योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-86, verse-47

त्वमेका शोकनाशार्थमाश्रिता परमा सखी ।
संकटावटकुञ्जेषु हस्तालम्बनदायिने ॥ ४७ ॥

tvamekā śokanāśārthamāśritā paramā sakhī ,
saṃkaṭāvaṭakuñjeṣu hastālambanadāyine 47

47. tvam ekā śokanāśārtham āśritā paramā sakhī
saṃkaṭāvaṭakuñjeṣu hastālambanadāyine

47. tvam ekā paramā sakhī śokanāśārtham āśritā
saṃkaṭāvaṭakuñjeṣu hastālambanadāyine

47. You alone are the supreme friend, resorted to for the destruction of sorrow, who offers a hand of support in the dense thickets of dangerous pits.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एका (ekā) - one, alone, unique

• शोकनाशार्थम् (śokanāśārtham) - for the purpose of destroying sorrow, for the alleviation of grief

• आश्रिता (āśritā) - resorted to, taken refuge in, depended upon

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, excellent, highest

• सखी (sakhī) - female friend, female companion

• संकटावटकुञ्जेषु (saṁkaṭāvaṭakuñjeṣu) - in the thickets of dangerous pits, in the groves of perilous chasms

• हस्तालम्बनदायिने (hastālambanadāyine) - (understood as) who offers a hand of support (to match the feminine `sakhī` in translation, despite the masculine form) (to one who gives support by hand, for the giver of a helping hand)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Personal pronoun.

एका (ekā) - one, alone, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with `sakhī`.

शोकनाशार्थम् (śokanāśārtham) - for the purpose of destroying sorrow, for the alleviation of grief

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+nāśa+artha)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

आश्रिता (āśritā) - resorted to, taken refuge in, depended upon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā-śri (to resort to, to depend on)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sakhī`.

परमा (paramā) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with `sakhī`.

सखी (sakhī) - female friend, female companion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, female companion

Note: Predicate noun for `tvam`.

संकटावटकुञ्जेषु (saṁkaṭāvaṭakuñjeṣu) - in the thickets of dangerous pits, in the groves of perilous chasms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃkaṭāvaṭakuñja

saṁkaṭāvaṭakuñja - thickets of dangerous pits, groves of perilous chasms

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃkaṭa+avaṭa+kuñja)

• saṃkaṭa – danger, peril, difficulty
  noun (neuter)
• avaṭa – pit, chasm, hole
  noun (masculine)
• kuñja – thicket, grove, bower
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative plural of the compound.

हस्तालम्बनदायिने (hastālambanadāyine) - (understood as) who offers a hand of support (to match the feminine `sakhī` in translation, despite the masculine form) (to one who gives support by hand, for the giver of a helping hand)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of hastālambanadāyin

hastālambanadāyin - giver of a helping hand, offering support by hand

Agent noun

Derived from hasta (hand) + ālambana (support) + dāyin (giver)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (hasta+ālambana+dāyin)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• ālambana – support, reliance, prop
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ā-lamb (to hang upon, to support)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• dāyin – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Grammatically masculine dative singular. While context implies a feminine reference, the form itself is masculine.