महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-15

मनस्तु पूर्वमादद्यात्कुमीनानिव मत्स्यहा ।
ततः श्रोत्रं ततश्चक्षुर्जिह्वां घ्राणं च योगवित् ॥१५॥

15. manastu pūrvamādadyātkumīnāniva matsyahā ,
tataḥ śrotraṁ tataścakṣurjihvāṁ ghrāṇaṁ ca yogavit.

15. manaḥ tu pūrvam ādadhyāt kumīnān iva matsya-hā tataḥ
śrotram tataḥ cakṣuḥ jihvām ghrāṇam ca yoga-vit

15. yoga-vit tu matsya-hā kumīnān iva manaḥ pūrvam ādadhyāt; tataḥ śrotram,
tataḥ cakṣuḥ,
jihvām ca ghrāṇam (ādadyāt).

15. But a knower of (yoga) should first seize the mind, just as a fisherman catches small fish. Then (he should seize) the ear, then the eye, the tongue, and the nose.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, moreover)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (formerly, previously, first)

• आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - should seize (one should take, one should seize, one should grasp)

• कुमीनान् (kumīnān) - small fish

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• मत्स्य-हा (matsya-hā) - a fisherman (a fish-killer, a fisherman)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear (sense of hearing) (ear, sense of hearing)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye (sense of sight) (eye, sight)

• जिह्वाम् (jihvām) - the tongue (sense of taste) (tongue, sense of taste)

• घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the nose (sense of smell) (nose, sense of smell)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• योग-वित् (yoga-vit) - a knower of yoga (knower of yoga, expert in yoga)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Note: Object of 'ādadhyāt'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast or emphasis.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (formerly, previously, first)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - should seize (one should take, one should seize, one should grasp)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ā-dhā

Optative

Root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix ā (towards), optative 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Prescription or strong suggestion.

कुमीनान् (kumīnān) - small fish

(compound)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'catches' in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

मत्स्य-हा (matsya-hā) - a fisherman (a fish-killer, a fisherman)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matsya+han)

• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, striker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agent in the simile.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - the ear (sense of hearing) (ear, sense of hearing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of implied 'ādadyāt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - the eye (sense of sight) (eye, sight)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

Note: Object of implied 'ādadyāt'.

जिह्वाम् (jihvām) - the tongue (sense of taste) (tongue, sense of taste)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue, speech, sense of taste

Note: Object of implied 'ādadyāt'.

घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the nose (sense of smell) (nose, sense of smell)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - nose, sense of smell

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'ādadyāt'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of senses.

योग-वित् (yoga-vit) - a knower of yoga (knower of yoga, expert in yoga)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+vid)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, joining
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vid – knower, knowing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'ādadhyāt'.