योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-17

प्रोच्चलत्तालशिखरात्स तथा पतितोऽपि सन् ।
न भेदमाप दुर्भेदा मन्ये देहा दुरात्मनाम् ॥ १७ ॥

proccalattālaśikharātsa tathā patito'pi san ,
na bhedamāpa durbhedā manye dehā durātmanām 17

17. procchalattālaśikharāt saḥ tathā patitaḥ api san
| na bhedam āpa durbhedāḥ manye dehāḥ durātmanām

17. saḥ procchalattālaśikharāt tathā patitaḥ api san
bhedam na āpa manye durātmanām dehāḥ durbhedāḥ (santi)

17. Even though he had thus fallen from the summit of the swaying palm tree, he sustained no injury. I believe the bodies of the wicked (durātman) are difficult to break.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोच्छलत्तालशिखरात् (procchalattālaśikharāt) - from the summit of the swaying palm tree

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen

• अपि (api) - even, although

• सन् (san) - being

• न (na) - not

• भेदम् (bhedam) - breakage, injury, fracture

• आप (āpa) - he obtained, he reached, he sustained

• दुर्भेदाः (durbhedāḥ) - difficult to break, indestructible

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

• दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of evil-minded persons, of the wicked

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोच्छलत्तालशिखरात् (procchalattālaśikharāt) - from the summit of the swaying palm tree

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of procchalattālaśikhara

procchalattālaśikhara - summit of a swaying palm tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (procchalat+tāla+śikhara)

• procchalat – swaying, moving violently
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √chal (to move) with prefix pra- and ut-
  Prefixes: pra+ut
  Root: chal (class 1)
• tāla – palm tree
  noun (masculine)
• śikhara – summit, peak, top
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephant keeper.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, although

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भेदम् (bhedam) - breakage, injury, fracture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, division, injury

आप (āpa) - he obtained, he reached, he sustained

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Form of root √āp (to obtain)

Root: āp (class 5)

दुर्भेदाः (durbhedāḥ) - difficult to break, indestructible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durbheda

durbheda - difficult to break, indestructible

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+bheda)

• dus – difficult, bad (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bheda – breaking, splitting
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dehāḥ'.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Middle

Form of root √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body

दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of evil-minded persons, of the wicked

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)