महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-31

यथा भारावसक्ता हि नौर्महाम्भसि तन्तुना ।
तथा मनोऽभियोगाद्वै शरीरं प्रतिकर्षति ॥३१॥

31. yathā bhārāvasaktā hi naurmahāmbhasi tantunā ,
tathā mano'bhiyogādvai śarīraṁ pratikarṣati.

31. yathā bhārāvasaktā hi nauḥ mahāmbhasi tantunā
tathā manaḥ abhiyogāt vai śarīram pratikarṣati

31. yathā hi bhārāvasaktā nauḥ mahāmbhasi tantunā [karṣyate]
tathā vai manaḥ abhiyogāt śarīram pratikarṣati

31. Just as, indeed, an overloaded boat is drawn along by a rope in the vast waters, so too, the mind, by its exertion, surely draws the body along.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• भारावसक्ता (bhārāvasaktā) - overloaded, burdened

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

• महाम्भसि (mahāmbhasi) - in the great water, in the vast sea

• तन्तुना (tantunā) - by a rope, by a thread

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• अभियोगात् (abhiyogāt) - from the mind's compelling force (from the exertion, from the application, from the force)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• प्रतिकर्षति (pratikarṣati) - pulls along, drags, draws along, restrains

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

भारावसक्ता (bhārāvasaktā) - overloaded, burdened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhārāvasakta

bhārāvasakta - burdened with a load, overloaded, weighed down

Past Passive Participle (in compound)

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhāra (load) + avasakta (burdened/attached). From ava-sañj 'to attach, hang down'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāra+avasakta)

• bhāra – load, burden, weight
  noun (masculine)
• avasakta – attached, fastened, burdened
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sañj (1st class, Parasmaipada) 'to attach' with upasarga ava-.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sañj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or cause.

नौः (nauḥ) - boat, ship

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

Root nau, feminine.

महाम्भसि (mahāmbhasi) - in the great water, in the vast sea

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāmbhas

mahāmbhas - great water, vast sea, ocean

Karmadhāraya compound of mahā (great) and ambhas (water).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ambhas – water, fluid
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location.

तन्तुना (tantunā) - by a rope, by a thread

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tantu

tantu - thread, cord, rope, string

Root: tan (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Correlative to yathā.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, internal organ of perception

Root: man (class 4)

Note: This forms a tatpuruṣa-like relationship with abhiyogāt.

अभियोगात् (abhiyogāt) - from the mind's compelling force (from the exertion, from the application, from the force)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhiyoga

abhiyoga - application, exertion, effort, compelling force, commitment

Derived from root yuj (7th class, Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada) 'to join' with upasarga abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: yuj (class 7)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

An emphasizing particle.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, form, frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

प्रतिकर्षति (pratikarṣati) - pulls along, drags, draws along, restrains

(verb)

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

Derived from root kṛṣ (1st class, Parasmaipada) 'to pull, drag' with upasarga prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)