योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-4

विवेकतन्तुजालेन गृहीता येन ते शठाः ।
तस्याङ्गानि न लुम्पन्ति पाशा नागबलं यथा ॥ ४ ॥

vivekatantujālena gṛhītā yena te śaṭhāḥ ,
tasyāṅgāni na lumpanti pāśā nāgabalaṃ yathā 4

4. viveka-tantu-jālena gṛhītāḥ yena te śaṭhāḥ
tasya aṅgāni na lumpanti pāśāḥ nāga-balam yathā

4. yena viveka-tantu-jālena te śaṭhāḥ gṛhītāḥ,
tasya aṅgāni (te śaṭhāḥ) na lumpanti,
yathā pāśāḥ nāga-balam (na lumpanti).

4. Those deceitful ones (the senses), if caught by the net of the threads of discrimination, do not harm that person's limbs, just as ropes cannot restrain the might of an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• विवेक-तन्तु-जालेन (viveka-tantu-jālena) - by the intricate web of discerning wisdom (by the net of the threads of discrimination)

• गृहीताः (gṛhītāḥ) - ensnared, captured (caught, seized, apprehended)

• येन (yena) - by whom (referring to the person who catches them) (by which, by whom)

• ते (te) - those (senses) (they, those (plural))

• शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - the deceitful senses (as rogues) (rogues, deceitful ones, cunning individuals)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that person (who uses discrimination) (his, its, of him/it)

• अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - physical parts of the body (limbs, parts, body)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लुम्पन्ति (lumpanti) - they do not injure or damage (they harm, hurt, mutilate, break)

• पाशाः (pāśāḥ) - ropes or fetters (snares, ropes, bonds)

• नाग-बलम् (nāga-balam) - the immense strength of an elephant (the strength of an elephant; the strength of a snake)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

विवेक-तन्तु-जालेन (viveka-tantu-jālena) - by the intricate web of discerning wisdom (by the net of the threads of discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of viveka-tantu-jāla

viveka-tantu-jāla - a net made of the threads of discrimination/discernment

Compound 'viveka' (discrimination) + 'tantu' (thread) + 'jāla' (net).

Compound type : tatpurusha (viveka+tantu+jāla)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment, analysis
  noun (masculine)
  From root vic (to distinguish) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• tantu – thread, cord, line
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tan (class 8)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)
  From root jal (to cover).
  Root: jal

Note: Means by which 'śaṭhāḥ' are caught.

गृहीताः (gṛhītāḥ) - ensnared, captured (caught, seized, apprehended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - caught, seized, taken, accepted

Past Passive Participle

From root grah (to seize, take).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Describes 'śaṭhāḥ'.

येन (yena) - by whom (referring to the person who catches them) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Masculine instrumental singular of the relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the person who has mastered the senses through discrimination.

ते (te) - those (senses) (they, those (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine nominative plural form of the demonstrative pronoun, referring to the 'śaṭhāḥ' (senses).

Note: Refers to the 'śaṭhāḥ'.

शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - the deceitful senses (as rogues) (rogues, deceitful ones, cunning individuals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cheat, villain, deceitful, cunning

Root: śaṭh

Note: Subject of the main clause.

तस्य (tasya) - of that person (who uses discrimination) (his, its, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Masculine genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun, correlative to 'yena'.

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'aṅgāni'.

अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - physical parts of the body (limbs, parts, body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member, component

Root: ag (class 1)

Note: Object of 'lumpanti'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb 'lumpanti'.

लुम्पन्ति (lumpanti) - they do not injure or damage (they harm, hurt, mutilate, break)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of lump

present tense, active voice

Third person plural, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada of root lup (to break, rob).

Root: lup (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'śaṭhāḥ'.

पाशाः (pāśāḥ) - ropes or fetters (snares, ropes, bonds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, noose, bond

From root paś (to bind).

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile.

नाग-बलम् (nāga-balam) - the immense strength of an elephant (the strength of an elephant; the strength of a snake)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāga-bala

nāga-bala - elephant's strength, snake's strength

Compound 'nāga' (elephant/snake) + 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+bala)

• nāga – serpent, snake; elephant
  noun (masculine)
  From root nah (to bind).
  Root: nah (class 4)
• bala – strength, power, force, might
  noun (neuter)
  From root bal (to live, be strong).
  Root: bal (class 10)

Note: Object of the implied negation of 'lumpanti' in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a simile or comparison.