योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-20

इन्द्रियाणि पतन्त्यर्थं भ्रष्टं गृध्र इवामिषम् ।
तानि संयम्य मनसा युक्त आसीत तत्परः ॥ २० ॥

indriyāṇi patantyarthaṃ bhraṣṭaṃ gṛdhra ivāmiṣam ,
tāni saṃyamya manasā yukta āsīta tatparaḥ 20

20. indriyāṇi patanti artham bhraṣṭam gṛdhraḥ iva
āmiṣam tāni saṃyamya manasā yuktaḥ āsīta tatparaḥ

20. indriyāṇi bhraṣṭam āmiṣam gṛdhraḥ iva artham
patanti manasā tāni saṃyamya yuktaḥ tatparaḥ āsīta

20. The senses fall upon their objects just as a vulture swoops down on fallen meat. Therefore, having restrained them with the mind, one should remain steadfast, solely devoted to the Supreme.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they rush, they alight

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

• भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - fallen, dropped, strayed

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - meat, flesh, prey, object of desire

• तानि (tāni) - them (neuter plural)

• संयम्य (saṁyamya) - having restrained, having controlled

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - steadfast (referring to one who practices yoga or spiritual discipline) (engaged, yoked, steadfast, composed)

• आसीत (āsīta) - one should remain, one should sit

• तत्परः (tatparaḥ) - intent on that, devoted to that, having that as the supreme goal

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, power

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they rush, they alight

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing

भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - fallen, dropped, strayed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, strayed, corrupted, lost

Past Passive Participle

From root bhraṃś (to fall, to drop)

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with āmiṣam

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy person

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - meat, flesh, prey, object of desire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, flesh, prey, food, object of enjoyment

तानि (tāni) - them (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to indriyāṇi

संयम्य (saṁyamya) - having restrained, having controlled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - steadfast (referring to one who practices yoga or spiritual discipline) (engaged, yoked, steadfast, composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, engaged, proper, steadfast, composed (related to yoga)

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to yoke, to concentrate)

Root: yuj (class 7)

आसीत (āsīta) - one should remain, one should sit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

तत्परः (tatparaḥ) - intent on that, devoted to that, having that as the supreme goal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatpara

tatpara - intent on that, devoted to that, having that as the chief object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+para)

• tat – that, it (referring to the Supreme Reality)
  pronoun (neuter)
• para – chief, principal, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with yuktaḥ (implied agent)

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