योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-77

त्यक्त्वा पदमिदं मूर्खो मितमेति न पण्डितः ।
उष्ट्रो हि त्यक्तसुलतः कण्टकं याति नेतरः ॥ ७७ ॥

tyaktvā padamidaṃ mūrkho mitameti na paṇḍitaḥ ,
uṣṭro hi tyaktasulataḥ kaṇṭakaṃ yāti netaraḥ 77

77. tyaktvā padam idam mūrkhaḥ mitam eti na paṇḍitaḥ
uṣṭraḥ hi tyaktasulataḥ kaṇṭakam yāti na itaraḥ

77. mūrkhaḥ idam padam tyaktvā mitam eti,
paṇḍitaḥ na.
hi uṣṭraḥ tyaktasulataḥ kaṇṭakam yāti,
itaraḥ na.

77. Having abandoned this (superior) position, a fool pursues something limited, but a wise person (paṇḍita) does not. For indeed, a camel, having rejected good fodder, goes for thorns, but no other (intelligent being would).

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• पदम् (padam) - a superior state or position (state, position, foot, word)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool

• मितम् (mitam) - something limited or inferior (measured, limited, little)

• एति (eti) - goes, obtains, seeks

• न (na) - not

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person (paṇḍita)

• उष्ट्रः (uṣṭraḥ) - a camel

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• त्यक्तसुलतः (tyaktasulataḥ) - referring to the camel, having abandoned palatable and soft food (having abandoned good fodder/creepers)

• कण्टकम् (kaṇṭakam) - thorn

• याति (yāti) - goes, obtains, seeks

• न (na) - not

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - someone else, implicitly a wise person (the other, another)

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle from root tyaj (to abandon).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पदम् (padam) - a superior state or position (state, position, foot, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, state, word, dwelling place

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - a fool, ignorant, stupid person

मितम् (mitam) - something limited or inferior (measured, limited, little)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mita

mita - measured, limited, moderate, little, estimated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root mā (to measure).

Root: mā (class 2)

एति (eti) - goes, obtains, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present 3rd singular active

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person (paṇḍita)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - a wise person, scholar, learned

उष्ट्रः (uṣṭraḥ) - a camel

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣṭra

uṣṭra - camel

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

त्यक्तसुलतः (tyaktasulataḥ) - referring to the camel, having abandoned palatable and soft food (having abandoned good fodder/creepers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyaktasulata

tyaktasulata - having abandoned good creepers/vines (i.e., soft fodder)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tyakta+sulata)

• tyakta – abandoned, given up, renounced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root tyaj (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• sulata – good creeper/vine, good food, soft fodder
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'su' (good) + 'lata' (creeper/vine).
  Prefix: su

कण्टकम् (kaṇṭakam) - thorn

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle, impediment, obstacle

याति (yāti) - goes, obtains, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present 3rd singular active

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरः (itaraḥ) - someone else, implicitly a wise person (the other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - the other, another, different