योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-8

इह वारणमुक्तानां ददासीत्पिठरत्रयम् ।
पिनद्धं माहिषेणोग्रचर्मणाम्बुदशोभिना ॥ ८ ॥

iha vāraṇamuktānāṃ dadāsītpiṭharatrayam ,
pinaddhaṃ māhiṣeṇogracarmaṇāmbudaśobhinā 8

8. iha vāraṇamuktānām dada āsīt piṭharatrayam
pinaddham māhiṣeṇa ugracarmaṇā ambudaśobhinā

8. iha vāraṇamuktānām piṭharatrayam ugracarmaṇā
ambudaśobhinā māhiṣeṇa pinaddham dada āsīt

8. Here, three pots were given for the liberated elephants, covered with fierce buffalo hide that shone like a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• वारणमुक्तानाम् (vāraṇamuktānām) - of the liberated elephants, for the released elephants

• दद (dada) - implied 'given' (as part of 'was given') (given, offered)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• पिठरत्रयम् (piṭharatrayam) - three pots, a group of three pots

• पिनद्धम् (pinaddham) - covered, bound, tied, wrapped

• माहिषेण (māhiṣeṇa) - by means of buffalo hide (by buffalo, made of buffalo hide)

• उग्रचर्मणा (ugracarmaṇā) - with fierce hide, with terrible skin

• अम्बुदशोभिना (ambudaśobhinā) - shining like a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

वारणमुक्तानाम् (vāraṇamuktānām) - of the liberated elephants, for the released elephants

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vāraṇamukta

vāraṇamukta - released elephant, liberated elephant

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'vāraṇa' (elephant) and 'mukta' (released).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāraṇa+mukta)

• vāraṇa – elephant, obstacle
  noun (masculine)
• mukta – released, liberated, free
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'muc' (to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used as a noun referring to the released elephants.

दद (dada) - implied 'given' (as part of 'was given') (given, offered)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, offered, granted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dā' (to give). 'dada' is likely a poetic or less common variant/contraction of 'datta'.

Root: dā (class 3)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पिठरत्रयम् (piṭharatrayam) - three pots, a group of three pots

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of piṭharatraya

piṭharatraya - three pots, a triad of pots

Compound type : dvigu (piṭhara+traya)

• piṭhara – pot, vessel
  noun (masculine)
• traya – triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)

Note: Collective noun treated as singular.

पिनद्धम् (pinaddham) - covered, bound, tied, wrapped

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pinaddha

pinaddha - covered, bound, tied, clothed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'nah' (to bind) with the prefix 'api' (contracted to 'pi').

Prefix: api

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'piṭharatrayam'.

माहिषेण (māhiṣeṇa) - by means of buffalo hide (by buffalo, made of buffalo hide)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māhiṣa

māhiṣa - relating to a buffalo, buffalo-like, made of buffalo hide

Derived from 'mahiṣa' (buffalo).

Note: Agrees with `ugracarmaṇā` and `ambudaśobhinā` describing the means of covering.

उग्रचर्मणा (ugracarmaṇā) - with fierce hide, with terrible skin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugracarman

ugracarman - fierce hide/skin

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ugra+carman)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective (neuter)
• carman – hide, skin, leather
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `māhiṣeṇa`.

अम्बुदशोभिना (ambudaśobhinā) - shining like a cloud

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambudaśobhin

ambudaśobhin - cloud-shining, beautiful like a cloud

Compound of 'ambuda' (cloud) and 'śobhin' (shining).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (ambuda+śobhin)

• ambuda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
• śobhin – shining, beautiful, radiant
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from the root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `māhiṣeṇa`.