योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-31

आलोकयन्तमादाय तं करेण स वारणः ।
स्वकटेऽयोजयन्मेरुस्तटेऽर्कमिव सादरम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ālokayantamādāya taṃ kareṇa sa vāraṇaḥ ,
svakaṭe'yojayanmerustaṭe'rkamiva sādaram 31

31. ālokayantam ādāya tam kareṇa saḥ vāraṇaḥ
svakaṭe ayojayat meruḥ taṭe arkam iva sādaram

31. saḥ vāraṇaḥ kareṇa ādāya tam ālokayantam
sādaram svakaṭe ayojayat meruḥ taṭe arkam iva

31. That elephant (vāraṇa), taking him (the outcaste) who was still gazing, with its trunk, respectfully placed him on its flank, just as Mount Meru (meru) might respectfully position the sun (arka) upon its slope.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोकयन्तम् (ālokayantam) - the outcaste who was looking/gazing (him who was looking/gazing)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having received

• तम् (tam) - him (the outcaste) (him, that)

• करेण (kareṇa) - by (the elephant's) trunk (by hand, by trunk)

• सः (saḥ) - that elephant (that (one), he)

• वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant (vāraṇa) (elephant, warder, repeller)

• स्वकटे (svakaṭe) - on the elephant's own flank (on his own flank/side)

• अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - he placed, he joined, he fastened

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (meru)

• तटे (taṭe) - on the slope (of Mount Meru) (on the bank, on the slope, on the side)

• अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun (arka)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, with regard, courteously

Words meanings and morphology

आलोकयन्तम् (ālokayantam) - the outcaste who was looking/gazing (him who was looking/gazing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - looking, observing, beholding

Present Active Participle

From root 'lok' with prefix 'ā' and causative/denominative suffix 'āya', then 'śatṛ'

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'dā' (to give/take) with prefix 'ā', suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'ayojayat'

तम् (tam) - him (the outcaste) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

करेण (kareṇa) - by (the elephant's) trunk (by hand, by trunk)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, trunk (of an elephant), ray, tax

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - that elephant (that (one), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence

वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant (vāraṇa) (elephant, warder, repeller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warder, repeller, obstacle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, restrain)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

स्वकटे (svakaṭe) - on the elephant's own flank (on his own flank/side)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svakaṭa

svakaṭa - own flank, own side

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kaṭa)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• kaṭa – flank, side, hip
  noun (masculine)

अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - he placed, he joined, he fastened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

Imperfect, causative

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice of causative stem 'yojaya' (from root 'yuj')

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the sentence

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (meru)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - the mythical sacred mountain, Mount Meru (meru)

Note: Subject in the simile

तटे (taṭe) - on the slope (of Mount Meru) (on the bank, on the slope, on the side)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taṭa

taṭa - bank, shore, slope, side

अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun (arka)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun (arka), ray, a plant, praise

Root: arc (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, with regard, courteously

(indeclinable)

From 'sa' (with) + 'ādara' (respect)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+ādara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ādara – respect, regard
  noun (masculine)