योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-16

यस्य स्वान्तर्मनोवृत्तिर्जीयमाना जिताथवा ।
विषयः स विवेकानां स पुमानिति कथ्यते ॥ १६ ॥

yasya svāntarmanovṛttirjīyamānā jitāthavā ,
viṣayaḥ sa vivekānāṃ sa pumāniti kathyate 16

16. yasya sva-antar manovṛttiḥ jīyamānā jitā athavā
viṣayaḥ sa vivekānām sa pumān iti kathyate

16. yasya sva-antaḥ manovṛttiḥ jīyamānā athavā jitā (bhavati),
sa vivekānām viṣayaḥ (bhavati); sa iti pumān kathyate.

16. That individual whose inner mental activities (manovṛtti) are being conquered or have already been conquered is the object of discrimination for the wise, and such a one is truly called a 'man'.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• स्व-अन्तर् (sva-antar) - one's own inner, internal

• मनोवृत्तिः (manovṛttiḥ) - inner mental activities (manovṛtti) (mental modification, thought pattern, mental activity)

• जीयमाना (jīyamānā) - being conquered, being overcome

• जिता (jitā) - conquered, subdued

• अथवा (athavā) - or

• विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - object, subject, scope

• स (sa) - he, that

• विवेकानाम् (vivekānām) - of discerning or wise people (of discriminations, of discerning ones, of wise people)

• स (sa) - he, that

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is designated

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

स्व-अन्तर् (sva-antar) - one's own inner, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva-antar

sva-antar - one's own inner, internal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+antar)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun
• antar – inner, internal
  indeclinable

मनोवृत्तिः (manovṛttiḥ) - inner mental activities (manovṛtti) (mental modification, thought pattern, mental activity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manovṛtti

manovṛtti - mental modification, thought pattern, state of mind, mental activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vṛtti)

• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtti – activity, modification, state
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

जीयमाना (jīyamānā) - being conquered, being overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīyamāna

jīyamāna - being conquered, being subdued

Present Passive Participle

Root √ji (to conquer) in passive voice, Present Participle

Root: ji (class 1)

जिता (jitā) - conquered, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Root √ji (to conquer), Past Passive Participle

Root: ji (class 1)

अथवा (athavā) - or

(indeclinable)

विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - object, subject, scope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, subject, domain, sphere

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विवेकानाम् (vivekānām) - of discerning or wise people (of discriminations, of discerning ones, of wise people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, wisdom

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is designated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)