योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-17

त्वक्तामागत्य दुःखाय स्पर्शोन्मुखतया धिया ।
मूर्ख मा बद्धतामेहि गजीलुब्धगजेन्द्रवत् ॥ १७ ॥

tvaktāmāgatya duḥkhāya sparśonmukhatayā dhiyā ,
mūrkha mā baddhatāmehi gajīlubdhagajendravat 17

17. tvaktām āgatya duḥkhāya sparśonmukhatayā dhiyā
mūrkha mā baddhatām ehi gajīlubdhagajendravat

17. mūrkha dhiyā sparśonmukhatayā duḥkhāya tvaktām
āgatya gajīlubdhagajendravat baddhatām mā ehi

17. O fool, do not fall into bondage, like an elephant-king enticed by a female elephant, by allowing your intellect (dhī) to excessively focus on skin, becoming prone to touch and thereby causing pain.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वक्ताम् (tvaktām) - the state of being skin, the quality of skin

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having attained, having reached

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for pain, to sorrow

• स्पर्शोन्मुखतया (sparśonmukhatayā) - by the state of being inclined towards touch, by being touch-oriented

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by thought

• मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool!

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

• बद्धताम् (baddhatām) - the state of bondage, captivity

• एहि (ehi) - come, go, attain

• गजीलुब्धगजेन्द्रवत् (gajīlubdhagajendravat) - like an elephant-king greedy/infatuated with a female elephant

Words meanings and morphology

त्वक्ताम् (tvaktām) - the state of being skin, the quality of skin

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvaktā

tvaktā - the state or quality of being skin

Derived from tvak (skin) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of āgatya.

आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Formed from root gam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb, meaning 'having done X'.

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for pain, to sorrow

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery

Note: Expresses purpose ('for the sake of suffering').

स्पर्शोन्मुखतया (sparśonmukhatayā) - by the state of being inclined towards touch, by being touch-oriented

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sparśonmukhatā

sparśonmukhatā - inclination towards touch, being touch-oriented

Derived from sparśonmukha + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sparśa+unmukha+tā)

• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  From root spṛś
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• unmukha – facing, inclined towards, eager for
  adjective (masculine)
  From root mukh with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukh (class 1)
• tā – state, condition, quality
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns

Note: The means or cause.

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Instrumental of agent.

मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, stupid; a fool, idiot

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

बद्धताम् (baddhatām) - the state of bondage, captivity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of baddhatā

baddhatā - state of being bound, captivity, bondage

Derived from baddha (bound) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of ehi (in the sense of 'come into a state').

एहि (ehi) - come, go, attain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used with mā for prohibition.

गजीलुब्धगजेन्द्रवत् (gajīlubdhagajendravat) - like an elephant-king greedy/infatuated with a female elephant

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in -vat (like) formed from gajīlubdhagajendra.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (gajī+lubdha+gajendra+vat)

• gajī – female elephant
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of gaja (elephant)
• lubdha – greedy, desirous, infatuated, deluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lubh
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• gajendra – king of elephants, a large excellent elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of gaja (elephant) + indra (chief/lord)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming an indeclinable meaning 'like'

Note: Adverbial.