योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-30

शिखिध्वजो व्रजन्तं तं ददर्शाऽऽदर्शनं तदा ।
उन्निद्रोऽब्दं यथा बर्ही धीमत्प्रीतिर्हि दुस्त्यजा ॥ ३० ॥

śikhidhvajo vrajantaṃ taṃ dadarśā''darśanaṃ tadā ,
unnidro'bdaṃ yathā barhī dhīmatprītirhi dustyajā 30

30. śikhidhvajaḥ vrajantam tam dadarśa ādarśanam tadā |
unnidraḥ abdam yathā barhī dhīmatprītiḥ hi dustyajā ||

30. tadā śikhidhvajaḥ tam vrajantam ādarśanam dadarśa yathā
unnidraḥ barhī abdam (paśyati) hi dhīmatprītiḥ dustyajā

30. Then, Shikhidhvaja saw him ascending until he disappeared, just as an excited peacock sees a cloud. Indeed, affection for the wise is hard to give up.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (proper name)

• व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - ascending (in the sky) (going, moving, proceeding)

• तम् (tam) - the ascending person mentioned in the previous verse (him, that (masculine))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• आदर्शनम् (ādarśanam) - disappearance, until out of sight

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उन्निद्रः (unnidraḥ) - excited, anticipating (awake, sleepless, excited, alert)

• अब्दम् (abdam) - cloud

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• बर्ही (barhī) - peacock

• धीमत्प्रीतिः (dhīmatprītiḥ) - affection for the wise/intelligent

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• दुस्त्यजा (dustyajā) - hard to abandon/give up, difficult to renounce

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Shikhidhvaja (a proper name, lit. 'one whose banner is a peacock')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock, crested, having a flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, mark
  noun (masculine)

व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - ascending (in the sky) (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vrajat

vrajat - going, moving, proceeding

present active participle

From root 'vraj' (to go) with Śatṛ suffix.

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

तम् (tam) - the ascending person mentioned in the previous verse (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect 3rd singular active.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आदर्शनम् (ādarśanam) - disappearance, until out of sight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādarśana

ādarśana - seeing, perceiving; disappearance, vanishing

From 'ā-dṛś' (to see). Can function as an adverb meaning 'until unseen'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

उन्निद्रः (unnidraḥ) - excited, anticipating (awake, sleepless, excited, alert)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unnidra

unnidra - awake, sleepless, excited, alert

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ud+nidrā)

• ud – up, out, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix to indicate 'absence' or 'upwards'.
• nidrā – sleep
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'barhī'.

अब्दम् (abdam) - cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abda

abda - cloud, year

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

बर्ही (barhī) - peacock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of barhin

barhin - peacock (lit. 'having a tail-feather')

धीमत्प्रीतिः (dhīmatprītiḥ) - affection for the wise/intelligent

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhīmatprīti

dhīmatprīti - affection for the wise, love for the intelligent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhīmat+prīti)

• dhīmat – wise, intelligent, sagacious
  adjective
• prīti – affection, love, joy, satisfaction
  noun (feminine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

दुस्त्यजा (dustyajā) - hard to abandon/give up, difficult to renounce

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dustyaja

dustyaja - hard to abandon/give up, difficult to renounce

gerundive/passive participle derivative

From 'dus' (difficult) and 'tyaj' (to abandon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+tyaja)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• tyaja – to be abandoned, renounced
  adjective
  gerundive
  From root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhīmatprītiḥ'.