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4,24

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-7

यथा स्वाधीनमनसः स्वशरीरपुरीश्वराः ।
आक्रान्तेन्द्रियभृत्यस्य सुगृहीतमनोरिपोः ॥ ७ ॥
yathā svādhīnamanasaḥ svaśarīrapurīśvarāḥ ,
ākrāntendriyabhṛtyasya sugṛhītamanoripoḥ 7
7. yathā svādhīna-manasaḥ sva-śarīra-purī-īśvarāḥ /
ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtyasya su-gṛhīta-manaḥ-ripoḥ
7. yathā svādhīna-manasaḥ sva-śarīra-purī-īśvarāḥ /
ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtyasya su-gṛhīta-manaḥ-ripoḥ
7. Just as those who are masters of their own body-city (sva-śarīra-purī-īśvara) and whose minds are self-controlled (svādhīna-manas) [are truly happy], so too is the one whose sense-servants (indriya-bhṛtya) are subjugated (ākrānta) and whose enemy-mind (mano-ripu) is well-captured (sugṛhīta).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
  • स्वाधीन-मनसः (svādhīna-manasaḥ) - of self-controlled mind, whose mind is self-controlled
  • स्व-शरीर-पुरी-ईश्वराः (sva-śarīra-purī-īśvarāḥ) - masters of their own body-city
  • आक्रान्त-इन्द्रिय-भृत्यस्य (ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtyasya) - of him whose sense-servants are subjugated
  • सु-गृहीत-मनः-रिपोः (su-gṛhīta-manaḥ-ripoḥ) - of him whose enemy-mind is well-captured

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a comparison.
स्वाधीन-मनसः (svādhīna-manasaḥ) - of self-controlled mind, whose mind is self-controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svādhīna-manas
svādhīna-manas - one whose mind is self-controlled
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svādhīna+manas)
  • svādhīna – self-controlled, independent
    adjective (masculine)
    From `sva` (own) + `adhīna` (dependent).
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
स्व-शरीर-पुरी-ईश्वराः (sva-śarīra-purī-īśvarāḥ) - masters of their own body-city
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sva-śarīra-purī-īśvara
sva-śarīra-purī-īśvara - master of one's own body-city
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śarīra+purī+īśvara)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • śarīra – body, corporeal frame
    noun (neuter)
  • purī – city, town
    noun (feminine)
  • īśvara – master, lord, powerful
    noun (masculine)
आक्रान्त-इन्द्रिय-भृत्यस्य (ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtyasya) - of him whose sense-servants are subjugated
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtya
ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtya - one whose sense-servants are subjugated
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākrānta+indriya-bhṛtya)
  • ākrānta – overcome, attacked, subdued, subjugated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `kram` (to step) with prefix `ā`.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kram (class 1)
  • indriya-bhṛtya – servant-sense, senses as servants
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'of such a one'.
सु-गृहीत-मनः-रिपोः (su-gṛhīta-manaḥ-ripoḥ) - of him whose enemy-mind is well-captured
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of su-gṛhīta-manas-ripu
su-gṛhīta-manas-ripu - one whose enemy-mind is well-captured
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su-gṛhīta+manas-ripu)
  • su-gṛhīta – well-captured, well-grasped, well-restrained
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `grah` (to seize) with prefixes `su` (good) and `gṛh` (a variant of `grah`).
    Prefix: su
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • manas-ripu – enemy-mind, mind as an enemy
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'of such a one', parallel to `ākrānta-indriya-bhṛtyasya`.