योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-3

एकान्तेषु दिगन्तेषु निर्झरेषु गुहासु च ।
आजगाम रतिं जन्तुर्मुक्तेषुर्व्याधतो यथा ॥ ३ ॥

ekānteṣu diganteṣu nirjhareṣu guhāsu ca ,
ājagāma ratiṃ janturmukteṣurvyādhato yathā 3

3. ekānteṣu diganteṣu nirjhareṣu guhāsu ca
ājagāma ratim jantuḥ mukteṣuḥ vyādhataḥ yathā

3. jantuḥ ekānteṣu diganteṣu nirjhareṣu guhāsu ca ratim ājagāma,
yathā mukteṣuḥ vyādhataḥ (ratim ājagāma)

3. A creature found solace in solitary places, remote regions, waterfalls, and caves, much like an animal that has escaped a hunter's arrow finds pleasure (in freedom) from the hunter.

Words meanings summery:

• एकान्तेषु (ekānteṣu) - in secluded places, in solitary spots

• दिगन्तेषु (diganteṣu) - in remote regions, at the ends of the directions

• निर्झरेषु (nirjhareṣu) - in waterfalls, in cascades

• गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves

• च (ca) - and, also

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, attained, found

• रतिम् (ratim) - solace, satisfaction (pleasure, delight, joy)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - an animal, specifically one being hunted (a creature, a living being, an animal)

• मुक्तेषुः (mukteṣuḥ) - an animal (target) from whom an arrow has been shot (and thus is escaping) (one whose arrow has been shot; one from whom an arrow has been released)

• व्याधतः (vyādhataḥ) - from the hunter

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

एकान्तेषु (ekānteṣu) - in secluded places, in solitary spots

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ekānta

ekānta - secluded place, solitary place, privacy

दिगन्तेषु (diganteṣu) - in remote regions, at the ends of the directions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of diganta

diganta - end of a direction, remote region, horizon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+anta)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

निर्झरेषु (nirjhareṣu) - in waterfalls, in cascades

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nirjhara

nirjhara - waterfall, cascade, mountain stream

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, attained, found

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root 'gam' with upasarga 'ā', perfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

रतिम् (ratim) - solace, satisfaction (pleasure, delight, joy)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, joy, love, attachment

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - an animal, specifically one being hunted (a creature, a living being, an animal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, animal, mankind

Root: jan (class 4)

मुक्तेषुः (mukteṣuḥ) - an animal (target) from whom an arrow has been shot (and thus is escaping) (one whose arrow has been shot; one from whom an arrow has been released)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukteṣu

mukteṣu - one whose arrow has been released (shot at/from)

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukta+iṣu)

• mukta – released, freed, liberated
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc 'to release'
  Root: muc (class 6)
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

व्याधतः (vyādhataḥ) - from the hunter

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

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