योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-39

ते निबध्नन्ति नागेन्द्रमुन्मत्तं बिसतन्तुभिः ।
चित्तं चित्तस्य वाऽदूरं संस्थितं स्वशरीरकम् ॥ ३९ ॥

te nibadhnanti nāgendramunmattaṃ bisatantubhiḥ ,
cittaṃ cittasya vā'dūraṃ saṃsthitaṃ svaśarīrakam 39

39. te nibadhnanti nāga-indram unmattam bisa-tantubhiḥ |
cittam cittasya vā adūram saṁsthitam sva-śarīrakam ||

39. te unmattam nāga-indram bisa-tantubhiḥ nibadhnanti
cittam vā cittasya adūram saṁsthitam sva-śarīrakam

39. They (those deluded ones) try to bind a frenzied lord of elephants with lotus fibers. The mind, or one's own body which is situated not far from the mind, is similarly (uncontrollable by such means).

39. מנסים הם לכפות פיל מלכותי משתולל בסיבי לוטוס דקים! החשיבה, או הגוף השוכן בקרבתה...

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• निबध्नन्ति (nibadhnanti) - they bind, they tie up

• नागेन्द्रम् (nāgendram) - lord of elephants, great elephant

• उन्मत्तम् (unmattam) - frenzied, maddened, intoxicated, agitated

• बिस-तन्तुभिः (bisa-tantubhiḥ) - with lotus fibers

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अदूरम् (adūram) - not far, near

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, dwelling, established

• स्व-शरीरकम् (sva-śarīrakam) - one's own body

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबध्नन्ति (nibadhnanti) - they bind, they tie up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bandh

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice. With upasarga 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

नागेन्द्रम् (nāgendram) - lord of elephants, great elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - lord of elephants, king of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

उन्मत्तम् (unmattam) - frenzied, maddened, intoxicated, agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of unmatta

unmatta - frenzied, mad, intoxicated, elated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mad' with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: mad (class 4)

बिस-तन्तुभिः (bisa-tantubhiḥ) - with lotus fibers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bisatantu

bisatantu - lotus fiber, stalk fiber

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bisa+tantu)

• bisa – lotus stalk, lotus fiber
  noun (neuter)
• tantu – thread, fiber
  noun (masculine)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अदूरम् (adūram) - not far, near

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adūra

adūra - not far, near, close

Negation of 'dūra' (far).

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - situated, dwelling, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṁsthita

saṁsthita - situated, standing, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्व-शरीरकम् (sva-śarīrakam) - one's own body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaśarīraka

svaśarīraka - one's own body (often with a diminutive or endearing sense)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śarīraka)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• śarīraka – body (diminutive of śarīra)
  noun (neuter)

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