योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-40

सुसाध्यः करटोद्भेदो मत्तैरावणदन्तिनः ।
नोत्पथप्रतिपन्नानां स्वेन्द्रियाणां विनिग्रहः ॥ ४० ॥

susādhyaḥ karaṭodbhedo mattairāvaṇadantinaḥ ,
notpathapratipannānāṃ svendriyāṇāṃ vinigrahaḥ 40

40. susādhyaḥ karaṭodbhedaḥ mattairāvaṇadantinaḥ na
utpathapratipannānām svendriyāṇām vinigrahaḥ

40. mattairāvaṇadantinaḥ karaṭodbhedaḥ susādhyaḥ na
utpathapratipannānām svendriyāṇām vinigrahaḥ

40. The breaking open of the temporal gland of an intoxicated elephant resembling Airāvaṇa is easier to accomplish than the restraint of one's own senses (indriya) which have gone astray.

Words meanings summery:

• सुसाध्यः (susādhyaḥ) - easily accomplished, easily achievable

• करटोद्भेदः (karaṭodbhedaḥ) - bursting forth/breaking of the temporal region (of an elephant's forehead, esp. flow of ichor)

• मत्तैरावणदन्तिनः (mattairāvaṇadantinaḥ) - referring to a mighty, rutting elephant (of the intoxicated Airāvaṇa-like elephant)

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्पथप्रतिपन्नानाम् (utpathapratipannānām) - refers to senses that are unruly (of those who have gone astray/entered wrong paths)

• स्वेन्द्रियाणाम् (svendriyāṇām) - of one's own senses

• विनिग्रहः (vinigrahaḥ) - restraint, control, subjugation, suppression

Words meanings and morphology

सुसाध्यः (susādhyaḥ) - easily accomplished, easily achievable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susādhya

susādhya - easy to accomplish, easily achievable, practicable

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+sādhya)

• su – good, well, easy
  indeclinable
• sādhya – to be accomplished, practicable, attainable
  gerundive/adjective
  Gerundive
  Root: sādh

करटोद्भेदः (karaṭodbhedaḥ) - bursting forth/breaking of the temporal region (of an elephant's forehead, esp. flow of ichor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karaṭodbheda

karaṭodbheda - breaking open of the temporal gland (of an elephant), eruption from the temples

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karaṭa+udbheda)

• karaṭa – temporal region/gland of an elephant, elephant's forehead
  noun (masculine)
• udbheda – breaking open, bursting forth, sprout, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhid

मत्तैरावणदन्तिनः (mattairāvaṇadantinaḥ) - referring to a mighty, rutting elephant (of the intoxicated Airāvaṇa-like elephant)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mattairāvaṇadantin

mattairāvaṇadantin - an intoxicated elephant resembling Airāvaṇa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+airāvaṇa+dantin)

• matta – intoxicated, frenzied, rutting (of an elephant), passionate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad
  Root: mad
• airāvaṇa – Airāvaṇa (Indra's elephant), cloud-elephant
  proper noun (masculine)
• dantin – tusked animal, elephant (literally 'having teeth/tusks')
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्पथप्रतिपन्नानाम् (utpathapratipannānām) - refers to senses that are unruly (of those who have gone astray/entered wrong paths)

(participle)

Genitive, neuter, plural of utpathapratipanna

utpathapratipanna - gone astray, entered a wrong path, fallen into error

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpatha+pratipanna)

• utpatha – wrong path, bad road, deviation
  noun (masculine)
• pratipanna – gone to, arrived at, obtained, fallen into
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad with prefix prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

स्वेन्द्रियाणाम् (svendriyāṇām) - of one's own senses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of svendriya

svendriya - one's own sense organ

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+indriya)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  adjective/pronoun
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

विनिग्रहः (vinigrahaḥ) - restraint, control, subjugation, suppression

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinigraha

vinigraha - restraint, control, subjugation, checking

derived from verb root grah with prefixes vi + ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: grah (class 9)

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