योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-6

मनो मननविक्षुब्धं दिशो दश विधावति ।
मन्दराहननोद्धूतं क्षीरार्णवपयो यथा ॥ ६ ॥

mano mananavikṣubdhaṃ diśo daśa vidhāvati ,
mandarāhananoddhūtaṃ kṣīrārṇavapayo yathā 6

6. manaḥ mananavikṣubdham diśaḥ daśa vidhāvati
mandarāhananoddhūtam kṣīrārṇavapayaḥ yathā

6. Agitated by its own incessant cogitation (manana), the mind rushes about in all ten directions, just as the waters of the milky ocean were churned up by the agitation of Mount Mandara.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• मननविक्षुब्धम् (mananavikṣubdham) - agitated by thinking/cogitation

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• दश (daśa) - ten

• विधावति (vidhāvati) - runs about, rushes, disperses

• मन्दराहननोद्धूतम् (mandarāhananoddhūtam) - churned up by the agitation/churning of Mandara (mountain)

• क्षीरार्णवपयः (kṣīrārṇavapayaḥ) - water of the milky ocean

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मननविक्षुब्धम् (mananavikṣubdham) - agitated by thinking/cogitation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mananavikṣubdha

mananavikṣubdha - agitated by thoughts, disturbed by cogitation

Compound type : tatpurusha (manana+vikṣubdha)

• manana – thinking, reflecting, cogitation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'man' (to think) + ana.
  Root: man (class 4)
• vikṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, churned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṣubh' (to agitate) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of compass

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of motion with 'vidhāvati'.

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for 'diśaḥ'.

विधावति (vidhāvati) - runs about, rushes, disperses

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Derived from root 'dhāv' (to run) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

मन्दराहननोद्धूतम् (mandarāhananoddhūtam) - churned up by the agitation/churning of Mandara (mountain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mandarāhananoddhūta

mandarāhananoddhūta - churned up by the beating of Mandara mountain, agitated by Mandara's churning

Compound type : tatpurusha (mandara+āhanana+uddhūta)

• mandara – Mandara mountain (mythological mountain used in the churning of the ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)
• āhanana – striking, beating, churning
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)
• uddhūta – churned up, agitated, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhū' (to agitate, shake) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣīrārṇavapayaḥ'.

क्षीरार्णवपयः (kṣīrārṇavapayaḥ) - water of the milky ocean

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīrārṇavapayas

kṣīrārṇavapayas - water of the milky ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣīrārṇava+payas)

• kṣīrārṇava – milky ocean
  noun (masculine)
• payas – water, fluid, milk
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the simile, compared to the mind.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)