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).

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)