योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-24

उपर्यस्थगयद्वाललतौघेन स तं शठः ।
शून्यतातन्तुजालेन शरत्काल इवाम्बरम् ॥ २४ ॥

uparyasthagayadvālalataughena sa taṃ śaṭhaḥ ,
śūnyatātantujālena śaratkāla ivāmbaram 24

24. upari asthagayat bālalataughena saḥ tam śaṭhaḥ
śūnyatātantujālena śaratkālaḥ iva ambaram

24. saḥ śaṭhaḥ upari tam bālalataughena asthagayat,
iva śaratkālaḥ śūnyatātantujālena ambaram

24. That cunning elephant keeper covered the pit from above with a thick growth of young creepers, just as the autumn season shrouds the sky with a veil of mist.

Words meanings summery:

• उपरि (upari) - above, on top, over

• अस्थगयत् (asthagayat) - covered, hid

• बाललतौघेन (bālalataughena) - with a mass of young creepers/vines

• सः (saḥ) - the elephant keeper (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - that pit (him, that)

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - cunning, rogue, deceitful

• शून्यतातन्तुजालेन (śūnyatātantujālena) - with a net of threads of emptiness, with a veil of mist

• शरत्कालः (śaratkālaḥ) - autumn season

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloth)

Words meanings and morphology

उपरि (upari) - above, on top, over

(indeclinable)

अस्थगयत् (asthagayat) - covered, hid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of sthag

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, causative

Causative of root sthag, imperfect tense form

Root: sthag (class 1)

बाललतौघेन (bālalataughena) - with a mass of young creepers/vines

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bālalataugha

bālalataugha - mass of young creepers

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bāla+latā+ogha)

• bāla – young, infant, fresh
  adjective (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• ogha – mass, multitude, flood
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - the elephant keeper (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that pit (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to the pit (implied masculine 'garta' or 'khāta').

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - cunning, rogue, deceitful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - cunning, rogue, deceitful

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the elephant keeper).

शून्यतातन्तुजालेन (śūnyatātantujālena) - with a net of threads of emptiness, with a veil of mist

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śūnyatātantujāla

śūnyatātantujāla - net of threads of emptiness, veil of mist

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śūnyatā+tantu+jāla)

• śūnyatā – emptiness, void, nothingness
  noun (feminine)
• tantu – thread, filament
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)

शरत्कालः (śaratkālaḥ) - autumn season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaratkāla

śaratkāla - autumn season

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śarat+kāla)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth