महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-188, verse-9

विसंचारि निरालम्बं पञ्चद्वारं चलाचलम् ।
पूर्वे ध्यानपथे धीरः समादध्यान्मनोऽन्तरम् ॥९॥

9. visaṁcāri nirālambaṁ pañcadvāraṁ calācalam ,
pūrve dhyānapathe dhīraḥ samādadhyānmano'ntaram.

9. visaṃcāri nirālambam pañcadvāram calācalam pūrve
dhyānapathe dhīraḥ samādadhyāt manaḥ antaram

9. dhīraḥ pūrve dhyānapathe visaṃcāri nirālambam
pañcadvāram calācalam antaram manaḥ samādadhyāt

9. A steady person should compose the inner mind—which is prone to wandering, without support, having five doors (senses), and constantly restless—upon the previously described path of meditation (dhyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• विसंचारि (visaṁcāri) - prone to wandering (wandering about, prone to wandering, erratic)

• निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without support (unsupported, without foundation, independent)

• पञ्चद्वारम् (pañcadvāram) - having five doors (senses) (having five doors/gates)

• चलाचलम् (calācalam) - constantly restless (constantly moving, restless, fickle)

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - upon the previously described (in the former, in the prior, in the eastern)

• ध्यानपथे (dhyānapathe) - upon the path of meditation (dhyāna) (on the path of meditation (dhyāna))

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a steady person (steady, firm, wise, courageous person)

• समादध्यात् (samādadhyāt) - should compose (should fix, should compose, should steady, should concentrate)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - inner (inner, interior, internal)

Words meanings and morphology

विसंचारि (visaṁcāri) - prone to wandering (wandering about, prone to wandering, erratic)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visaṃcārin

visaṁcārin - wandering about, erratic

Derived from root √car with prefix vi-sam-

Prefixes: vi+sam

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ antaram.

निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without support (unsupported, without foundation, independent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - unsupported, without foundation

Bahuvrīhi compound 'nis' + 'ālamba'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ālamba)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ālamba – support, reliance, foundation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ antaram.

पञ्चद्वारम् (pañcadvāram) - having five doors (senses) (having five doors/gates)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcadvāra

pañcadvāra - having five doors

Bahuvrīhi compound 'pañcan' + 'dvāra'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+dvāra)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• dvāra – door, gate, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ antaram.

चलाचलम् (calācalam) - constantly restless (constantly moving, restless, fickle)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of calācala

calācala - constantly moving, restless, fickle

Dvandva-like or iterative compound of 'cala'

Compound type : dvandva (cala+acala)

• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• acala – immovable, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ antaram.

पूर्वे (pūrve) - upon the previously described (in the former, in the prior, in the eastern)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, eastern, primary

Note: Agrees with dhyānapathe.

ध्यानपथे (dhyānapathe) - upon the path of meditation (dhyāna) (on the path of meditation (dhyāna))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhyānapatha

dhyānapatha - path of meditation, way of contemplation

Tatpurusha compound 'dhyāna' + 'patha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+patha)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dhyai
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a steady person (steady, firm, wise, courageous person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, wise, courageous

Note: Used as a noun here.

समादध्यात् (samādadhyāt) - should compose (should fix, should compose, should steady, should concentrate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dhā

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Derived from root √dhā with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

अन्तरम् (antaram) - inner (inner, interior, internal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - inner, interior, intervening, different

Note: Agrees with manaḥ.