योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-46

चिरमज्ञानधूर्तेन पोथितोऽस्मि त्वहंतया ।
वृकेण दृप्तेनाटव्यां लब्धेन पशुपोतकः ॥ ४६ ॥

ciramajñānadhūrtena pothito'smi tvahaṃtayā ,
vṛkeṇa dṛptenāṭavyāṃ labdhena paśupotakaḥ 46

46. ciram ajñānadhūrtena pothitaḥ asmi tu ahaṃtayā
| vṛkeṇa dṛptena aṭavyām labdhena paśupotakaḥ ||

46. ciram ajñānadhūrtena ahaṃtayā pothitaḥ asmi aṭavyām
dṛptena labdhena vṛkeṇa paśupotakaḥ (iva pothitaḥ)

46. For a long time, I have been tormented by the ego (ahaṅkāra), that rascal of ignorance (ajñāna), just like a young animal (paśupotaka) seized in the forest by an arrogant wolf.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• अज्ञानधूर्तेन (ajñānadhūrtena) - by the rogue of ignorance, by the trickster who is ignorance

• पोथितः (pothitaḥ) - tormented, crushed, struck down

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अहंतया (ahaṁtayā) - by ego, by egoism, by the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

• वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) - by a wolf

• दृप्तेन (dṛptena) - by the proud, by the arrogant, by the fierce

• अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest, in a wilderness

• लब्धेन (labdhena) - by the captured, by that which has caught/obtained

• पशुपोतकः (paśupotakaḥ) - a young animal, a fawn, a cub

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानधूर्तेन (ajñānadhūrtena) - by the rogue of ignorance, by the trickster who is ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñānadhūrta

ajñānadhūrta - a rogue or trickster of ignorance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+dhūrta)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dhūrta – rogue, rascal, cheat, cunning
  noun (masculine)

पोथितः (pothitaḥ) - tormented, crushed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pothita

pothita - crushed, pounded, tormented, killed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root puth (to crush, torment) with kta suffix.

Root: puth (class 10)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहंतया (ahaṁtayā) - by ego, by egoism, by the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - ego, egoism, individuality, the sense of 'I'

Derived from aham (I) + tā (suffix for abstract noun). This relates to ahaṅkāra.

वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) - by a wolf

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

दृप्तेन (dṛptena) - by the proud, by the arrogant, by the fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, fierce, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛp (to be proud, arrogant) with kta suffix.

Root: dṛp (class 4)

अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest, in a wilderness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aṭavī

aṭavī - forest, wilderness, jungle

लब्धेन (labdhena) - by the captured, by that which has caught/obtained

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, received, caught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root labh (to obtain, gain) with kta suffix.

Root: labh (class 1)

पशुपोतकः (paśupotakaḥ) - a young animal, a fawn, a cub

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśupotaka

paśupotaka - a young animal, a cub, a fawn

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paśu+potaka)

• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• potaka – young animal, cub, fledgling
  noun (masculine)