महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-188, verse-5

तत्र स्वाध्यायसंश्लिष्टमेकाग्रं धारयेन्मनः ।
पिण्डीकृत्येन्द्रियग्राममासीनः काष्ठवन्मुनिः ॥५॥

5. tatra svādhyāyasaṁśliṣṭamekāgraṁ dhārayenmanaḥ ,
piṇḍīkṛtyendriyagrāmamāsīnaḥ kāṣṭhavanmuniḥ.

5. tatra svādhyāyasaṃśliṣṭam ekāgram dhārayet manaḥ
piṇḍīkṛtya indriyagrāmam āsīnaḥ kāṣṭhavat muniḥ

5. muniḥ kāṣṭhavat āsīnaḥ indriyagrāmam piṇḍīkṛtya
tatra manaḥ svādhyāyasaṃśliṣṭam ekāgram dhārayet

5. There, the sage should hold his mind one-pointed and absorbed in self-study, having gathered the group of senses and seated like a log of wood.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place/matter

• स्वाध्यायसंश्लिष्टम् (svādhyāyasaṁśliṣṭam) - absorbed in self-study/scriptural study

• एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - one-pointed, concentrated

• धारयेत् (dhārayet) - one should hold, fix, concentrate, maintain

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

• पिण्डीकृत्य (piṇḍīkṛtya) - having collected, having unified, having made into a mass

• इन्द्रियग्रामम् (indriyagrāmam) - the group of senses

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

• काष्ठवत् (kāṣṭhavat) - like a log of wood, like wood

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place/matter

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from pronoun 'tad' (that).

स्वाध्यायसंश्लिष्टम् (svādhyāyasaṁśliṣṭam) - absorbed in self-study/scriptural study

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svādhyāyasaṃśliṣṭa

svādhyāyasaṁśliṣṭa - absorbed in or closely connected with self-study/scriptural recitation

Compound of 'svādhyāya' (self-study) and 'saṃśliṣṭa' (clung to, absorbed in).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+saṃśliṣṭa)

• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' (self) + 'adhyāya' (study, reading)
• saṃśliṣṭa – clung to, embraced, absorbed in, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam' (together) + root 'śliṣ' (to cling, embrace) + suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'manas'.

एकाग्रम् (ekāgram) - one-pointed, concentrated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - one-pointed, concentrated, having one goal

Compound of 'eka' (one) + 'agra' (point, front).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, chief, foremost
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'manas'.

धारयेत् (dhārayet) - one should hold, fix, concentrate, maintain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

Causative formation of root 'dhṛ'.

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'dhārayet'.

पिण्डीकृत्य (piṇḍīkṛtya) - having collected, having unified, having made into a mass

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From 'piṇḍa' (lump, ball) + 'īkṛ' (to make) + 'tya' (absolutive suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इन्द्रियग्रामम् (indriyagrāmam) - the group of senses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indriyagrāma

indriyagrāma - collection/group of senses

Compound of 'indriya' (sense organ) and 'grāma' (group, multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+grāma)

• indriya – sense organ (power or faculty of sense)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'indra'
• grāma – village, community, collection, group
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'piṇḍīkṛtya'.

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Present Active Participle

From root 'ās' (to sit) + suffix 'ānaś'.

Root: ās (class 2)

काष्ठवत् (kāṣṭhavat) - like a log of wood, like wood

(indeclinable)

From 'kāṣṭha' (wood, log) + suffix 'vat' (like).

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dhārayet'.