योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-20

उन्मूलिताश्रयालानो मनोमत्तमतङ्गजः ।
तृष्णाकरेणुकोन्निद्रो दूरं विपरिधावति ॥ २० ॥

unmūlitāśrayālāno manomattamataṅgajaḥ ,
tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidro dūraṃ viparidhāvati 20

20. unmūlitāśrayālānaḥ manomattamatangajaḥ
tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidraḥ dūram viparidhāvati

20. manomattamatangajaḥ unmūlitāśrayālānaḥ
tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidraḥ dūram viparidhāvati

20. The wild elephant of the mind, having uprooted its supporting tethering post and aroused by the female elephant of craving, roams far and wide.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मूलिताश्रयालानः (unmūlitāśrayālānaḥ) - the mind-elephant, having uprooted its support and tethering post (whose supporting tethering post has been uprooted)

• मनोमत्तमतन्गजः (manomattamatangajaḥ) - the elephant which is the mind and is intoxicated (the mind-intoxicated elephant)

• तृष्णाकरेणुकोन्निद्रः (tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidraḥ) - the mind-elephant, awakened and excited by craving, personified as a female elephant (aroused by the female elephant of craving/thirst)

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away, to a great distance

• विपरिधावति (viparidhāvati) - runs about, roams around, wanders

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मूलिताश्रयालानः (unmūlitāśrayālānaḥ) - the mind-elephant, having uprooted its support and tethering post (whose supporting tethering post has been uprooted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmūlitāśrayālāna

unmūlitāśrayālāna - one whose support and tethering post has been uprooted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (unmūlita+āśraya+ālāna)

• unmūlita – uprooted
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root mūl with prefix ud, meaning 'to uproot'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mūl (class 1)
• āśraya – support, refuge, resting place
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)
• ālāna – a post to which an elephant is tied, tethering post
  noun (neuter)

मनोमत्तमतन्गजः (manomattamatangajaḥ) - the elephant which is the mind and is intoxicated (the mind-intoxicated elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manomattamatangaja

manomattamatangaja - the mind-intoxicated elephant, the elephant that is the mind and is intoxicated

Compound type : karmadharaya (manas+matta+mataṅgaja)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• matta – intoxicated, wild, excited, proud
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mad (to be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mataṅgaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

तृष्णाकरेणुकोन्निद्रः (tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidraḥ) - the mind-elephant, awakened and excited by craving, personified as a female elephant (aroused by the female elephant of craving/thirst)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidra

tṛṣṇākareṇukonnidra - awakened by the female elephant of craving

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tṛṣṇā+kareṇukā+unnidra)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• kareṇukā – female elephant
  noun (feminine)
• unnidra – awakened, aroused, sleepless, watchful
  adjective (masculine)
  ud (up) + nidrā (sleep) -> without sleep, awake.
  Prefix: ud

दूरम् (dūram) - far, far away, to a great distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

विपरिधावति (viparidhāvati) - runs about, roams around, wanders

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of viparidhāv

Present Active Indicative

with prefixes vi-pari-

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)