योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-21

मृतमात्मानमात्मीये सदने शोच्यतां गतम् ।
पतितं वातवेगेन कन्दरान्तरिव द्रुमम् ॥ २१ ॥

mṛtamātmānamātmīye sadane śocyatāṃ gatam ,
patitaṃ vātavegena kandarāntariva drumam 21

21. mṛtam ātmānam ātmīye sadane śocyatām gatam
patitam vātavegena kandarāntar iva drumam

21. ātmīye sadane mṛtam śocyatām gatam ātmānam
vātavegena kandarāntar drumam iva patitam

21. One's own self (ātman), fallen into a lamentable state, lying dead in one's own house; just like a tree uprooted and thrown by the wind's force into the depths of a cave.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead (referring to the self/body) (dead, deceased, lifeless)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self or body (oneself, the self, the soul, the body)

• आत्मीये (ātmīye) - in one's own (house) (in one's own, in one's personal)

• सदने (sadane) - in the house, in the dwelling, in the abode

• शोच्यताम् (śocyatām) - to a state of being lamented or pitied (to a state of lamentation, to a pitiable state)

• गतम् (gatam) - having reached (a state) (gone, reached, attained)

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (to the ground) (fallen, cast down, ruined)

• वातवेगेन (vātavegena) - by the force of the wind, by the speed of the wind

• कन्दरान्तर् (kandarāntar) - into the interior of a cave, within a cave

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमम् (drumam) - a tree

Words meanings and morphology

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead (referring to the self/body) (dead, deceased, lifeless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless, passed away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam' (implied object of the description).

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self or body (oneself, the self, the soul, the body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, body, life, person

Note: The implicit subject of all the participles in the subsequent verses.

आत्मीये (ātmīye) - in one's own (house) (in one's own, in one's personal)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmīya

ātmīya - one's own, peculiar to oneself, private, domestic, personal, intimate

Derived from 'ātman'

Note: Qualifies 'sadane'.

सदने (sadane) - in the house, in the dwelling, in the abode

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - dwelling, abode, house, seat, place

Root: sad (class 1)

शोच्यताम् (śocyatām) - to a state of being lamented or pitied (to a state of lamentation, to a pitiable state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śocyatā

śocyatā - pitiableness, a state of being lamented, misery

Derived from 'śocya' (pitiable)

Note: Governed by 'gatam'.

गतम् (gatam) - having reached (a state) (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, passed, arrived at, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go, move, reach)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (to the ground) (fallen, cast down, ruined)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended, degraded, outcast, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

वातवेगेन (vātavegena) - by the force of the wind, by the speed of the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vātavega

vātavega - force of the wind, speed of the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+vega)

• vāta – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, current, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vij' (to move rapidly) or 'vejate'
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Indicates the agent of 'patitam'.

कन्दरान्तर् (kandarāntar) - into the interior of a cave, within a cave

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kandara+antar)

• kandara – cave, cavern, grotto, valley
  noun (masculine)
• antar – within, inside, between, amidst, interior
  indeclinable

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

द्रुमम् (drumam) - a tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, plant, shrub

Note: The object of comparison for 'ātmānam'.