योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-31

अनवेक्ष्य पुरो मार्गममार्गमनुधावति ।
प्रकृतं मार्गमुत्सृज्य शरार्तो हरिणो यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

anavekṣya puro mārgamamārgamanudhāvati ,
prakṛtaṃ mārgamutsṛjya śarārto hariṇo yathā 31

31. anavekṣya puraḥ mārgam amārgam anudhāvati
prakṛtam mārgam utsṛjya śarārtaḥ hariṇaḥ yathā

31. saḥ puraḥ mārgam anavekṣya amārgam anudhāvati,
yathā śarārtaḥ hariṇaḥ prakṛtam mārgam utsṛjya (anudhāvati).

31. Without observing the path ahead, it (the agitated being) rushes onto a wrong path, abandoning the established path, just like a deer afflicted by an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• अनवेक्ष्य (anavekṣya) - without observing (without seeing, without looking, without considering)

• पुरः (puraḥ) - ahead, in front (in front, ahead, eastward)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way)

• अमार्गम् (amārgam) - a wrong path (wrong path, bad path, not a path)

• अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - rushes onto, pursues (runs after, follows, pursues)

• प्रकृतम् (prakṛtam) - the established path (proper, established, original, natural)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning (having abandoned, having given up, having left)

• शरार्तः (śarārtaḥ) - afflicted by an arrow (wounded by an arrow, pained by an arrow)

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - a deer (deer, antelope)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

अनवेक्ष्य (anavekṣya) - without observing (without seeing, without looking, without considering)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From na-anu-ava-√īkṣ (to look at). The 'a' prefix denotes negation.

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a gerund, modifying the subject of anudhāvati.

पुरः (puraḥ) - ahead, in front (in front, ahead, eastward)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

Note: Modifies 'mārgam'.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - road, path, way, track, means

From √mṛg (to track, seek).

Root: mṛg (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anavekṣya'.

अमार्गम् (amārgam) - a wrong path (wrong path, bad path, not a path)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amārga

amārga - wrong road, bad way, no path

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'a' (not) and 'mārga' (path).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpurusha (a+mārga)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mārga – path, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anudhāvati'.

अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - rushes onto, pursues (runs after, follows, pursues)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anudhāv

Present active

From anu-√dhāv (to run).

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

प्रकृतम् (prakṛtam) - the established path (proper, established, original, natural)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prakṛta

prakṛta - done, made, natural, original, proper, established

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√kṛ (to do, make, establish) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgam'.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - road, path, way, track, means

From √mṛg (to track, seek).

Root: mṛg (class 2)

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning (having abandoned, having given up, having left)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ut-√sṛj (to cast off, abandon) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies the subject of anudhāvati.

शरार्तः (śarārtaḥ) - afflicted by an arrow (wounded by an arrow, pained by an arrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarārta

śarārta - wounded by an arrow, distressed by an arrow

Tatpuruṣa compound: śareṇa ārtaḥ (pained by an arrow).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śara+ārta)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ṛ (to go) or √ārd (to suffer) + kta suffix, with 'ā' prefix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hariṇaḥ'.

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - a deer (deer, antelope)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope, tawny, golden

From 'hari' (pale yellow, green, tawny).

Note: Subject of the comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Adverb or conjunctive particle.