योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-14

संवित्प्रयत्नसंरोधान्मनः स्वायनमुज्झति ।
चेतश्चपलतोन्मुक्तं विवेकमनुधावति ॥ १४ ॥

saṃvitprayatnasaṃrodhānmanaḥ svāyanamujjhati ,
cetaścapalatonmuktaṃ vivekamanudhāvati 14

14. saṃvitprayatnasaṃrodhāt manas sva āyanam ujjhati
cetas ca capalatā unmuktaṃ vivekam anudhāvati

14. saṃvitprayatnasaṃrodhāt manas sva āyanam ujjhati
cetas ca capalatā unmuktaṃ vivekam anudhāvati

14. Through the restraint of conscious (saṃvit) effort, the mind (manas) abandons its usual inclinations. The consciousness (cetas), freed from restlessness, then pursues discrimination (viveka).

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्प्रयत्नसंरोधात् (saṁvitprayatnasaṁrodhāt) - through the restraint of conscious (saṃvit) effort (by the restraint of conscious effort)

• मनस् (manas) - mind (mind, intellect)

• स्व (sva) - its own (own, one's own)

• आयनम् (āyanam) - usual inclinations or path (path, course, way, abode)

• उज्झति (ujjhati) - abandons, gives up (abandons, forsakes, gives up)

• चेतस् (cetas) - consciousness (consciousness, mind, intellect, heart)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चपलता (capalatā) - restlessness, inconstancy (fickleness, restlessness, instability)

• उन्मुक्तं (unmuktaṁ) - freed from (freed, released, abandoned)

• विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, spiritual discernment (discrimination, discernment, wisdom)

• अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - pursues (pursues, follows after, runs after)

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्प्रयत्नसंरोधात् (saṁvitprayatnasaṁrodhāt) - through the restraint of conscious (saṃvit) effort (by the restraint of conscious effort)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃvitprayatnasaṃrodha

saṁvitprayatnasaṁrodha - restraint of conscious effort

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃvid+prayatna+saṃrodha)

• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• saṃrodha – restraint, obstruction, suppression
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Sandhi 't' to 'n' before 'm' in 'manas'.

मनस् (manas) - mind (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, heart, soul

From √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

स्व (sva) - its own (own, one's own)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kinsman

Note: Part of 'svāyanam'.

आयनम् (āyanam) - usual inclinations or path (path, course, way, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyana

āyana - going, coming, path, course, way, abode, refuge

From ā + √i (to go) + ana suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Combined with sva to mean 'its own path/inclination'.

उज्झति (ujjhati) - abandons, gives up (abandons, forsakes, gives up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ujjh

Present active indicative

From ud + √hā (to abandon, strengthened form)

Prefix: ud

Root: hā (class 3)

चेतस् (cetas) - consciousness (consciousness, mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, intellect, mind, heart, thought

From √cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चपलता (capalatā) - restlessness, inconstancy (fickleness, restlessness, instability)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of capalatā

capalatā - fickleness, restlessness, instability, swiftness

From capala (fickle, restless) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Sandhi ā + u becomes o in 'capalatopamuktaṃ'.

उन्मुक्तं (unmuktaṁ) - freed from (freed, released, abandoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unmukta

unmukta - freed, released, set free, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From ud + √muc (to release) + kta suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: muc (class 6)

विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, spiritual discernment (discrimination, discernment, wisdom)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason, true knowledge

From vi + √vic (to separate, distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - pursues (pursues, follows after, runs after)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anudhā

Present active indicative

From anu + √dhāv (to run)

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)