योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-21

तत्रापश्यदसौ सर्वं विषण्णवदनं जनम् ।
जालं कुङ्कुमपुष्पाणां भुक्तमूलमिवाखुना ॥ २१ ॥

tatrāpaśyadasau sarvaṃ viṣaṇṇavadanaṃ janam ,
jālaṃ kuṅkumapuṣpāṇāṃ bhuktamūlamivākhunā 21

21. tatra apaśyat asau sarvam viṣaṇṇavadanam janam
jālam kuṅkumapuṣpāṇām bhuktamūlam iva ākhunā

21. tatra asau sarvam viṣaṇṇavadanam janam apaśyat,
ākhunā bhuktamūlam kuṅkumapuṣpāṇām jālam iva.

21. There he saw all the people with dejected faces, like a cluster of saffron flowers whose roots have been eaten by a mouse.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• असौ (asau) - this (one), he

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

• विषण्णवदनम् (viṣaṇṇavadanam) - with dejected faces

• जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

• जालम् (jālam) - a multitude, cluster, net, snare

• कुङ्कुमपुष्पाणाम् (kuṅkumapuṣpāṇām) - of saffron flowers

• भुक्तमूलम् (bhuktamūlam) - whose root has been eaten

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• आखुना (ākhunā) - by a mouse/rat

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of apaśyat

Imperfect tense form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

असौ (asau) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective modifying 'janam'.

विषण्णवदनम् (viṣaṇṇavadanam) - with dejected faces

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaṇṇavadana

viṣaṇṇavadana - having a dejected/sad face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣaṇṇa+vadana)

• viṣaṇṇa – dejected, sad, dispirited, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sad (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth, speech
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'janam'.

जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, mankind

जालम् (jālam) - a multitude, cluster, net, snare

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, snare, multitude, cluster, mass, web

कुङ्कुमपुष्पाणाम् (kuṅkumapuṣpāṇām) - of saffron flowers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kuṅkumapuṣpa

kuṅkumapuṣpa - saffron flower

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṅkuma+puṣpa)

• kuṅkuma – saffron
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)

भुक्तमूलम् (bhuktamūlam) - whose root has been eaten

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuktamūla

bhuktamūla - having its root eaten

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhukta+mūla)

• bhukta – eaten, enjoyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• mūla – root, origin, base
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'jālam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

आखुना (ākhunā) - by a mouse/rat

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ākhu

ākhu - mouse, rat, mole