योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-62

चापले प्रसरस्तस्मादन्तर्येन नदीयते ।
मनोविलयमादत्ते तस्यालान इव द्विपः ॥ ६२ ॥

cāpale prasarastasmādantaryena nadīyate ,
manovilayamādatte tasyālāna iva dvipaḥ 62

62. cāpale prasaraḥ tasmāt antar yena na dīyate
manaḥ vilayam ādatte tasya ālānaḥ iva dvipaḥ

62. tasmāt,
yena manaḥ antar cāpale prasaraḥ na dīyate,
(tat) manaḥ vilayam ādatte,
tasya dvipaḥ ālānaḥ iva.

62. Therefore, the mind (manas) that does not allow the spread of fickleness to arise within itself attains a state of dissolution (manovilaya), much like an elephant (dvipaḥ) held firmly by a tying post (ālāna).

Words meanings summery:

• चापले (cāpale) - in (its) restlessness (inherent to the mind) (in fickleness, in restlessness, in agility)

• प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - (the) spread (spread, expanse, flow, diffusion)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, thence)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within (itself) (within, inside, among, between)

• येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, because of which)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• दीयते (dīyate) - is allowed (to spread) (is given, is offered, is allowed)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

• विलयम् (vilayam) - a state of dissolution (manovilaya) (dissolution, absorption, destruction, disappearance)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - attains (takes, accepts, attains, receives)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mind) / its (post) (of that, its, his)

• आलानः (ālānaḥ) - (a) tying post (tying post, stake, pillar for tying elephants)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - (an) elephant (elephant (lit. "drinker twice", referring to its trunk))

Words meanings and morphology

चापले (cāpale) - in (its) restlessness (inherent to the mind) (in fickleness, in restlessness, in agility)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cāpala

cāpala - fickleness, restlessness, agility, quickness

from root √cap (to tremble, to move quickly)

Root: cap

प्रसरः (prasaraḥ) - (the) spread (spread, expanse, flow, diffusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasara

prasara - spread, expanse, flow, diffusion, course

from pra- √sṛ (to move, flow)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, thence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

अन्तर् (antar) - within (itself) (within, inside, among, between)

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which (mind) (by which, because of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ' (mind).

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

दीयते (dīyate) - is allowed (to spread) (is given, is offered, is allowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √dā

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, middle ending

Root: dā (class 3)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, thought

Note: Subject of 'ādatte'.

विलयम् (vilayam) - a state of dissolution (manovilaya) (dissolution, absorption, destruction, disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya

vilaya - dissolution, absorption, destruction, disappearance

from vi- √lī (to dissolve, melt)

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ādatte'.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - attains (takes, accepts, attains, receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-√dā

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, middle ending (ātmanepada)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mind) / its (post) (of that, its, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mind, implying 'its (post)' in the simile.

आलानः (ālānaḥ) - (a) tying post (tying post, stake, pillar for tying elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālāna

ālāna - tying post, stake, pillar (especially for elephants)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a simile.

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - (an) elephant (elephant (lit. "drinker twice", referring to its trunk))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'drinker twice')

compound: dvi (two) + pa (drinker, from √pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from √pā
  agent noun from the root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)