योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-17

अन्ये ऊचुः ।
उत्थितानुत्थितानेतानिन्द्रियाहीन्पुनः पुनः ।
हन्याद्विवेकदण्डेन वज्रेणेव हरिर्गिरीन् ॥ १७ ॥

anye ūcuḥ ,
utthitānutthitānetānindriyāhīnpunaḥ punaḥ ,
hanyādvivekadaṇḍena vajreṇeva harirgirīn 17

17. anye ūcuḥ utthitānutthitān etān indriyāhīn punaḥ
punaḥ hanyāt vivekadaṇḍena vajreṇa iva hariḥ girīn

17. anye ūcuḥ hariḥ vajreṇa girīn iva vivekadaṇḍena
utthitānutthitān etān indriyāhīn punaḥ punaḥ hanyāt

17. Others said: One should repeatedly strike down these senses (indriya), which are like serpents, whether they are aroused or quiescent, using the rod of discernment, just as Indra strikes down mountains with his thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• उत्थितानुत्थितान् (utthitānutthitān) - those that are arisen and not arisen, active and quiescent

• एतान् (etān) - these

• इन्द्रियाहीन् (indriyāhīn) - refers to the senses (indriya) that are difficult to control, like serpents. (sense-serpents, senses that are like serpents)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - one should suppress or control (one should kill, strike down)

• विवेकदण्डेन (vivekadaṇḍena) - with the rod of discernment, with the staff of discrimination

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with a thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Indra, as the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra, Vishnu, lion, sun, monkey)

• गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active, 3rd plural

from root vac, reduplicated perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्थितानुत्थितान् (utthitānutthitān) - those that are arisen and not arisen, active and quiescent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utthitānutthita

utthitānutthita - arisen and not arisen, active and quiescent

Dvandva compound of past passive participles utthita and anutthita.

Compound type : dvandva (utthita+anutthita)

• utthita – arisen, risen, active
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sthā (to stand), with prefix ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• anutthita – not arisen, not risen, quiescent, latent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  'a' negative prefix + utthita
  Prefixes: an+ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'etān indriyāhīn'.

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

इन्द्रियाहीन् (indriyāhīn) - refers to the senses (indriya) that are difficult to control, like serpents. (sense-serpents, senses that are like serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of indriyāhin

indriyāhin - sense-serpent

Karmadhāraya compound where indriya is likened to ahin.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (indriya+ahin)

• indriya – sense, sensory organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from Indra, meaning that which belongs to or is related to Indra, or that which is powerful.
  Root: indra
• ahin – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ah

Note: Direct object of 'hanyāt'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - one should suppress or control (one should kill, strike down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

optative mood, 3rd person singular

from root han (class 2)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally or with an implied agent (e.g., 'one').

विवेकदण्डेन (vivekadaṇḍena) - with the rod of discernment, with the staff of discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vivekadaṇḍa

vivekadaṇḍa - rod of discernment

Tatpurusha compound (viveka + daṇḍa) - a rod which is (made of) discernment, or a rod used for discernment.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+daṇḍa)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  from root vic (to distinguish) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• daṇḍa – rod, staff, stick, punishment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Instrument for striking.

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with a thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond

Root: vaj

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

हरिः (hariḥ) - Indra, as the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra, Vishnu, lion, sun, monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Vishnu, Indra, sun, moon, lion, horse, monkey

'i'-stem noun

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

'i'-stem noun

Root: gṝ

Note: Direct object of the implied action (striking down).