योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-17

इति तस्मिन्स्थिते यातो मणिरुड्डीय सिद्धयः ।
त्यजन्ति ह्यवमन्तारं शरो गुणमिवोज्झितः ॥ १७ ॥

iti tasminsthite yāto maṇiruḍḍīya siddhayaḥ ,
tyajanti hyavamantāraṃ śaro guṇamivojjhitaḥ 17

17. iti tasmin sthite yātaḥ maṇiḥ uḍḍīya siddhayaḥ
tyajanti hi avamantāram śaraḥ guṇam iva ujjhitaḥ

17. iti tasmin sthite maṇiḥ yātaḥ siddhayaḥ uḍḍīya
hi ujjhitaḥ śaraḥ guṇam iva avamantāram tyajanti

17. Thus, as he remained in that state, the jewel departed, and the mystic powers (siddhi) flew away. Indeed, perfections (siddhi) abandon one who despises them, just as an arrow, once released, abandons the bowstring.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

• स्थिते (sthite) - having stood, having remained, situated

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed, arrived

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem, precious stone

• उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - having flown up, having soared

• सिद्धयः (siddhayaḥ) - mystic powers (siddhi) (perfections, mystic powers, accomplishments)

• त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they leave, they forsake

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

• अवमन्तारम् (avamantāram) - the despiser, the one who disrespects, the scorner

• शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

• गुणम् (guṇam) - bowstring (bowstring, quality, thread, virtue)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, released

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्थिते (sthite) - having stood, having remained, situated

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with suffix 'kta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tasmin'.

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, arrived, passed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' with suffix 'kta'.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'maṇiḥ'.

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem, precious stone

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - jewel, gem, pearl, crystal

उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - having flown up, having soared

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'ḍī' with upasarga 'ud' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ud

Root: ḍī (class 4)

सिद्धयः (siddhayaḥ) - mystic powers (siddhi) (perfections, mystic powers, accomplishments)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, accomplishment, success, mystic power, supernatural faculty

Root: sidh (class 4)

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they leave, they forsake

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अवमन्तारम् (avamantāram) - the despiser, the one who disrespects, the scorner

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avamantṛ

avamantṛ - despiser, scorner, contemner

Agent Noun

Derived from root 'man' with upasarga 'ava' and agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

गुणम् (guṇam) - bowstring (bowstring, quality, thread, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, property, virtue, excellence, constituent of nature, bowstring, rope

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, released

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ujjhita

ujjhita - abandoned, forsaken, thrown off, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jhā' with upasarga 'ud' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: ut

Root: jhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraḥ'.