महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-188, verse-13

समाहितं क्षणं किंचिद्ध्यानवर्त्मनि तिष्ठति ।
पुनर्वायुपथं भ्रान्तं मनो भवति वायुवत् ॥१३॥

13. samāhitaṁ kṣaṇaṁ kiṁciddhyānavartmani tiṣṭhati ,
punarvāyupathaṁ bhrāntaṁ mano bhavati vāyuvat.

13. samāhitam kṣaṇam kiñcit dhyāna-vartmani tiṣṭhati
punar vāyu-patham bhrāntam manaḥ bhavati vāyuvat

13. samāhitam manaḥ kiñcit kṣaṇam dhyāna-vartmani tiṣṭhati
punar bhrāntam manaḥ vāyu-patham vāyuvat bhavati

13. The concentrated mind (manas) remains somewhat on the path of meditation (dhyāna) for a moment; then again, wandering like the wind, it becomes like the wind itself.

Words meanings summery:

• समाहितम् (samāhitam) - concentrated, composed, collected

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, an instant

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, anything

• ध्यान-वर्त्मनि (dhyāna-vartmani) - on the path of meditation (dhyāna)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, stands

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

• वायु-पथम् (vāyu-patham) - path of the wind, air

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - wandering, mistaken, deluded

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• वायुवत् (vāyuvat) - like the wind

Words meanings and morphology

समाहितम् (samāhitam) - concentrated, composed, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, fixed, collected, composed

Past Passive Participle

PPP from `sam-ā-dhā` (to place together, fix, concentrate)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agreement with 'manaḥ' in neuter nominative singular.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, anything

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `cid`.

Note: Adverbial use, modifying `tiṣṭhati`.

ध्यान-वर्त्मनि (dhyāna-vartmani) - on the path of meditation (dhyāna)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhyāna-vartman

dhyāna-vartman - path of meditation, way of contemplation

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+vartman)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root `dhyā` (to meditate)
  Root: dhyā (class 4)
• vartman – path, road, track
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the practice or process of meditation (dhyāna).

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, stands

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present indicative active.

Root: sthā (class 1)

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

वायु-पथम् (vāyu-patham) - path of the wind, air

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyu-patha

vāyu-patha - path of the wind, atmosphere

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+patha)

• vāyu – wind, air, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `bhrāntam` (wandering) or implicitly the destination of wandering.

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - wandering, mistaken, deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandering, perplexed, mistaken, confused

Past Passive Participle

PPP from `bhram` (to wander, roam)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'manaḥ' in neuter nominative singular.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `bhavati`.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present indicative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वायुवत् (vāyuvat) - like the wind

(indeclinable)

From `vāyu` (wind) + `vat` (like).

Note: Functions as an adverb or predicative adjective.