योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-14

मृगकण्डूयनध्वस्तपुष्पधूलिविधूसरम् ।
प्रोत्सारितोपान्तवनं वृषमल्लमिवोत्थितम् ॥ १४ ॥

mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsaram ,
protsāritopāntavanaṃ vṛṣamallamivotthitam 14

14. mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsaram
protsāritopāntavanam vṛṣamallam iva utthitam

14. mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsaram
protsāritopāntavanam vṛṣamallam iva utthitam

14. It was dusty with flower-pollen scattered by the scratching of deer, and its surrounding forest seemed pushed aside, as if it were a champion bull that had risen.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगकण्डूयनध्वस्तपुष्पधूलिविधूसरम् (mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsaram) - dusty with flower-pollen dislodged by the scratching of deer

• प्रोत्सारितोपान्तवनम् (protsāritopāntavanam) - with its nearby forest pushed away/cleared

• वृषमल्लम् (vṛṣamallam) - champion bull, strong bull

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, standing up (like a bull) (arisen, stood up, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगकण्डूयनध्वस्तपुष्पधूलिविधूसरम् (mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsaram) - dusty with flower-pollen dislodged by the scratching of deer

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsara

mṛgakaṇḍūyanadhvastapuṣpadhūlividhūsara - very dusty with pollen scattered by the scratching of deer

Complex compound. 'vidhūsara' is the final element.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mṛga+kaṇḍūyana+dhvasta+puṣpadhūli+vidhūsara)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)
• kaṇḍūyana – scratching, rubbing, itching
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive noun
  From root 'kaṇḍūy' (to scratch) with kṛt suffix -ana. Denominative verb from 'kaṇḍu' (itch).
  Root: kaṇḍūy
• dhvasta – scattered, dislodged, ruined, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhvaṃs' (to fall down, scatter).
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• puṣpadhūli – flower-pollen, flower-dust
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of 'puṣpa' (flower) and 'dhūli' (dust).
• vidhūsara – very dusty, greyish-dusty
  adjective
  'vi' (intensive prefix) + 'dhūsara' (dusty, grey).
  Prefix: vi

Note: Describes the primary subject of the verse.

प्रोत्सारितोपान्तवनम् (protsāritopāntavanam) - with its nearby forest pushed away/cleared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of protsāritopāntavana

protsāritopāntavana - that has its surrounding forest cleared

Bahuvrīhi compound. Literally 'having the nearby forest pushed away'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (protsārita+upāntavana)

• protsārita – pushed away, cleared, removed, propelled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sṛ' (to move) with prefixes 'pra' and 'ut'.
  Prefixes: pra+ut
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• upāntavana – nearby forest, surrounding forest
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'upānta' (near, proximity) and 'vana' (forest).

Note: Another adjective describing the primary subject.

वृषमल्लम् (vṛṣamallam) - champion bull, strong bull

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣamalla

vṛṣamalla - champion bull, strong bull, bull-wrestler

Compound of 'vṛṣa' (bull) and 'malla' (wrestler, strong man).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vṛṣa+malla)

• vṛṣa – bull, male animal, chief, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• malla – wrestler, strong man, hero
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mall (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, standing up (like a bull) (arisen, stood up, appeared)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject, or 'vṛṣamallam'.