योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-56

मनो हि चपलं राम संसारवनमर्कटम् ।
संशोध्य हृदि यत्नेन श्रोतव्या परमार्थगीः ॥ ५६ ॥

mano hi capalaṃ rāma saṃsāravanamarkaṭam ,
saṃśodhya hṛdi yatnena śrotavyā paramārthagīḥ 56

56. manaḥ hi capalam rāma saṃsāravanamarkaṭam
saṃśodhya hṛdi yatnena śrotavyā paramārthagīḥ

56. rāma hi manaḥ capalam saṃsāravanamarkaṭam [asti].
[tat] yatnena hṛdi saṃśodhya paramārthagīḥ śrotavyā.

56. Indeed, O Rama, the mind is restless, like a monkey in the forest of transmigration (saṃsāra). Therefore, having thoroughly purified it within your heart with great effort, the discourse on the ultimate reality (paramārtha) should be carefully listened to.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• चपलम् (capalam) - fickle, restless, unsteady

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• संसारवनमर्कटम् (saṁsāravanamarkaṭam) - a monkey in the forest of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• संशोध्य (saṁśodhya) - having purified, having restrained, having cleansed

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• श्रोतव्या (śrotavyā) - to be heard, should be listened to

• परमार्थगीः (paramārthagīḥ) - the speech/discourse of ultimate reality

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, faculty of thought

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

चपलम् (capalam) - fickle, restless, unsteady

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of capala

capala - fickle, restless, unsteady, trembling, agile

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, charming

संसारवनमर्कटम् (saṁsāravanamarkaṭam) - a monkey in the forest of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsāravanamarkaṭa

saṁsāravanamarkaṭa - a monkey in the forest of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+vana+markaṭa)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• markaṭa – monkey
  noun (masculine)

संशोध्य (saṁśodhya) - having purified, having restrained, having cleansed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root 'śudh' (to purify) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: śudh (class 4)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, interior

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, care

श्रोतव्या (śrotavyā) - to be heard, should be listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, should be listened to

Gerundive

formed from root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

परमार्थगीः (paramārthagīḥ) - the speech/discourse of ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramārthagī

paramārthagī - discourse/speech of ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramārtha+gī)

• paramārtha – ultimate reality, supreme truth, highest object
  noun (masculine)
• gī – speech, song, verse
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gai (class 1)