योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-29

ते हि धीराः सुराजानो दशास्वासु जयन्ति ये ।
तृणायतेऽत्र दिग्दन्तिघटाभटपराजयः ॥ २९ ॥

te hi dhīrāḥ surājāno daśāsvāsu jayanti ye ,
tṛṇāyate'tra digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājayaḥ 29

29. te hi dhīrāḥ surājānaḥ daśāsu jayanti ye |
tṛṇāyate atra digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājayaḥ ||

29. ye daśāsu jayanti,
te hi dhīrāḥ surājānaḥ atra digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājayaḥ tṛṇāyate

29. Indeed, those who conquer in the ten directions are the truly wise and excellent rulers. Before them, even the defeat of mighty armies of directional elephants and warriors becomes as insignificant as grass.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• धीराः (dhīrāḥ) - wise, courageous, firm, resolute

• सुराजानः (surājānaḥ) - good kings, excellent rulers

• दशासु (daśāsu) - in the ten senses (indriyas) or ten directions/aspects of inner reality (in the ten, in the ten directions, in the ten states)

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• तृणायते (tṛṇāyate) - becomes like grass, is reduced to insignificance

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this occasion

• दिग्दन्तिघटाभटपराजयः (digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājayaḥ) - the defeat of armies of directional elephants and warriors

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

धीराः (dhīrāḥ) - wise, courageous, firm, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhīra

dhīra - wise, firm, courageous, resolute, steady

From dhī (intellect)

सुराजानः (surājānaḥ) - good kings, excellent rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surājan

surājan - good king, excellent ruler

Compound of su (good, excellent) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rājan)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

दशासु (daśāsu) - in the ten senses (indriyas) or ten directions/aspects of inner reality (in the ten, in the ten directions, in the ten states)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of daśā

daśā - state, condition, period of life, direction, a group of ten

From daśa (ten) + ā suffix (to form a feminine noun)

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

तृणायते (tṛṇāyate) - becomes like grass, is reduced to insignificance

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of tṛṇāya

Denominative verb from tṛṇa

From tṛṇa (grass) + kyac suffix (to desire, to consider as) with ātmanepada ending.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this occasion

(indeclinable)

दिग्दन्तिघटाभटपराजयः (digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājayaḥ) - the defeat of armies of directional elephants and warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājaya

digdantighaṭābhaṭaparājaya - defeat of hordes of directional elephants and warriors

Compound of dik-danti (directional elephant) + ghaṭābhaṭa (multitude of warriors) + parājaya (defeat).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dik-danti+ghaṭābhaṭa+parājaya)

• dik-danti – directional elephant (mythical guardian elephant of a cardinal direction)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dik (direction) and dantin (elephant). k becomes g due to sandhi before d.
• ghaṭābhaṭa – multitude of warriors, army of soldiers
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ghaṭā (multitude, army) and abhaṭa (warrior). ā + a -> ā internal sandhi.
• parājaya – defeat, conquest, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From parā-√ji (to conquer, to defeat)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)