योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-23

मातङ्गकटघृष्टेन जानुस्तब्धेन पीठिना ।
आभोगिना बद्धपदं तरुणेव महाचलम् ॥ २३ ॥

mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena jānustabdhena pīṭhinā ,
ābhoginā baddhapadaṃ taruṇeva mahācalam 23

23. mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena jānustabdhena pīṭhinā
ābhoginā baddhapadam taruṇā iva mahācalam

23. mahācalam iva mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena jānustabdhena
ābhoginā taruṇā pīṭhinā baddhapadam

23. It (the elephant) is like a great mountain, with its base made firm by an expansive young pīṭhin (elephant) whose knees are stiff and whose temples are rubbed by (other) elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• मातङ्गकटघृष्टेन (mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena) - by the one whose temples are rubbed by other elephants (by the one whose temples are rubbed by elephants)

• जानुस्तब्धेन (jānustabdhena) - by the one with stiff knees (by the stiff-kneed one)

• पीठिना (pīṭhinā) - by a pīṭhin (elephant) (by a pīṭhin (elephant), by one having a seat)

• आभोगिना (ābhoginā) - by the expansive (by the expansive, by the full, by the encompassing one)

• बद्धपदम् (baddhapadam) - having its base fixed, immovable (having its base/feet fixed)

• तरुणा (taruṇā) - by a young elephant (by a young one)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• महाचलम् (mahācalam) - great mountain

Words meanings and morphology

मातङ्गकटघृष्टेन (mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena) - by the one whose temples are rubbed by other elephants (by the one whose temples are rubbed by elephants)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭa

mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭa - one whose temples are rubbed by elephants

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ghṛṣ' (to rub, grind). Compound of 'mātaṅga' (elephant), 'kaṭa' (temple), 'ghṛṣṭa' (rubbed).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mātaṅga+kaṭa+ghṛṣṭa)

• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – temple (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• ghṛṣṭa – rubbed, chafed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ghṛṣ
  Root: ghṛṣ (class 6)

जानुस्तब्धेन (jānustabdhena) - by the one with stiff knees (by the stiff-kneed one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jānustabdha

jānustabdha - stiff-kneed, having stiff knees

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'stambh' (to make firm, stiffen). Compound of 'jānu' (knee) and 'stabdha' (stiff).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jānu+stabdha)

• jānu – knee
  noun (neuter)
• stabdha – stiff, rigid
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root stambh
  Root: stambh (class 5)

पीठिना (pīṭhinā) - by a pīṭhin (elephant) (by a pīṭhin (elephant), by one having a seat)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pīṭhin

pīṭhin - a kind of elephant, one having a seat or pedestal

Derived from 'pīṭha' (seat, pedestal) with 'in' suffix.

Note: The agent in the comparison.

आभोगिना (ābhoginā) - by the expansive (by the expansive, by the full, by the encompassing one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ābhogin

ābhogin - expansive, full, encompassing, wealthy

From 'ābhoga' (fullness, expansion) + 'in' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhuj (class 7)

बद्धपदम् (baddhapadam) - having its base fixed, immovable (having its base/feet fixed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baddhapada

baddhapada - having a firm base, having feet fixed

Compound of 'baddha' (fixed) and 'pada' (base/foot).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (baddha+pada)

• baddha – bound, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• pada – foot, base
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mahācalam'. Although 'pada' is neuter, Bahuvrīhi compounds agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they qualify. Here, it qualifies 'mahācalam' (masculine accusative singular).

तरुणा (taruṇā) - by a young elephant (by a young one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, tender, fresh

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महाचलम् (mahācalam) - great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahācala

mahācala - great mountain

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'acala' (mountain).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+acala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• acala – mountain, immovable
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: This is the object of comparison for the main elephant.