योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-22

मातापितृवियोगेन शोकसंतापिताशयः ।
म्लानिमभ्याययौ नूनं हेमन्त इव पङ्कजम् ॥ २२ ॥

mātāpitṛviyogena śokasaṃtāpitāśayaḥ ,
mlānimabhyāyayau nūnaṃ hemanta iva paṅkajam 22

22. mātāpitṛviyogena śokasaṃtāpitāśayaḥ mlānim
abhyāyayau nūnam hemantaḥ iva paṅkajam

22. mātāpitṛviyogena śokasaṃtāpitāśayaḥ nūnam mlānim abhyāyayau,
paṅkajam hemantaḥ iva.

22. His heart tormented by grief (śoka) due to the separation from his mother and father (mātāpitṛviyogena), he certainly (nūnam) fell into a state of witheredness (mlānim abhyāyayau), just as a lotus (paṅkajam) would in winter (hemantaḥ iva).

Words meanings summery:

• मातापितृवियोगेन (mātāpitṛviyogena) - due to separation from his mother and father (by separation from mother and father)

• शोकसंतापिताशयः (śokasaṁtāpitāśayaḥ) - one whose heart was tormented by grief (one whose heart is tormented by sorrow)

• म्लानिम् (mlānim) - a state of witheredness (witheredness, fading, languor, decay)

• अभ्याययौ (abhyāyayau) - fell into (reached a state of) (approached, reached, obtained, acquired)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (certainly, indeed, surely)

• हेमन्तः (hemantaḥ) - winter (winter, cold season)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - a lotus (lotus (born in mud))

Words meanings and morphology

मातापितृवियोगेन (mātāpitṛviyogena) - due to separation from his mother and father (by separation from mother and father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mātāpitṛviyoga

mātāpitṛviyoga - separation from mother and father

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+pitṛ+viyoga)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• viyoga – separation, disjunction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the cause of his sorrow.

शोकसंतापिताशयः (śokasaṁtāpitāśayaḥ) - one whose heart was tormented by grief (one whose heart is tormented by sorrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokasaṃtāpitāśaya

śokasaṁtāpitāśaya - one whose self/spirit is extremely wretched/dejected

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoka+saṃtāpita+āśaya)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtāpita – tormented, afflicted, heated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root tap (class 1) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• āśaya – abode, intention, heart, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Dāśūra).

म्लानिम् (mlānim) - a state of witheredness (witheredness, fading, languor, decay)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mlāni

mlāni - witheredness, fading, languor, decay

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abhyāyayau'.

अभ्याययौ (abhyāyayau) - fell into (reached a state of) (approached, reached, obtained, acquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root yā (class 2) with upasargas abhi- and ā-

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (certainly, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

हेमन्तः (hemantaḥ) - winter (winter, cold season)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hemanta

hemanta - winter, cold season

Note: Subject in the simile, implying it is the agent of 'withering' for the lotus.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - a lotus (lotus (born in mud))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (literally 'mud-born')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (class 4)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object in the simile, receiving the action of 'withering'.

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