योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-5

संवित्प्रयत्नसंबोधनिशिताङ्कुशकर्षणैः ।
मनोमतङ्गजं मत्तं जित्वा जयति नान्यथा ॥ ५ ॥

saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ ,
manomataṅgajaṃ mattaṃ jitvā jayati nānyathā 5

5. saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ
manaḥ mataṅgajam mattam jitvā jayati na anyathā

5. saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ
mattam manaḥ mataṅgajam jitvā jayati na anyathā

5. One triumphs only by conquering the intoxicated elephant of the mind, through the sharpened goad of awareness, persistent effort, and profound comprehension; there is no other way.

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्प्रयत्नसंबोधनिशिताङ्कुशकर्षणैः (saṁvitprayatnasaṁbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ) - by means of pulling, restraining, or subjugating with a sharp elephant goad of awareness, effort, and profound understanding

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• मतङ्गजम् (mataṅgajam) - elephant

• मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, wild, agitated

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, after conquering

• जयति (jayati) - triumphs, conquers, wins

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in any other way

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्प्रयत्नसंबोधनिशिताङ्कुशकर्षणैः (saṁvitprayatnasaṁbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ) - by means of pulling, restraining, or subjugating with a sharp elephant goad of awareness, effort, and profound understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇa

saṁvitprayatnasaṁbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇa - the act of pulling with a sharp elephant goad, imbued with awareness, effort, and profound understanding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya chain (saṃvit+prayatna+saṃbodha+niśita+aṅkuśa+karṣaṇa)

• saṃvit – awareness, consciousness, complete knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• prayatna – effort, exertion, perseverance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)
• saṃbodha – complete understanding, profound comprehension, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: budh (class 1)
• niśita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śā 'to sharpen' with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śā (class 4)
• aṅkuśa – elephant goad, hook
  noun (masculine)
• karṣaṇa – pulling, drawing, dragging, subjugating, controlling
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root kṛṣ
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: The ending -aiḥ indicates instrumental plural.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Functions as the first part of a karmadhāraya compound 'mind-elephant'.

मतङ्गजम् (mataṅgajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mataṅgaja

mataṅgaja - elephant

Note: The object of 'conquering'. Together with manaḥ, forms a metaphorical compound 'mind-elephant'.

मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, wild, agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, wild, passionate, mad

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad 'to be intoxicated, rejoice'

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies mataṅgajam.

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, after conquering

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root ji

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

जयति (jayati) - triumphs, conquers, wins

(verb)

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

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following word.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in any other way

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other)

Note: Emphasizes exclusivity.