योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-4

तस्य देहद्रुमान्तःस्थं त्यक्त्वा हृन्नीडमाययुः ।
प्रोड्डीय विहगायन्तो युन्त्रोन्मुक्ता इवासवः ॥ ४ ॥

tasya dehadrumāntaḥsthaṃ tyaktvā hṛnnīḍamāyayuḥ ,
proḍḍīya vihagāyanto yuntronmuktā ivāsavaḥ 4

4. tasya dehadrumāntaḥstham tyaktvā hṛnnīḍam āyayuḥ
proḍḍīya vihagāyantaḥ yantronmuktāḥ iva asavaḥ

4. asavaḥ tasya dehadrumāntaḥstham hṛnnīḍam tyaktvā
proḍḍīya vihagāyantaḥ yantronmuktāḥ iva āyayuḥ

4. The vital breaths (asavaḥ), having abandoned their nest in the heart—which was situated within the tree-like body—flew up like birds, just as if released from a machine, and departed.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• देहद्रुमान्तःस्थम् (dehadrumāntaḥstham) - situated within his tree-like body (situated within the body-tree)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• हृन्नीडम् (hṛnnīḍam) - heart-nest, nest in the heart

• आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they departed (they went, they came (away from))

• प्रोड्डीय (proḍḍīya) - having flown up

• विहगायन्तः (vihagāyantaḥ) - becoming like birds, acting like birds

• यन्त्रोन्मुक्ताः (yantronmuktāḥ) - released from a machine

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• असवः (asavaḥ) - vital breaths, vital airs, life-breaths

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person whose body is being described.

देहद्रुमान्तःस्थम् (dehadrumāntaḥstham) - situated within his tree-like body (situated within the body-tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehadrumāntaḥstha

dehadrumāntaḥstha - situated within the body-tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+druma+antas+stha)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• antas – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  From root sthā with -a suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hṛnnīḍam'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root tyaj (class 1) with -ktvā suffix

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

हृन्नीडम् (hṛnnīḍam) - heart-nest, nest in the heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛnnīḍa

hṛnnīḍa - heart-nest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛd+nīḍa)

• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)
• nīḍa – nest, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they departed (they went, they came (away from))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ā-yā

perfect tense

From root yā (class 2) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'asavaḥ'.

प्रोड्डीय (proḍḍīya) - having flown up

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root ḍī (class 4) with upasargas pra- and ud- (ud- becomes uḍ- before ḍ).

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: ḍī (class 4)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

विहगायन्तः (vihagāyantaḥ) - becoming like birds, acting like birds

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihagāyant

vihagāyant - behaving like a bird

present active participle

From denominal root vihagāya- (from vihaga 'bird' + kāmya/kyac suffix 'to desire/behave like') with present participle suffix -at.

Root: vihagāya (class 0)

Note: Qualifies 'asavaḥ'.

यन्त्रोन्मुक्ताः (yantronmuktāḥ) - released from a machine

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yantronmukta

yantronmukta - released from a machine

past passive participle

Compound of yantra (machine) and unmukta (released). Unmukta is from ud-muc (to release) + kta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra+unmukta)

• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
• unmukta – released, set free
  participle
  past passive participle
  From root muc (class 6) with upasarga ud- and kta suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'asavaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

असवः (asavaḥ) - vital breaths, vital airs, life-breaths

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asu

asu - breath, vital air, life

Note: Subject of the sentence.