योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-27

मन्निग्रहानुग्रहजा मद्भृत्यवपुषि स्थिताः ।
कषन्ति मामलं चिन्ता गजं हरिनखा इव ॥ २७ ॥

mannigrahānugrahajā madbhṛtyavapuṣi sthitāḥ ,
kaṣanti māmalaṃ cintā gajaṃ harinakhā iva 27

27. mat nigraha anugraha jāḥ mat bhṛtya vapuṣi sthitāḥ
kaṣanti mām alam cintāḥ gajam harinakhāḥ iva

27. mat nigraha anugraha jāḥ mat bhṛtya vapuṣi sthitāḥ
cintāḥ alam mām kaṣanti harinakhāḥ gajam iva

27. Anxieties (cintā), which have arisen from my displeasure and grace, and which are present in the body of my servant, torment me greatly, just as a lion's claws (harinakha) afflict an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• मत् (mat) - my, of me

• निग्रह (nigraha) - displeasure (punishment, suppression, control)

• अनुग्रह (anugraha) - favor, grace, kindness

• जाः (jāḥ) - arisen from (born from, produced from, caused by)

• मत् (mat) - my, of me

• भृत्य (bhṛtya) - servant, dependant

• वपुषि (vapuṣi) - in the body, in the form

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - residing (in the body) (situated, existing, standing, dwelling)

• कषन्ति (kaṣanti) - torment (they torment, they rub, they afflict, they harass)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, exceedingly (greatly, exceedingly, enough, sufficiently)

• चिन्ताः (cintāḥ) - worries, anxieties, thoughts

• गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

• हरिनखाः (harinakhāḥ) - lion's claws

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

मत् (mat) - my, of me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun, stem form

Note: Stem form 'mat' (or 'mad') used in compounds meaning 'my' or 'mine'.

निग्रह (nigraha) - displeasure (punishment, suppression, control)

(noun)

masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - punishment, suppression, control, restraint

From ni + √grah (to seize, to take)

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Part of a compound 'mat-nigraha-anugraha'.

अनुग्रह (anugraha) - favor, grace, kindness

(noun)

masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, kindness, assistance

From anu + √grah (to seize, to take)

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Part of a compound 'mat-nigraha-anugraha'.

जाः (jāḥ) - arisen from (born from, produced from, caused by)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ja

ja - born, produced, caused, arising from

From root jan (to be born) + a suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: This word is part of a larger Bahuvrihi compound 'mat-nigraha-anugraha-jāḥ', modifying 'cintāḥ'.

मत् (mat) - my, of me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun, stem form

Note: Stem form 'mat' (or 'mad') used in compounds meaning 'my' or 'mine'.

भृत्य (bhṛtya) - servant, dependant

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependant, hireling

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + tya suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वपुषि (vapuṣi) - in the body, in the form

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - residing (in the body) (situated, existing, standing, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: sthā (class 1)

कषन्ति (kaṣanti) - torment (they torment, they rub, they afflict, they harass)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kaṣ

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Plural

Root kaṣ, class 1 (bhvādi), parasmaipada

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'cintāḥ'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

अलम् (alam) - greatly, exceedingly (greatly, exceedingly, enough, sufficiently)

(indeclinable)

चिन्ताः (cintāḥ) - worries, anxieties, thoughts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cintā

cintā - thought, worry, anxiety, reflection

From root cit (to perceive, think) + na + ā suffix

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'kaṣanti'.

गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of implied verb in the comparison.

हरिनखाः (harinakhāḥ) - lion's claws

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of harinakha

harinakha - lion's claw

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+nakha)

• hari – lion, Vishnu, monkey, horse, tawny
  noun (masculine)
• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject in the comparative clause, implying 'lion's claws torment'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)