योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-65, verse-16

मृषाः पौरा विटपिनः पुष्पं वातधुता इव ।
पूजयित्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठानुदतिष्ठन्स्वविष्टरात् ॥ १६ ॥

mṛṣāḥ paurā viṭapinaḥ puṣpaṃ vātadhutā iva ,
pūjayitvā muniśreṣṭhānudatiṣṭhansvaviṣṭarāt 16

16. mṛṣāḥ paurāḥ viṭapinaḥ puṣpam vātadhutāḥ iva |
pūjayitvā muniśreṣṭhān udatiṣṭhan svaviṣṭarāt ||

16. muniśreṣṭhān pūjayitvā,
mṛṣāḥ paurāḥ,
viṭapinaḥ puṣpam vātadhutāḥ iva,
svaviṣṭarāt udatiṣṭhan

16. After honoring the best among the sages, the townspeople rose from their seats, appearing exhausted (mṛṣāḥ), like wind-shaken trees (viṭapin) whose flowers (puṣpa) had faded.

Words meanings summery:

• मृषाः (mṛṣāḥ) - The townspeople appeared exhausted or languid. (exhausted, faded, useless, vain)

• पौराः (paurāḥ) - townspeople, citizens

• विटपिनः (viṭapinaḥ) - trees, branched ones

• पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - Refers to the flowers of the trees in the simile, or the scattered flower offerings. (flower, bloom, blossom)

• वातधुताः (vātadhutāḥ) - wind-shaken, blown by the wind

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

• मुनिश्रेष्ठान् (muniśreṣṭhān) - the best among sages, excellent sages

• उदतिष्ठन् (udatiṣṭhan) - they stood up, they rose

• स्वविष्टरात् (svaviṣṭarāt) - from their own seats

Words meanings and morphology

मृषाः (mṛṣāḥ) - The townspeople appeared exhausted or languid. (exhausted, faded, useless, vain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛṣa

mṛṣa - false, untrue, vain, useless, withered, exhausted

Note: Modifies 'paurāḥ'.

पौराः (paurāḥ) - townspeople, citizens

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - relating to a town, town-dweller, citizen

Note: Subject of 'udatiṣṭhan'.

विटपिनः (viṭapinaḥ) - trees, branched ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṭapin

viṭapin - having branches, tree

Note: Part of the simile, compared to 'paurāḥ'.

पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - Refers to the flowers of the trees in the simile, or the scattered flower offerings. (flower, bloom, blossom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom, bloom

Note: Its relation to 'mṛṣāḥ' and 'vātadhutāḥ' is somewhat poetic/elliptical. Here, it is treated as a component in the simile describing the trees.

वातधुताः (vātadhutāḥ) - wind-shaken, blown by the wind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātadhuta

vātadhuta - wind-shaken, blown by the wind

Compound with a Past Passive Participle

From vāta (wind) and dhuta (shaken, from √dhū).

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (vāta+dhuta)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• dhuta – shaken, moved, stirred
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dhū
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'viṭapinaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.

पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

मुनिश्रेष्ठान् (muniśreṣṭhān) - the best among sages, excellent sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best among sages, excellent sage

Compound noun

Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'pūjayitvā'.

उदतिष्ठन् (udatiṣṭhan) - they stood up, they rose

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √sthā

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

स्वविष्टरात् (svaviṣṭarāt) - from their own seats

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svaviṣṭara

svaviṣṭara - one's own seat

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sva+viṣṭara)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• viṣṭara – seat, mat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the origin of the action 'udatiṣṭhan'.