योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-49

स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानमवष्टभ्य विचारतः ।
संसारमोहजलधेस्तारयेत्स्वमनोमृगम् ॥ ४९ ॥

svayamevātmanātmānamavaṣṭabhya vicārataḥ ,
saṃsāramohajaladhestārayetsvamanomṛgam 49

49. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam avaṣṭabhya vicārataḥ
saṃsāra-moha-jaladheḥ tārayet svamanomṛgam

49. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam vicārataḥ avaṣṭabhya,
saṃsāra-moha-jaladheḥ svamanomṛgam tārayet.

49. One should, by oneself, through the self (ātman) and by means of discrimination (vicāra), restrain one's mind, which is like a deer, and enable it to cross the ocean of delusion (moha) that is the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, voluntarily

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having restrained, having supported, having held firm

• विचारतः (vicārataḥ) - through discrimination, by means of inquiry

• संसार-मोह-जलधेः (saṁsāra-moha-jaladheḥ) - from the ocean of worldly delusion

• तारयेत् (tārayet) - one should cause to cross, one should rescue

• स्वमनोमृगम् (svamanomṛgam) - one's own mind-deer

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, voluntarily

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of a pronominal form.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or the universal Self

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or the universal Self

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having restrained, having supported, having held firm

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'stambh' (to support, stop) with prefix 'ava' and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

विचारतः (vicārataḥ) - through discrimination, by means of inquiry

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

संसार-मोह-जलधेः (saṁsāra-moha-jaladheḥ) - from the ocean of worldly delusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-moha-jaladhi

saṁsāra-moha-jaladhi - ocean of the delusion (moha) of saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth)

Compound of 'saṃsāra' (cycle of existence), 'moha' (delusion), and 'jaladhi' (ocean).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+moha+jaladhi)

• saṃsāra – cycle of birth and death, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• jaladhi – ocean, sea (literally 'water holder')
  noun (masculine)

तारयेत् (tārayet) - one should cause to cross, one should rescue

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tāray

Causative

Causative form of root 'tṛ' (to cross).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

स्वमनोमृगम् (svamanomṛgam) - one's own mind-deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svamanomṛga

svamanomṛga - one's own mind-like-deer, the mind-deer

Compound of 'sva' (own), 'manas' (mind), and 'mṛga' (deer), often used metaphorically for the restless mind.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+manas+mṛga)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective/pronoun
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)