योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-27

तस्मात्तन्माययाभीताः सुरास्तेऽन्तर्धिमाययुः ।
मेरुकाननकुञ्जेषु मृगा गौरीहरेरिव ॥ २७ ॥

tasmāttanmāyayābhītāḥ surāste'ntardhimāyayuḥ ,
merukānanakuñjeṣu mṛgā gaurīhareriva 27

27. tasmāt tat māyayā abhītāḥ surāḥ te antardhim
āyayuḥ merukānanakuñjeṣu mṛgāḥ gaurīhareḥ iva

27. tasmāt te surāḥ tat māyayā abhītāḥ gaurīhareḥ
mṛgāḥ merukānanakuñjeṣu iva antardhim āyayuḥ

27. Therefore, those gods, terrified by his illusion (māyā), disappeared, like deer fleeing from a lion in the groves of the Meru forest.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - due to that (therefore, from that)

• तत् (tat) - his (the asura's) (that, his)

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by magic

• अभीताः (abhītāḥ) - terrified (terrified, frightened)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods

• ते (te) - those

• अन्तर्धिम् (antardhim) - into hiding (disappearance, concealment, vanishing)

• आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they vanished (they went, they approached)

• मेरुकाननकुञ्जेषु (merukānanakuñjeṣu) - in the groves of the Meru forest

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

• गौरीहरेः (gaurīhareḥ) - of a lion (fleeing from) (of a lion, of a yellowish lion)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - due to that (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, from that, therefore

Note: Refers to the asura's enraged action of going to heaven.

तत् (tat) - his (the asura's) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his

Note: Refers to the asura's (best of asuras) māyā.

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by magic

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, cosmic illusion

Note: Instrument by which fear is caused.

अभीताः (abhītāḥ) - terrified (terrified, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhīta

abhīta - terrified; also, fearless (if 'a' is negation)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhī (to fear) with prefix ā (intensive).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with surāḥ.

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of 'āyayuḥ'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with surāḥ.

अन्तर्धिम् (antardhim) - into hiding (disappearance, concealment, vanishing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antardhi

antardhi - disappearance, concealment, vanishing

Note: Object of the verb 'āyayuḥ'.

आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they vanished (they went, they approached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of i

Perfect active third plural

Derived from root i (to go) with upasarga ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

मेरुकाननकुञ्जेषु (merukānanakuñjeṣu) - in the groves of the Meru forest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of merukānanakuñja

merukānanakuñja - groves of the Meru forest

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+kānana+kuñja)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• kuñja – grove, arbour, thicket
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates location of the deer in the simile.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

Note: Subject of the simile.

गौरीहरेः (gaurīhareḥ) - of a lion (fleeing from) (of a lion, of a yellowish lion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gaurīhari

gaurīhari - a lion (possibly yellowish or associated with Gauri)

Compound: gaurī (yellowish/Gauri) + hari (lion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaurī+hari)

• gaurī – yellowish, fair, a name of Pārvatī
  adjective/proper noun (feminine)
• hari – lion, Vishnu, monkey
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implies fleeing *from* a lion, hence ablative case for the source of fear.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.