योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-31

प्रज्ञया नखरालूनमत्तवारणयूथपाः ।
जम्बुकैर्विजिताः सिंहाः सिंहैर्हरिणका इव ॥ ३१ ॥

prajñayā nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapāḥ ,
jambukairvijitāḥ siṃhāḥ siṃhairhariṇakā iva 31

31. prajñayā nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapāḥ
jambukaiḥ vijitāḥ siṃhāḥ siṃhaiḥ hariṇakāḥ iva

31. prajñayā nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapāḥ siṃhāḥ
jambukaiḥ vijitāḥ hariṇakāḥ siṃhaiḥ iva

31. By wisdom (prajñā), even lions—who normally tear apart the leaders of intoxicated elephant herds with their claws—are conquered by jackals, just as deer are by lions.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom, by understanding

• नखरालूनमत्तवारणयूथपाः (nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapāḥ) - (lions) who tear apart leaders of intoxicated elephant herds with their claws/tusks

• जम्बुकैः (jambukaiḥ) - by jackals

• विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered, defeated

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

• सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

• हरिणकाः (hariṇakāḥ) - deer, fawns

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, insight, intelligence

Root: jñā (class 9)

नखरालूनमत्तवारणयूथपाः (nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapāḥ) - (lions) who tear apart leaders of intoxicated elephant herds with their claws/tusks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapa

nakharālūnamattavāraṇayūthapa - one who tears apart intoxicated elephant herd leaders with claws

Bahuvrihi compound describing a lion's prowess

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nakha+ālūna+matta+vāraṇa+yūthapa)

• nakha – nail, claw, talon
  noun (masculine)
• ālūna – torn, cut off, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lū (to cut) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lū (class 9)
• matta – intoxicated, excited, enraged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be mad/intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – herd leader, chief of a troop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying siṃhāḥ

जम्बुकैः (jambukaiḥ) - by jackals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jambuka

jambuka - jackal

Note: Agent of passive verb vijitāḥ

विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijita

vijita - conquered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with siṃhāḥ

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Subject of the main clause

सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Agent in the simile

हरिणकाः (hariṇakāḥ) - deer, fawns

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hariṇaka

hariṇaka - deer, fawn

Note: Subject in the simile

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison