योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-34

दृष्टवानहमेकान्ते पुनरन्यं तथा नरम् ।
प्रहरंस्तद्वदेवासौ स्वयमेव पलायते ॥ ३४ ॥

dṛṣṭavānahamekānte punaranyaṃ tathā naram ,
praharaṃstadvadevāsau svayameva palāyate 34

34. dṛṣṭavān aham ekānte punaḥ anyam tathā naram
praharan tadvat eva asau svayam eva palāyate

34. ekānte aham punaḥ anyam naram tathā dṛṣṭavān.
asau praharan tadvat eva svayam eva palāyate

34. In a solitary place, I again saw another man. Just as before, he, while striking, himself flees.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded place, in solitude

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, and also, in that way

• नरम् (naram) - man, person

• प्रहरन् (praharan) - striking, hitting

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, in that manner

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen, one who has seen

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

From root √dṛś (to see) + ktavat suffix. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded place, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitary, secluded, lonely; a secluded place

Compound of eka (one) + anta (end, vicinity).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity, side
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, and also, in that way

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

नरम् (naram) - man, person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male, human being

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭavān'.

प्रहरन् (praharan) - striking, hitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praharant

praharant - striking, hitting, smiting

Present Active Participle

From prefix pra + root √hṛ (to take, carry) + śatṛ suffix. Here, pra-√hṛ means 'to strike, hit'. Masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad (that) + vat suffix (like).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

(indeclinable)

Reflective pronoun adverbially used.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पलायते (palāyate) - flees, runs away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of √palāy

Present middle

From prefix parā + root √i (to go). 3rd person singular, present middle (ātmanepada).

Prefix: parā

Root: √i (class 2)