योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-2

अस्यैवाचरतो दीनैर्मुग्धैर्भूतमृगब्रजैः ।
आखेटकं जर्जरिते जगज्जङ्गलजालके ॥ २ ॥

asyaivācarato dīnairmugdhairbhūtamṛgabrajaiḥ ,
ākheṭakaṃ jarjarite jagajjaṅgalajālake 2

2. asya eva ācarataḥ dīnaiḥ mugdhaiḥ bhūtamṛgabrajaiḥ
ākheṭakaṃ jarjarite jagajjāṅgalajālake

2. asya eva jagajjāṅgalajālake jarjarite dīnaiḥ
mugdhaiḥ bhūtamṛgabrajaiḥ ākheṭakaṃ ācarataḥ

2. ...of this (Time), indeed, as it acts out a hunt among the distressed and bewildered herds of creatures and animals, within the dilapidated, net-like jungle of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Time) (of this, of him/it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• आचरतः (ācarataḥ) - as it acts out (of him who is acting/performing, while acting)

• दीनैः (dīnaiḥ) - by the distressed (by the miserable, by the distressed, by the poor)

• मुग्धैः (mugdhaiḥ) - by the bewildered (by the bewildered, by the foolish, by the ignorant)

• भूतमृगब्रजैः (bhūtamṛgabrajaiḥ) - by herds of creatures and animals

• आखेटकं (ākheṭakaṁ) - a hunt (hunting, chase, sport, game)

• जर्जरिते (jarjarite) - in the dilapidated (in the dilapidated, in the worn out, in the decayed)

• जगज्जाङ्गलजालके (jagajjāṅgalajālake) - in the net-like jungle of the world

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of this (Time) (of this, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Genitive singular of 'idam'.

Note: Agrees with ācarataḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `asya`.

आचरतः (ācarataḥ) - as it acts out (of him who is acting/performing, while acting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ācarat

ācarat - acting, performing, practicing

Present Active Participle

From √car (to move, to act) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

दीनैः (dīnaiḥ) - by the distressed (by the miserable, by the distressed, by the poor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, distressed, poor, humble

From √dī (to decay, to be sad).

Root: dī (class 4)

मुग्धैः (mugdhaiḥ) - by the bewildered (by the bewildered, by the foolish, by the ignorant)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, foolish, ignorant, charming, beautiful

Past Passive Participle

From √muh (to be bewildered, to faint).

Root: muh (class 4)

भूतमृगब्रजैः (bhūtamṛgabrajaiḥ) - by herds of creatures and animals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūtamṛgabraja

bhūtamṛgabraja - herds of creatures and animals, groups of ghosts and deer

Tatpuruṣa compound (or Dvaṃdva if interpreted as 'creatures AND animals'). Here, seems like 'herds of creatures-animals'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+mṛga+braja)

• bhūta – creature, being, ghost, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mṛga – animal, deer, game
  noun (masculine)
• braja – herd, flock, multitude, cow-pen
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agents of the action.

आखेटकं (ākheṭakaṁ) - a hunt (hunting, chase, sport, game)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākheṭaka

ākheṭaka - hunting, chase, sport, game, fowler, hunter

From √khiṭ (to scare, to make vibrate) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: khiṭ (class 1)

जर्जरिते (jarjarite) - in the dilapidated (in the dilapidated, in the worn out, in the decayed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jarjarita

jarjarita - dilapidated, worn out, decayed, broken

Past Passive Participle (from denominal verb jarjarayati)

From √jṛ (to decay, to wear out) (reduplicated root) or a denominal verb.

Root: jṛ (class 1)

जगज्जाङ्गलजालके (jagajjāṅgalajālake) - in the net-like jungle of the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagajjāṅgalajālak

jagajjāṅgalajālak - net-like jungle of the world, a world-jungle-net

Tatpuruṣa compound (or Karmadhāraya within a Tatpuruṣa).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+jaṅgala+jālaka)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• jaṅgala – jungle, thicket, wilderness, dry, desert-like
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• jālaka – net, web, mesh, collection, window
  noun (neuter)

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