महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-187, verse-44

रश्मींस्तेषां स मनसा यदा सम्यङ्नियच्छति ।
तदा प्रकाशतेऽस्यात्मा घटे दीपो ज्वलन्निव ॥४४॥

44. raśmīṁsteṣāṁ sa manasā yadā samyaṅniyacchati ,
tadā prakāśate'syātmā ghaṭe dīpo jvalanniva.

44. raśmīn teṣām sa manasā yadā samyak niyacchati
tadā prakāśate asya ātmā ghaṭe dīpaḥ jvalan iva

44. yadā sa manasā teṣām raśmīn samyak niyacchati,
tadā asya ātmā ghaṭe jvalan dīpaḥ iva prakāśate.

44. When he properly controls the "reins" (sense faculties) of those (senses) with his mind, then his true self (ātman) shines forth, like a lamp burning brightly within a jar.

Words meanings summery:

• रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - the sense faculties (likened to reins) (reins, rays, ropes)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (senses) (of them, to them, their)

• स (sa) - he (the practitioner) (he, that)

• मनसा (manasā) - by means of his mind (by the mind)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely (properly, correctly, completely)

• नियच्छति (niyacchati) - restrains, controls (controls, restrains, holds back)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth, becomes manifest (shines, appears, becomes manifest)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - his true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• घटे (ghaṭe) - within a jar (in a jar, in a pot)

• दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp (a lamp, light)

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning brightly (burning, shining)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - the sense faculties (likened to reins) (reins, rays, ropes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - ray, beam, rein, cord

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (senses) (of them, to them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned senses (implied from context).

स (sa) - he (the practitioner) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनसा (manasā) - by means of his mind (by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely (properly, correctly, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sam-añc (to go together, to join fully)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Adverb.

नियच्छति (niyacchati) - restrains, controls (controls, restrains, holds back)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, P-class 1

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Verb from root yam with prefix ni.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth, becomes manifest (shines, appears, becomes manifest)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāś

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, P-class 1

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Verb from root kāś with prefix pra.

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject 'he'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - his true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Subject of prakāśate.

घटे (ghaṭe) - within a jar (in a jar, in a pot)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - jar, pot, pitcher

दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp (a lamp, light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, source of light

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Acts as the subject of the simile.

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning brightly (burning, shining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to burn, to shine); nominative singular masculine

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dīpaḥ.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.