योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-50

उह्यमानमनास्थाब्धौ मनो विषयविद्रुतम् ।
उद्धरामरसंकाश मातङ्गमिव कर्दमात् ॥ ५० ॥

uhyamānamanāsthābdhau mano viṣayavidrutam ,
uddharāmarasaṃkāśa mātaṅgamiva kardamāt 50

50. uhyamānam anāsthā abdhau manaḥ viṣaya vidrutam
uddhara amara saṃkāśa mātaṅgam iva kardamāt

50. he amarasaṃkāśa,
anāsthā-abdhau uhyamānam viṣayavidrutam manaḥ,
kardamāt mātaṅgam iva,
uddhara.

50. O you who resemble a god, rescue this mind (manas) which is being carried away in the ocean of non-steadfastness (anāsthā), distracted by sense objects (viṣaya), just as an elephant (mātaṅga) would be rescued from mud.

Words meanings summery:

• उह्यमानम् (uhyamānam) - being carried, being carried away, being tossed

• अनास्था (anāsthā) - lack of faith, non-steadfastness, indifference

• अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• विषय (viṣaya) - sense object, object of perception

• विद्रुतम् (vidrutam) - scattered/distracted (by sense objects) (scattered, dispersed, fled, dissolved)

• उद्धर (uddhara) - lift up, rescue, draw out

• अमर (amara) - immortal, god

• संकाश (saṁkāśa) - resembling, like, similar to

• मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• कर्दमात् (kardamāt) - from mud, from mire

Words meanings and morphology

उह्यमानम् (uhyamānam) - being carried, being carried away, being tossed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried, borne, floated, being tossed about

Present Passive Participle

From root वह् (vah) 'to carry' (passive voice)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

अनास्था (anāsthā) - lack of faith, non-steadfastness, indifference

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anāsthā

anāsthā - lack of faith, non-steadfastness, indifference, disbelief, apathy

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āsthā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āsthā – faith, reliance, steadfastness, hope, regard
  noun (feminine)
  From root स्था (sthā) 'to stand' with prefix आ (ā)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: First part of a compound.

अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally 'water-holder')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ap+dhā)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
• dhā – holding, containing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root धा (dhā) 'to hold'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Second part of a compound.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the rescue.

विषय (viṣaya) - sense object, object of perception

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - sense object, object of perception, domain, sphere

Note: First part of a compound.

विद्रुतम् (vidrutam) - scattered/distracted (by sense objects) (scattered, dispersed, fled, dissolved)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidruta

vidruta - scattered, dispersed, fled, dissolved, distracted

Past Passive Participle

From root द्रु (dru) 'to run' with prefix वि (vi)

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Second part of a compound. Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

उद्धर (uddhara) - lift up, rescue, draw out

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of uddhṛ

Imperative

From root हृ (hṛ) 'to carry' with prefix उद् (ud)

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अमर (amara) - immortal, god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amara

amara - immortal, a god, deity

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mara – dying, mortal
  adjective (masculine)
  From root मृ (mṛ) 'to die'
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: First part of a compound.

संकाश (saṁkāśa) - resembling, like, similar to

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃkāśa

saṁkāśa - resembling, like, similar to, equal to

From root काश् (kāś) 'to appear, shine' with prefix सम् (sam)

Prefix: sam

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Second part of a compound, forming a vocative address 'O god-like one'.

मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant, a low caste

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

कर्दमात् (kardamāt) - from mud, from mire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kardama

kardama - mud, mire, dirt