योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-32

उत्तालतालविश्रान्तकाकालोकनशङ्कितैः ।
बालैः प्रगोपितामिक्षाखण्डं जीर्णस्वभुक्तकैः ॥ ३२ ॥

uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkitaiḥ ,
bālaiḥ pragopitāmikṣākhaṇḍaṃ jīrṇasvabhuktakaiḥ 32

32. uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkitaiḥ bālaiḥ
pragopitām ikṣākhaṇḍam jīrṇasvabhuktakaiḥ

32. ikṣākhaṇḍam pragopitām uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkitaiḥ
bālaiḥ jīrṇasvabhuktakaiḥ

32. A piece of sugarcane, well-hidden by children—who were apprehensive upon seeing crows resting on tall palm trees, and whose own eaten portions (of sugarcane) had become old (leftovers).

32. שֶׁבּוֹ יְלָדִים, הַחוֹשְׁשִים מִמַּבָּטָם שֶׁל עוֹרְבִים הַנָּחִים עַל עֲצֵי הַתָּמָר הַגְּבוֹהִים, מַחְבִּיאִים אֶת נְתָחֵי קְנֵי-הַסֻּכָּר הַחֲצִי-אָכוּלִים שֶׁלָּהֶם,

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तालतालविश्रान्तकाकालोकनशङ्कितैः (uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkitaiḥ) - by children apprehensive of crows resting on tall palm trees (by those apprehensive of seeing crows resting on tall palm trees)

• बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by the children (who are hiding the sugarcane) (by children, by boys)

• प्रगोपिताम् (pragopitām) - (a piece of sugarcane) that was well-hidden (well-hidden, concealed, protected)

• इक्षाखण्डम् (ikṣākhaṇḍam) - the specific piece of sugarcane being hidden (a piece of sugarcane)

• जीर्णस्वभुक्तकैः (jīrṇasvabhuktakaiḥ) - by children whose own eaten portions (of sugarcane) had become old (leftovers) (by those whose own eaten portions are old/worn out/stale)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तालतालविश्रान्तकाकालोकनशङ्कितैः (uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkitaiḥ) - by children apprehensive of crows resting on tall palm trees (by those apprehensive of seeing crows resting on tall palm trees)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkita

uttālatālaviśrāntakākālokanaśaṅkita - apprehensive of seeing crows resting on tall palm trees

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttāla+tāla+viśrānta+kāka+ālokana+śaṅkita)

• uttāla – tall, lofty
  adjective
  Prefix: ut
• tāla – palm tree, palmyra tree
  noun (masculine)
• viśrānta – rested, reposed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śram (to be weary) with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• ālokana – seeing, looking at, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lok (to see) with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• śaṅkita – apprehensive, fearful, doubted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śaṅk (to doubt, fear)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Refers to the children.

बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by the children (who are hiding the sugarcane) (by children, by boys)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

प्रगोपिताम् (pragopitām) - (a piece of sugarcane) that was well-hidden (well-hidden, concealed, protected)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pragopita

pragopita - well-hidden, completely guarded/protected

Past Passive Participle

From root gup (to protect, hide) with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Grammatically feminine, but contextually refers to 'ikṣākhaṇḍam' (neuter). This might be a poetic license or refer to an implied feminine noun.

इक्षाखण्डम् (ikṣākhaṇḍam) - the specific piece of sugarcane being hidden (a piece of sugarcane)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ikṣākhaṇḍa

ikṣākhaṇḍa - piece of sugarcane

Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣā+khaṇḍa)

• ikṣā – sugarcane
  noun (feminine)
• khaṇḍa – piece, part, fragment
  noun (neuter)

जीर्णस्वभुक्तकैः (jīrṇasvabhuktakaiḥ) - by children whose own eaten portions (of sugarcane) had become old (leftovers) (by those whose own eaten portions are old/worn out/stale)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jīrṇasvabhukta

jīrṇasvabhukta - one whose own eaten (portions) are old/digested

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jīrṇa+sva+bhukta)

• jīrṇa – old, worn out, digested, consumed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jṝ (to wear out, decay)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• bhukta – eaten, enjoyed, consumed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the children.

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