योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-15

दयामाश्रित्य मातङ्गो भङ्क्त्वा जालं जगाम ह ।
विदार्य मेघसंघातं नभसीव दिवाकरः ॥ १५ ॥

dayāmāśritya mātaṅgo bhaṅktvā jālaṃ jagāma ha ,
vidārya meghasaṃghātaṃ nabhasīva divākaraḥ 15

15. dayām āśritya mātaṅgaḥ bhaṅktvā jālam jagāma ha
| vidārya meghasaṃghātam nabhasi iva divākaraḥ

15. mātaṅgaḥ dayām āśritya jālam bhaṅktvā ha jagāma
divākaraḥ nabhasi meghasaṃghātam vidārya iva

15. The elephant, relying on compassion (dayā), broke the net and departed, just as the sun tears through a mass of clouds in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, mercy, pity

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, relying on

• मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant

• भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken, having crushed

• जालम् (jālam) - a net, a snare

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn asunder, having broken apart

• मेघसंघातम् (meghasaṁghātam) - a mass of clouds, cloud formation

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• इव (iva) - like, as

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun, day-maker

Words meanings and morphology

दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, mercy, pity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, mercy, pity

Note: The exact implication for an elephant in this context is ambiguous; it might refer to self-preservation, calm determination, or a specific narrative detail not present here.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, relying on

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √śri (to resort to) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - an elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant, a Chandala

भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken, having crushed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

जालम् (jālam) - a net, a snare

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - a net, a snare

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Form of root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn asunder, having broken apart

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √dṛ (to tear) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 9)

मेघसंघातम् (meghasaṁghātam) - a mass of clouds, cloud formation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃghāta

meghasaṁghāta - a mass or collection of clouds

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+saṃghāta)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃghāta – mass, collection, aggregation
  noun (masculine)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun, day-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - the sun, day-maker

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer (suffix)
  noun (masculine)