महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-197, verse-9

प्रसृतैरिन्द्रियैर्दुःखी तैरेव नियतैः सुखी ।
तस्मादिन्द्रियरूपेभ्यो यच्छेदात्मानमात्मना ॥९॥

9. prasṛtairindriyairduḥkhī taireva niyataiḥ sukhī ,
tasmādindriyarūpebhyo yacchedātmānamātmanā.

9. prasṛtaiḥ indriyaiḥ duḥkhī taiḥ eva niyataiḥ sukhī
tasmāt indriyarūpebhyaḥ yacchet ātmānam ātmanā

9. prasṛtaiḥ indriyaiḥ duḥkhī eva taiḥ niyataiḥ sukhī
tasmāt ātmanā ātmānam indriyarūpebhyaḥ yacchet

9. One is unhappy when the senses are uncontrolled, but happy when they are indeed restrained. Therefore, one should withdraw the self (ātman) from sensory objects by means of the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसृतैः (prasṛtaiḥ) - by those that are uncontrolled, by those that are spread out

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

• दुःखी (duḥkhī) - unhappy, miserable, suffering

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (referring to senses)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, exactly

• नियतैः (niyataiḥ) - by those that are controlled, by those that are restrained

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• इन्द्रियरूपेभ्यः (indriyarūpebhyaḥ) - from sensory objects, from the forms of the senses

• यच्छेत् (yacchet) - one should restrain, one should control, one should withdraw

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself (ātman)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसृतैः (prasṛtaiḥ) - by those that are uncontrolled, by those that are spread out

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread out, extended, uncontrolled, flowed forth

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, organ of sense

दुःखी (duḥkhī) - unhappy, miserable, suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhin

duḥkhin - unhappy, miserable, suffering, afflicted

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (referring to senses)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

नियतैः (niyataiḥ) - by those that are controlled, by those that are restrained

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niyata

niyata - controlled, restrained, disciplined, regular

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable, possessing happiness

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

इन्द्रियरूपेभ्यः (indriyarūpebhyaḥ) - from sensory objects, from the forms of the senses

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of indriyarūpa

indriyarūpa - form of a sense, sensory object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+rūpa)

• indriya – sense, organ of sense
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty, object of sense
  noun (neuter)

यच्छेत् (yacchet) - one should restrain, one should control, one should withdraw

(verb)

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

Root: yam (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, oneself (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle (ātman)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle (ātman)