योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-22

मार्गाविकमिवात्मीयं विक्रीतं पण्यमन्यतः ।
प्राण्यङ्गवपुषस्तस्य प्रोत्कृत्त्योत्कृत्त्य पेशलः ॥ २२ ॥

mārgāvikamivātmīyaṃ vikrītaṃ paṇyamanyataḥ ,
prāṇyaṅgavapuṣastasya protkṛttyotkṛttya peśalaḥ 22

22. mārgāvikam iva ātmīyaṃ vikrītaṃ paṇyam anyataḥ
prāṇyaṅgavapuṣaḥ tasya prokṛtya utkṛtya peśalaḥ

22. ātmīyaṃ paṇyam mārgāvikam iva anyataḥ vikrītaṃ.
tasya prāṇyaṅgavapuṣaḥ prokṛtya utkṛtya peśalaḥ

22. One's own essence, like a wild sheep, was sold off as merchandise elsewhere. From that body of a living being, a skillful [agent, such as Time or decay] repeatedly cut off pieces.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्गाविकम् (mārgāvikam) - a wild sheep (wild sheep, forest sheep)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• आत्मीयं (ātmīyaṁ) - one's own (essence/life/body) (one's own, personal)

• विक्रीतं (vikrītaṁ) - was sold (sold)

• पण्यम् (paṇyam) - merchandise (merchandise, commodity, goods)

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - elsewhere (from elsewhere, from another)

• प्राण्यङ्गवपुषः (prāṇyaṅgavapuṣaḥ) - of the body of a living being

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (body) (of that, of his)

• प्रोकृत्य (prokṛtya) - having cut off (repeatedly) (having cut off, having sliced)

• उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut off (repeatedly) (having cut off, having torn out)

• पेशलः (peśalaḥ) - a skillful one (agent of cutting, e.g., Time or decay) (skillful, clever, beautiful, expert)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्गाविकम् (mārgāvikam) - a wild sheep (wild sheep, forest sheep)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mārgāvika

mārgāvika - wild sheep, forest sheep (sheep that lives in a path/forest)

Compound of mārga (path/forest) and avika (sheep)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mārga+avika)

• mārga – path, road, way; forest
  noun (masculine)
• avika – sheep
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

आत्मीयं (ātmīyaṁ) - one's own (essence/life/body) (one's own, personal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmīya

ātmīya - one's own, peculiar to oneself, intimate

Derived from ātman (self)

Note: Agrees with 'paṇyam'.

विक्रीतं (vikrītaṁ) - was sold (sold)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikrīta

vikrīta - sold, marketed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi + krī (to sell)

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'paṇyam'.

पण्यम् (paṇyam) - merchandise (merchandise, commodity, goods)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paṇya

paṇya - merchandise, commodity, article for sale, goods

Gerundive

From root paṇ (to barter, praise)

Root: paṇ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was'.

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - elsewhere (from elsewhere, from another)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from'

प्राण्यङ्गवपुषः (prāṇyaṅgavapuṣaḥ) - of the body of a living being

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of prāṇyaṅgavapus

prāṇyaṅgavapus - body of a living being, the vital body

Compound of prāṇin (living being), aṅga (limb/body), and vapus (body)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇin+aṅga+vapus)

• prāṇin – living being, creature, animate
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prāṇa (life-breath)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (body) (of that, of his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the body previously mentioned or implicitly understood as the speaker's.

प्रोकृत्य (prokṛtya) - having cut off (repeatedly) (having cut off, having sliced)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from pra + ut + kṛt (to cut)

Prefixes: pra+ut

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Repeated with 'utkṛtya' for emphasis.

उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut off (repeatedly) (having cut off, having torn out)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from ut + kṛt (to cut)

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Repeated with 'prokṛtya' for emphasis.

पेशलः (peśalaḥ) - a skillful one (agent of cutting, e.g., Time or decay) (skillful, clever, beautiful, expert)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of peśala

peśala - skillful, clever, expert, beautiful, charming

Note: Refers to the implied agent performing the repeated cutting, metaphorically representing decay or Time.