योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-19

मन एव समर्थं वो मनसो दृढनिग्रहे ।
अराजा कः समर्थः स्याद्राज्ञो राघव निग्रहे ॥ १९ ॥

mana eva samarthaṃ vo manaso dṛḍhanigrahe ,
arājā kaḥ samarthaḥ syādrājño rāghava nigrahe 19

19. manaḥ eva samartham vaḥ manasaḥ dṛḍhanigrahe
arājā kaḥ samarthaḥ syāt rājñaḥ rāghava nigrahe

19. rāghava vaḥ manasaḥ dṛḍhanigrahe manaḥ eva
samartham arājā kaḥ rājñaḥ nigrahe samarthaḥ syāt

19. Only the mind (manas) itself is capable of firmly restraining your mind (manas). O Rāghava, who, being a non-king, would be capable of restraining a king?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the agent) (mind, intellect, thought)

• एव (eva) - itself, only (indeed, only, certainly)

• समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (of you (plural), your)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of one's own mind (manas) (of the mind)

• दृढनिग्रहे (dṛḍhanigrahe) - in firmly restraining (in firm restraint, in strong control)

• अराजा (arājā) - one who is not a king, a commoner (not a king, one without a king, a commoner)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, would be, should be)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (another name for Rāma) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

• निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraining, in controlling (in restraint, in control, in suppression)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the agent) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, perception, heart

एव (eva) - itself, only (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the exclusive capability of the mind.

समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

From sam-√arth 'to be capable'.

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

वः (vaḥ) - your (of you (plural), your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the listener, Rāma, respectfully plural or implying a general audience.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of one's own mind (manas) (of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, perception, heart

Note: Possessive, 'of your mind'.

दृढनिग्रहे (dṛḍhanigrahe) - in firmly restraining (in firm restraint, in strong control)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhanigraha

dṛḍhanigraha - firm restraint, strong control

Compound of dṛḍha (firm, strong) and nigraha (restraint, control).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛḍha+nigraha)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛh 'to be firm'.
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• nigraha – restraint, control, subjection, suppression
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-√grah 'to seize, restrain'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates the sphere of capability.

अराजा (arājā) - one who is not a king, a commoner (not a king, one without a king, a commoner)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arājan

arājan - not a king, one without a king

Negative compound with a (not) and rājan (king).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rājan)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √rāj 'to rule'.
  Root: rāj (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able (capable, able, competent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

From sam-√arth 'to be capable'.

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kaḥ'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, would be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative active

3rd person singular, active voice, optative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the king'.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (another name for Rāma) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper name)

A patronymic, from Raghu.

निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraining, in controlling (in restraint, in control, in suppression)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, control, subjection, suppression

From ni-√grah 'to seize, restrain'.

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action.