योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-20

सोऽन्वियेष गजं यत्नाद्गुल्मकान्तरितं वने ।
पयोदपिण्डितं भोक्तुं राहुरिन्दुमिवाम्बरे ॥ २० ॥

so'nviyeṣa gajaṃ yatnādgulmakāntaritaṃ vane ,
payodapiṇḍitaṃ bhoktuṃ rāhurindumivāmbare 20

20. saḥ anviyeṣa gajam yatnāt gulmakāntaritam vane
payodapiṇḍitam bhoktum rāhuḥ indum iva ambare

20. saḥ yatnāt vane gulmakāntaritam gajam anviyeṣa
rāhuḥ ambare payodapiṇḍitam indum bhoktum iva

20. He diligently searched for the elephant, which was hidden by bushes in the forest. It was like Rahu seeking to devour the moon, which is obscured by clouds in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• अन्वियेष (anviyeṣa) - he sought, he searched for

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• गुल्मकान्तरितम् (gulmakāntaritam) - hidden by bushes, obscured by thickets

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• पयोदपिण्डितम् (payodapiṇḍitam) - obscured by clouds, surrounded by masses of clouds

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to devour, to seize, to enjoy

• राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rahu (mythological planet)

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्वियेष (anviyeṣa) - he sought, he searched for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of anu + iṣ

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Ablative case used adverbially

गुल्मकान्तरितम् (gulmakāntaritam) - hidden by bushes, obscured by thickets

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gulmakāntarita

gulmakāntarita - hidden by bushes

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (gulmaka+antarita)

• gulmaka – bush, thicket, clump
  noun (masculine)
• antarita – hidden, obscured, separated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root i with prefix antar-
  Prefix: antar
  Root: i (class 2)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

पयोदपिण्डितम् (payodapiṇḍitam) - obscured by clouds, surrounded by masses of clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of payodapiṇḍita

payodapiṇḍita - obscured/lumped by clouds

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (payoda+piṇḍita)

• payoda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  compound: payas (water) + da (giving)
  Root: dā (class 1)
• piṇḍita – lumped, collected, obscured, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root piṇḍ
  Root: piṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'indum' in the simile

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to devour, to seize, to enjoy

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root bhuj + suffix -tum

Root: bhuj (class 7)

राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rahu (mythological planet)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rahu (a mythological planet, a demon who swallows the sun and moon, causing eclipses)

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space