योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-24

अप्यब्धिपानान्महतः सुमेरून्मूलनादपि ।
अपि वह्न्यशनात्साधो विषमश्चित्तनिग्रहः ॥ २४ ॥

apyabdhipānānmahataḥ sumerūnmūlanādapi ,
api vahnyaśanātsādho viṣamaścittanigrahaḥ 24

24. api abdhipānāt mahataḥ sumerūnmūlanāt api
api vahnyaśanāt sādho viṣamaḥ cittanigrahaḥ

24. O virtuous one, controlling the mind (cittanigrahaḥ) is more formidable even than drinking the great ocean, uprooting Mount Sumeru, or consuming fire.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अब्धिपानात् (abdhipānāt) - from drinking the ocean

• महतः (mahataḥ) - great (qualifying the ocean drinking feat) (great, mighty)

• सुमेरून्मूलनात् (sumerūnmūlanāt) - from uprooting Mount Sumeru

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वह्न्यशनात् (vahnyaśanāt) - from eating fire

• साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good man, O sage

• विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - difficult, formidable, uneven

• चित्तनिग्रहः (cittanigrahaḥ) - control of the mind

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अब्धिपानात् (abdhipānāt) - from drinking the ocean

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abdhipāna

abdhipāna - drinking of the ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (abdhi+pāna)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• pāna – drinking, a drink
  noun (neuter)
  from root pā + suff. ana
  Root: pā (class 1)

महतः (mahataḥ) - great (qualifying the ocean drinking feat) (great, mighty)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important

Note: agrees with 'abdhipānāt'

सुमेरून्मूलनात् (sumerūnmūlanāt) - from uprooting Mount Sumeru

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sumerūnmūlana

sumerūnmūlana - uprooting of Mount Sumeru

Compound type : tatpurusha (sumeru+unmūlana)

• sumeru – Mount Sumeru (mythical golden mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• unmūlana – uprooting, extirpation
  noun (neuter)
  from ud- (upasarga) + root mūl + suff. ana
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mūl (class 10)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वह्न्यशनात् (vahnyaśanāt) - from eating fire

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vahnyaśana

vahnyaśana - eating of fire, consuming fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (vahni+aśana)

• vahni – fire, Agni (god of fire)
  noun (masculine)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  from root aś + suff. ana
  Root: aś (class 9)

साधो (sādho) - O virtuous one, O good man, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - difficult, formidable, uneven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, formidable, dangerous, bad

Note: agrees with 'cittanigrahaḥ'

चित्तनिग्रहः (cittanigrahaḥ) - control of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittanigraha

cittanigraha - control of the mind (citta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+nigraha)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root cit + suff. ta, used as noun
  Root: cit (class 1)
• nigraha – restraint, control, subjugation
  noun (masculine)
  from ni- (upasarga) + root grah + suff. a
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah (class 9)