योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-10

बालस्य मातापितरौ नष्टौ किल ममामतेः ।
वातनीतस्य पत्रस्य वल्लीवृक्षमिवासिना ॥ १० ॥

bālasya mātāpitarau naṣṭau kila mamāmateḥ ,
vātanītasya patrasya vallīvṛkṣamivāsinā 10

10. bālasya mātāpitarau naṣṭau kila mama amateḥ
vātanītasya patrasya vallīvṛkṣam iva asinā

10. mama amateḥ bālasya mātāpitarau naṣṭau kila
vātanītasya patrasya vallīvṛkṣam asinā iva

10. Indeed, the parents of the child were lost due to my folly, just like a leaf, carried away by the wind, is separated from its creeper-tree as if by a sword.

Words meanings summery:

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of the child, of the young one

• मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

• नष्टौ (naṣṭau) - lost, destroyed, perished

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अमतेः (amateḥ) - due to my folly (from/of foolishness, lack of intelligence)

• वातनीतस्य (vātanītasya) - of the one carried by wind, wind-swept

• पत्रस्य (patrasya) - of the leaf, of the feather

• वल्लीवृक्षम् (vallīvṛkṣam) - the tree (to which a creeper is attached) (creeper-tree, tree supporting creepers)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असिना (asinā) - by a sword, with a sword

Words meanings and morphology

बालस्य (bālasya) - of the child, of the young one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young one, boy

मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mātṛpitṛ

mātṛpitṛ - mother and father, parents

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

नष्टौ (naṣṭau) - lost, destroyed, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish, be lost) with suffix -ta.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'mātāpitarau'.

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अमतेः (amateḥ) - due to my folly (from/of foolishness, lack of intelligence)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of amati

amati - foolishness, lack of intelligence, stupidity, evil intent

Derived from negative prefix a- and mati (intelligence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mati)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, opinion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used here to indicate the cause, 'due to my folly'.

वातनीतस्य (vātanītasya) - of the one carried by wind, wind-swept

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vātanīta

vātanīta - carried by the wind

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vāta (wind) and the past passive participle nīta (carried) of root nī (to carry).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+nīta)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• nīta – carried, led, conveyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nī (to carry, lead) with suffix -ta.
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'patrasya'.

पत्रस्य (patrasya) - of the leaf, of the feather

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of patra

patra - leaf, feather, letter

वल्लीवृक्षम् (vallīvṛkṣam) - the tree (to which a creeper is attached) (creeper-tree, tree supporting creepers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vallīvṛkṣa

vallīvṛkṣa - creeper and tree, tree with creepers

Compound type : dvandva (vallī+vṛkṣa)

• vallī – creeper, climbing plant
  noun (feminine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implied separation, indicating the source from which the leaf is carried away.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

असिना (asinā) - by a sword, with a sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: Used metaphorically to indicate a sharp, decisive separation or cutting off.