योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-22

सा त्रस्तसारङ्गसमाननेत्रा स दृप्तशार्दूलसमानवीर्यः ।
उभौ गतावेकपदेन नाशमाशा सहार्थेन यथा महेहा ॥ २२ ॥

sā trastasāraṅgasamānanetrā sa dṛptaśārdūlasamānavīryaḥ ,
ubhau gatāvekapadena nāśamāśā sahārthena yathā mahehā 22

22. sā trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netrā
sa dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīryaḥ
ubhau gatau eka-padena nāśam
āśā saha arthena yathā mahā-īhā

22. sā trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netrā sa dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīryaḥ
ubhau eka-padena nāśam gatau yathā mahā-īhā arthena saha

22. She, whose eyes resembled those of a frightened deer, and he, whose valor was like that of a proud tiger, both met their destruction (nāśa) in a single instant, just as a great ambition (mahehā) perishes along with its objective (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (female)

• त्रस्त-सारङ्ग-समान-नेत्रा (trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netrā) - whose eyes are like frightened deer

• स (sa) - he, that (male)

• दृप्त-शार्दूल-समान-वीर्यः (dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīryaḥ) - whose valor is like that of a proud tiger

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• गतौ (gatau) - went, gone

• एक-पदेन (eka-padena) - in a single instant (in a single step, instantly, suddenly)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

• आशा (āśā) - ambition (hope, desire, ambition, expectation)

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• अर्थेन (arthena) - with its objective (by/with purpose, meaning, wealth, object)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• महा-ईहा (mahā-īhā) - great ambition (great endeavor, great ambition)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (female)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्रस्त-सारङ्ग-समान-नेत्रा (trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netrā) - whose eyes are like frightened deer

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netra

trasta-sāraṅga-samāna-netra - whose eyes are like frightened deer

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trasta+sāraṅga+samāna+netra)

• trasta – frightened, terrified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tras (to be frightened)
  Root: tras (class 4)
• sāraṅga – deer, antelope
  noun (masculine)
• samāna – similar, like, equal
  adjective
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound describing the woman (sā).

स (sa) - he, that (male)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: `sa` is the form before a consonant. `saḥ` before a vowel or at end of sentence.

दृप्त-शार्दूल-समान-वीर्यः (dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīryaḥ) - whose valor is like that of a proud tiger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīrya

dṛpta-śārdūla-samāna-vīrya - whose valor is like that of a proud tiger

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing the man

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛpta+śārdūla+samāna+vīrya)

• dṛpta – proud, arrogant, excited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛp (to be proud, arrogant)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• samāna – similar, like, equal
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, prowess
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound describing the man (sa).

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Masculine dual nominative form of ubha.

गतौ (gatau) - went, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, acting as a finite verb here.

एक-पदेन (eka-padena) - in a single instant (in a single step, instantly, suddenly)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of eka-pada

eka-pada - one step, single word, instantly

Tatpuruṣa compound (numeral adjective + noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• pada – step, foot, place, instant, word
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root pad (to go)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Often used adverbially.

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Derived from root naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'gatau'.

आशा (āśā) - ambition (hope, desire, ambition, expectation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, ambition, expectation, direction

Derived from root aś (to reach, obtain) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Serves as a simile, subject of an implied verb.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

अर्थेन (arthena) - with its objective (by/with purpose, meaning, wealth, object)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing, interest

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

महा-ईहा (mahā-īhā) - great ambition (great endeavor, great ambition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-īhā

mahā-īhā - great endeavor, great desire, great ambition

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īhā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īhā – endeavor, effort, desire, ambition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root īh (to strive, desire)
  Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.