योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
वृक्षस्येव विमूढस्य यद्दृष्टौ तत्स्वचेतसि ।
यन्न दृष्टौ न तच्चित्ते भवत्यल्पतरस्मृते ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
vṛkṣasyeva vimūḍhasya yaddṛṣṭau tatsvacetasi ,
yanna dṛṣṭau na taccitte bhavatyalpatarasmṛte 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca vṛkṣasya iva vimūḍhasya yat dṛṣṭau tat
sva-cetasi yat na dṛṣṭau na tat citte bhavati alpā-tara-smṛte

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca alpā-tara-smṛte,
vimūḍhasya vṛkṣasya iva,
yat dṛṣṭau,
tat sva-cetasi; yat na dṛṣṭau,
tat na citte bhavati.

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Just as for a deluded person regarding a tree, whatever is seen exists within his own mind (cetas), and whatever is not seen does not exist in his mind (citta). O you of diminished memory, (this is how it is)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• विमूढस्य (vimūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the bewildered

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

• दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - what is seen/perceived (in the sight, in the perception, when seen)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• स्व-चेतसि (sva-cetasi) - in one's own mind, in one's own consciousness

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

• न (na) - not, no

• दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - what is seen/perceived (in the sight, in the perception, when seen)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the intellect

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अल्पा-तर-स्मृते (alpā-tara-smṛte) - Addressing Rama as someone who needs this basic truth explained again. (O you of diminished memory, O you with little recollection)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha, a celebrated Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

विमूढस्य (vimūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the bewildered

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vimūḍha

vimūḍha - deluded, bewildered, confused, foolish

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √muh (to be confused) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied person.

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whatever

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun.

दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - what is seen/perceived (in the sight, in the perception, when seen)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, perception, view

Derived from √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्व-चेतसि (sva-cetasi) - in one's own mind, in one's own consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva-cetas

sva-cetas - one's own mind, one's own consciousness

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+cetas)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whatever

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - what is seen/perceived (in the sight, in the perception, when seen)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, perception, view

Derived from √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the intellect

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect

Derived from √cit (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active

3rd person singular present active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अल्पा-तर-स्मृते (alpā-tara-smṛte) - Addressing Rama as someone who needs this basic truth explained again. (O you of diminished memory, O you with little recollection)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of alpā-tara-smṛti

alpā-tara-smṛti - diminished memory, little recollection

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one whose memory (smṛti) is more (tara) little (alpa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+tara+smṛti)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• tara – more, exceedingly (comparative suffix)
  suffix/indeclinable
  Comparative suffix, applied to alpa
• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: It's a compound qualifying the person being addressed, hence the masculine gender.