महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-6

केन विज्ञानयोगेन मतिश्चित्तं समास्थिता ।
समुन्नीता नाध्यगच्छत्को वैनां प्रतिषेधति ॥६॥

6. kena vijñānayogena matiścittaṁ samāsthitā ,
samunnītā nādhyagacchatko vaināṁ pratiṣedhati.

6. kena vijñānayogena matiḥ cittam samāsthitā
samunnītā na adhyagacchat kaḥ vai enām pratiṣedhati

6. kena vijñānayogena matiḥ cittam samāsthitā
samunnītā na adhyagacchat kaḥ vai enām pratiṣedhati

6. By what application of spiritual discipline (vijñāna-yoga) does the intellect become established in the mind? Though elevated, it does not comprehend. Who, indeed, obstructs it?

Words meanings summery:

• केन (kena) - by what, by which

• विज्ञानयोगेन (vijñānayogena) - by the application of knowledge, by the discipline of spiritual insight

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, thought

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• समास्थिता (samāsthitā) - established, placed, residing in

• समुन्नीता (samunnītā) - elevated, raised up, brought forth

• न (na) - not, no

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - did not comprehend, did not attain, did not understand

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• एनाम् (enām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

• प्रतिषेधति (pratiṣedhati) - obstructs, hinders, prohibits, rejects

Words meanings and morphology

केन (kena) - by what, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विज्ञानयोगेन (vijñānayogena) - by the application of knowledge, by the discipline of spiritual insight

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijñānayoga

vijñānayoga - application of knowledge, spiritual discipline, union of spiritual insight

Compound type : tatpurusha (vijñāna+yoga)

• vijñāna – knowledge, spiritual insight, discrimination, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vi-jnā
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, effort, application
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, understanding, opinion, thought

Derived from man

Root: man (class 4)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Derived from cit

Root: cit (class 1)

समास्थिता (samāsthitā) - established, placed, residing in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - established, placed, residing in, standing together

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam-ā-sthā + kta

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

समुन्नीता (samunnītā) - elevated, raised up, brought forth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samunnīta

samunnīta - elevated, raised, brought forth, extracted

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam-ud-nī + kta

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - did not comprehend, did not attain, did not understand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'adhi' changes the meaning of 'gam' to 'comprehend' or 'attain'.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - the intellect (mati) (her, it (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, her, it

Note: Refers to 'matiḥ'.

प्रतिषेधति (pratiṣedhati) - obstructs, hinders, prohibits, rejects

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 1)