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

रिपौ हस्तिपके दूरादपश्यति स वारणः ।
अयःसमुद्गके यस्मिन्निनाय दिवसत्रयम् ॥ ६ ॥

ripau hastipake dūrādapaśyati sa vāraṇaḥ ,
ayaḥsamudgake yasminnināya divasatrayam 6

6. ripau hastipake dūrāt apaśyati saḥ vāraṇaḥ
ayaḥsamudgake yasmin nināya divasatrayam

6. saḥ vāraṇaḥ ripau hastipake dūrāt apaśyati
yasmin ayaḥsamudgake divasatrayam nināya

6. That elephant, unnoticed by the enemy mahout from afar, had spent three days in that iron casket.

Words meanings summery:

• रिपौ (ripau) - regarding the enemy (mahout) (regarding the enemy, to the enemy, in the enemy)

• हस्तिपके (hastipake) - regarding the elephant keeper (in the elephant keeper, regarding the elephant keeper, to the elephant keeper)

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (so not seen) (from afar, from a distance)

• अपश्यति (apaśyati) - he (the mahout) is not seeing (he does not see, he is not seeing)

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

• वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant (elephant, protector, warder off)

• अयःसमुद्गके (ayaḥsamudgake) - in the iron casket (where the elephant was kept) (in the iron casket)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (casket) (in which, in whom)

• निनाय (nināya) - he spent (time) (he led, he spent, he passed)

• दिवसत्रयम् (divasatrayam) - three days (as a duration) (three days)

Words meanings and morphology

रिपौ (ripau) - regarding the enemy (mahout) (regarding the enemy, to the enemy, in the enemy)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

हस्तिपके (hastipake) - regarding the elephant keeper (in the elephant keeper, regarding the elephant keeper, to the elephant keeper)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hastipaka

hastipaka - elephant-keeper, mahout

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastin+paka)

• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• paka – cook, keeper, protector
  noun (masculine)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (so not seen) (from afar, from a distance)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative case form functioning adverbially.

अपश्यति (apaśyati) - he (the mahout) is not seeing (he does not see, he is not seeing)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

present stem

root dṛś, 4th class, present stem paśya-

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The root is dṛś (class 1, sometimes 4th class in present system); 'a-' is a negative prefix.

सः (saḥ) - that (elephant) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant (elephant, protector, warder off)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant; warding off, hindering

from root vṛ (to cover, restrain)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अयःसमुद्गके (ayaḥsamudgake) - in the iron casket (where the elephant was kept) (in the iron casket)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ayaḥsamudgaka

ayaḥsamudgaka - iron casket, iron box

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ayas+samudgaka)

• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• samudgaka – box, casket, small chest
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (casket) (in which, in whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

निनाय (nināya) - he spent (time) (he led, he spent, he passed)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root nī, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: nī (class 1)

दिवसत्रयम् (divasatrayam) - three days (as a duration) (three days)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divasatraya

divasatraya - a period of three days

Compound type : dvigu (divasa+traya)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• traya – trio, three, group of three
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially here, indicating duration.