योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-17

पतितस्यावनौ तस्य चिन्तया सह दीर्घया ।
शरीरं शतधा जातं शिलापातीव निर्झरः ॥ १७ ॥

patitasyāvanau tasya cintayā saha dīrghayā ,
śarīraṃ śatadhā jātaṃ śilāpātīva nirjharaḥ 17

17. patitasya avanau tasya cintayā saha dīrghayā
śarīram śatadhā jātam śilāpātī iva nirjharaḥ

17. avanau patitasya tasya dīrghayā cintayā saha
śarīram śilāpātī nirjharaḥ iva śatadhā jātam

17. As he lay fallen on the ground, his body, tormented by prolonged anxiety, split into a hundred pieces, just like a waterfall cascading over rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

• अवनौ (avanau) - on the earth, on the ground

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• चिन्तया (cintayā) - by anxiety, by thought

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• दीर्घया (dīrghayā) - by the long, by the prolonged

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred parts, a hundredfold

• जातम् (jātam) - became, originated, happened

• शिलापाती (śilāpātī) - falling on rocks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• निर्झरः (nirjharaḥ) - waterfall, cascade

Words meanings and morphology

पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen one

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, degraded, descended

past passive participle

From root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

अवनौ (avanau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, soil

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Shukra.

चिन्तया (cintayā) - by anxiety, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, anxiety, worry, reflection

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Expresses the cause or means.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Here it emphasizes the accompanying nature of the anxiety.

दीर्घया (dīrghayā) - by the long, by the prolonged

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, lengthy, prolonged, tall

Note: Qualifies 'cintayā'.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'jātam'.

शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred parts, a hundredfold

(indeclinable)

Suffix 'dhā' indicating division or multiplication.

Note: Adverbial.

जातम् (jātam) - became, originated, happened

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, arisen

past passive participle

From root 'jan' (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicates on 'śarīram'.

शिलापाती (śilāpātī) - falling on rocks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śilāpātin

śilāpātin - falling on rocks, striking against rocks

Agent noun from 'śilā' (rock) + 'pat' (to fall) with suffix '-in'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+pātin)

• śilā – rock, stone, slab
  noun (feminine)
• pātin – falling, dropping, flying, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'pat' (to fall) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nirjharaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

निर्झरः (nirjharaḥ) - waterfall, cascade

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjhara

nirjhara - waterfall, cascade, mountain stream

From 'nir' + root 'jhṛ' (to trickle, flow).

Prefix: nir

Root: jhṛ

Note: Subject of the comparison.