saṅkalpa') again resort to that (same saṅkalpa) or to another. We, these mental persons (saṅkalpa-puruṣa), reside in their bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पोपशमे (saṅkalpopaśame) - upon the subsiding/calming of (saṅkalpa)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, moreover, further

• तम् (tam) - that (same saṅkalpa) (that, him)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another (saṅkalpa) (another, other)

• वा (vā) - or

• श्रयन्ति (śrayanti) - they resort to, they take refuge in, they depend on

• ते (te) - refers to the 'saṅkalpajāgarāḥ' from the previous verse (they, those)

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (saṅkalpajāgarāḥ) (of them, their)

• वयम् (vayam) - the speaker here refers to himself and other 'saṅkalpa-puruṣas' (we)

• इमे (ime) - these

• सङ्कल्पपुरुषाः (saṅkalpapuruṣāḥ) - beings or entities composed of or generated from mental constructs (saṅkalpa) (mental persons, persons of (saṅkalpa))

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - residing (in their bodies) (situated, abiding, standing, present)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पोपशमे (saṅkalpopaśame) - upon the subsiding/calming of (saṅkalpa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpopaśama

saṅkalpopaśama - subsiding/calming of (saṅkalpa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+upaśama)

• saṅkalpa – will, resolve, intention, mental construct, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp (to arrange, resolve) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• upaśama – calming, cessation, subsidence, tranquility
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śam (to be quiet, cease) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Indicates 'when' or 'at the time of'

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (same saṅkalpa) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

अन्यम् (anyam) - another (saṅkalpa) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

श्रयन्ति (śrayanti) - they resort to, they take refuge in, they depend on

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of śrī

Present Indicative

Root: śrī (class 1)

ते (te) - refers to the 'saṅkalpajāgarāḥ' from the previous verse (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (saṅkalpajāgarāḥ) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

वयम् (vayam) - the speaker here refers to himself and other 'saṅkalpa-puruṣas' (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

सङ्कल्पपुरुषाः (saṅkalpapuruṣāḥ) - beings or entities composed of or generated from mental constructs (saṅkalpa) (mental persons, persons of (saṅkalpa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅkalpapuruṣa

saṅkalpapuruṣa - mental person, person formed by (saṅkalpa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+puruṣa)

• saṅkalpa – will, resolve, intention, mental construct, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp (to arrange, resolve) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• puruṣa – person, male, human being, the supreme cosmic person, spirit
  noun (masculine)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - residing (in their bodies) (situated, abiding, standing, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam ime saṅkalpapuruṣāḥ'