योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-28

चित्रार्पितोपमदुराकृतयो निरीहा दीनाशया हि महताम्बुरुहोपमानाः ।
शोकोपतप्तमनसोऽसुरनायकास्ते दग्धद्रुमा इव निरस्तविकारमासन् ॥ २८ ॥

citrārpitopamadurākṛtayo nirīhā dīnāśayā hi mahatāmburuhopamānāḥ ,
śokopataptamanaso'suranāyakāste dagdhadrumā iva nirastavikāramāsan 28

28. citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ nirīhāḥ
dīna-āśayāḥ hi mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ
śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ asura-nāyakāḥ te
dagdha-drumāḥ iva nirasta-vikāram āsan

28. hi te asura-nāyakāḥ citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ
nirīhāḥ dīna-āśayāḥ
śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ
dagdha-drumāḥ iva nirasta-vikāram āsan

28. Indeed, those demon chiefs, whose forms were as unmoving as figures painted in a picture, became devoid of desire and had pitiable hopes. Their minds were afflicted by sorrow. They were like great lotuses and like burnt trees, completely devoid of activity.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्र-अर्पित-उपम-दुराकृतयः (citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ) - whose forms were difficult to achieve or alter, like those fixed in a painting

• निरीहाः (nirīhāḥ) - without desire, inactive, motionless

• दीन-आशयाः (dīna-āśayāḥ) - with pitiable intentions/hopes, with wretched spirits

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly, because

• महताम्-अम्बुरुह-उपमानाः (mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ) - compared to lotuses that were once great or in their prime, now implying a withered state (comparable to great lotuses)

• शोक-उपतप्त-मनसः (śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ) - whose minds were distressed by sorrow, sorrow-afflicted in mind

• असुर-नायकाः (asura-nāyakāḥ) - demon chiefs/leaders

• ते (te) - those demon chiefs (those)

• दग्ध-द्रुमाः (dagdha-drumāḥ) - burnt trees

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निरस्त-विकारम् (nirasta-vikāram) - devoid of change/activity, motionless, inert

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

Words meanings and morphology

चित्र-अर्पित-उपम-दुराकृतयः (citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ) - whose forms were difficult to achieve or alter, like those fixed in a painting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citra-arpita-upama-durākṛti

citra-arpita-upama-durākṛti - whose forms are difficult to act upon, like (those) placed in a painting

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (citra+arpita+upama+durākṛti)

• citra – painting, picture, image
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, offered, entrusted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ṛ (to go, move) with prefix api, forming 'placed upon'.
  Prefix: api
  Root: √ṛ (class 1)
• upama – resembling, like, comparable to, simile
  adjective (masculine)
• durākṛti – bad form, difficult form/action, distorted shape
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: dur

निरीहाः (nirīhāḥ) - without desire, inactive, motionless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirīha

nirīha - without desire or effort, inactive, tranquil

Formed with 'nis' (without) and 'īhā' (desire, effort).

दीन-आशयाः (dīna-āśayāḥ) - with pitiable intentions/hopes, with wretched spirits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna-āśaya

dīna-āśaya - having pitiable intentions/hopes, having a wretched spirit

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīna+āśaya)

• dīna – pitiable, wretched, distressed, poor
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: √dī (class 4)
• āśaya – intention, hope, thought, mind, spirit, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √śī (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

महताम्-अम्बुरुह-उपमानाः (mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ) - compared to lotuses that were once great or in their prime, now implying a withered state (comparable to great lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat-amburuha-upamāna

mahat-amburuha-upamāna - comparable to great lotuses

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+amburuha+upamāna)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• amburuha – lotus (literally 'born from water')
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ambu
  Root: √ruh (class 1)
• upamāna – comparison, simile, that with which something is compared
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √mā (class 2)

शोक-उपतप्त-मनसः (śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ) - whose minds were distressed by sorrow, sorrow-afflicted in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoka-upatapta-manas

śoka-upatapta-manas - having a mind distressed by sorrow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śoka+upatapta+manas)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √śuc (class 1)
• upatapta – distressed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tap (to heat, torment) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √tap (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √man (class 4)

असुर-नायकाः (asura-nāyakāḥ) - demon chiefs/leaders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura-nāyaka

asura-nāyaka - leader of demons, demon chief

Compound type : Tatpurusha (asura+nāyaka)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √nī (class 1)

ते (te) - those demon chiefs (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

दग्ध-द्रुमाः (dagdha-drumāḥ) - burnt trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha-druma

dagdha-druma - a burnt tree

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (dagdha+druma)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dah (to burn, consume).
  Root: √dah (class 1)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निरस्त-विकारम् (nirasta-vikāram) - devoid of change/activity, motionless, inert

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirasta-vikāra

nirasta-vikāra - devoid of change, free from modification, without activity

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nirasta+vikāra)

• nirasta – cast off, removed, dispelled, inactive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefix nis.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: √as (class 4)
• vikāra – change, modification, alteration, disorder
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of being.

आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)