योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-23

जडप्रकृतिरालोलो विततावर्तवृत्तिमान् ।
मनोऽब्धिरहितव्यालो दूरं नयति तात माम् ॥ २३ ॥

jaḍaprakṛtirālolo vitatāvartavṛttimān ,
mano'bdhirahitavyālo dūraṃ nayati tāta mām 23

23. jaḍaprakṛtiḥ ālolaḥ vitata āvartavṛttimān
manas abdhiḥ ahita vyālaḥ dūram nayati tāta mām

23. O dear one, the mind, which is like an ocean (manas-abdhi), inert by its material nature (prakṛti), restlessly turbulent, full of widespread whirlpools, and an unwholesome serpent (vyāla), carries me far away.

Words meanings summery:

• जडप्रकृतिः (jaḍaprakṛtiḥ) - inert by its material nature (having an inert nature, dull-natured)

• आलोलः (ālolaḥ) - restlessly turbulent (restless, agitated, trembling)

• विततावर्तवृत्तिमान् (vitatāvartavṛttimān) - full of widespread whirlpools (having extensive whirlpool-like movements/tendencies)

• मनस् (manas) - mind, consciousness

• अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• अहित (ahita) - hostile, inimical, disadvantageous, unwholesome

• व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - unwholesome serpent (snake, serpent, wild animal, vicious beast)

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away, to a distance

• नयति (nayati) - leads, carries, guides, brings

• तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

जडप्रकृतिः (jaḍaprakṛtiḥ) - inert by its material nature (having an inert nature, dull-natured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍaprakṛti

jaḍaprakṛti - having an inert nature, dull-natured, material nature (prakṛti)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaḍa+prakṛti)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, inanimate, stupid
  adjective (masculine)
• prakṛti – nature, original substance, source, material cause, the totality of nature (prakṛti)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'abdhiḥ' (ocean-like mind).

आलोलः (ālolaḥ) - restlessly turbulent (restless, agitated, trembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālola

ālola - restless, agitated, trembling, violently shaken

From root lol (to shake) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'abdhiḥ'.

विततावर्तवृत्तिमान् (vitatāvartavṛttimān) - full of widespread whirlpools (having extensive whirlpool-like movements/tendencies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitatāvartavṛttimat

vitatāvartavṛttimat - possessing widespread whirlpool-like movements or tendencies

Derived by adding the possessive suffix -mat to the compound noun vitatāvartavṛtti.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (formed with matup suffix) (vitata+āvarta+vṛtti)

• vitata – widespread, extensive, diffused, stretched out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tan with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, rotation, turning
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vṛt with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – state, condition, mode of being, movement, tendency, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'abdhiḥ'.

मनस् (manas) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, faculty of thought

Note: First part of the karmadhāraya compound 'manas-abdhiḥ' (mind-ocean).

अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally 'holder of water')

Compound of ap (water) and dhā (to hold/place).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ap+dhā)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
• dhā – holder, container
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Main subject, forming a Karmadharaya compound with 'manas' (manas-abdhi).

अहित (ahita) - hostile, inimical, disadvantageous, unwholesome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahita

ahita - hostile, inimical, disadvantageous, not beneficial, unwholesome

Past Passive Participle (derived from dhā with a-)

Negation of hita (beneficial) formed with 'a' prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• hita – beneficial, salutary, agreeable, placed, put
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vyālaḥ'.

व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - unwholesome serpent (snake, serpent, wild animal, vicious beast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāla

vyāla - snake, serpent, vicious animal, rogue elephant

दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away, to a distance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: Used adverbially.

नयति (nayati) - leads, carries, guides, brings

(verb)

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

Root: nī (class 1)

तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of affectionate address, often by a junior to a senior, or to a pupil)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me