योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-46

मृगं यूथादिव भ्रष्टं शोकोपहतचेतनम् ।
पतङ्गकमिव ज्वालादग्धं विषयपावके ॥ ४६ ॥

mṛgaṃ yūthādiva bhraṣṭaṃ śokopahatacetanam ,
pataṅgakamiva jvālādagdhaṃ viṣayapāvake 46

46. mṛgam yūthāt iva bhraṣṭam śoka-upahata-cetanam
pataṅgakam iva jvālā-dagdham viṣaya-pāvake

46. śoka-upahata-cetanam mṛgam iva yūthāt bhraṣṭam
pataṅgakam iva viṣaya-pāvake jvālā-dagdham

46. Like a deer separated from its herd, one whose consciousness is afflicted by sorrow, and like a moth burnt by flames in the fire of sense-objects (viṣaya).

Words meanings summery:

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, wild animal

• यूथात् (yūthāt) - from the herd, from the flock

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - fallen, separated, deviated, lost

• शोक-उपहत-चेतनम् (śoka-upahata-cetanam) - one whose consciousness is smitten by sorrow

• पतङ्गकम् (pataṅgakam) - moth, insect

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ज्वाला-दग्धम् (jvālā-dagdham) - burnt by flames

• विषय-पावके (viṣaya-pāvake) - in the fire of sense-objects

Words meanings and morphology

मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal

Note: Object of comparison.

यूथात् (yūthāt) - from the herd, from the flock

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yūtha

yūtha - herd, flock, multitude, troop

Note: Indicates separation from.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भ्रष्टम् (bhraṣṭam) - fallen, separated, deviated, lost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, separated, corrupted, lost

Past Passive Participle

From root bhraṃś (to fall, deviate).

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

शोक-उपहत-चेतनम् (śoka-upahata-cetanam) - one whose consciousness is smitten by sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoka-upahata-cetana

śoka-upahata-cetana - one whose mind/consciousness is afflicted by grief

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śoka+upahata+cetana)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• upahata – struck down, smitten, afflicted, injured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix upa- (near, against)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetana – consciousness, sentient being, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implicit 'person' (puruṣam).

पतङ्गकम् (pataṅgakam) - moth, insect

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pataṅgaka

pataṅgaka - moth, butterfly, insect, bird

Diminutive of pataṅga.

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ज्वाला-दग्धम् (jvālā-dagdham) - burnt by flames

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvālā-dagdha

jvālā-dagdha - burnt by flames

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jvālā+dagdha)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Modifies pataṅgakam.

विषय-पावके (viṣaya-pāvake) - in the fire of sense-objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya-pāvaka

viṣaya-pāvaka - the fire of sense-objects

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viṣaya+pāvaka)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• pāvaka – fire, Agni; purifier
  noun (masculine)
  From root pū (to purify) with ṇvul suffix
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location of burning.