योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-10

यदिभे पाटयत्युच्चैर्बन्धं हस्तिपकोऽपतत् ।
त्वयि त्यजति तद्राज्यमज्ञानं पतितं कृतम् ॥ १० ॥

yadibhe pāṭayatyuccairbandhaṃ hastipako'patat ,
tvayi tyajati tadrājyamajñānaṃ patitaṃ kṛtam 10

10. yadi ibhe pāṭayati uccaiḥ bandham hastipakaḥ apatat
tvayi tyajati tat rājyam ajñānam patitam kṛtam

10. yadi ibhe uccaiḥ bandham pāṭayati,
hastipakaḥ apatat; tvayi tat rājyam tyajati,
ajñānam patitam kṛtam

10. Just as an elephant loudly breaks its bonds and its driver falls, so too, when you abandon that dominion, ignorance (ajñāna) is utterly overthrown.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, when

• इभे (ibhe) - in the elephant, concerning the elephant

• पाटयति (pāṭayati) - breaks, tears, splits

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

• बन्धम् (bandham) - bond, fetter, tie

• हस्तिपकः (hastipakaḥ) - elephant driver, mahout

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell, dropped, descended

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, when you (locative absolute)

• त्यजति (tyajati) - abandoning, gives up

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, dominion, sovereignty

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience

• पतितम् (patitam) - rendered fallen, brought down (fallen, vanquished, descended)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - is made (to fall) (done, made, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, when

(indeclinable)

इभे (ibhe) - in the elephant, concerning the elephant

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ibha

ibha - elephant

पाटयति (pāṭayati) - breaks, tears, splits

(verb)

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

Causative stem of root paṭ

Derived from the root paṭ, used in the 10th conjugation or as a causative.

Root: paṭ (class 10)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

(indeclinable)

बन्धम् (bandham) - bond, fetter, tie

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bond, fetter, binding, imprisonment

Derived from root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

हस्तिपकः (hastipakaḥ) - elephant driver, mahout

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastipaka

hastipaka - elephant driver, mahout

Compound of 'hastin' (elephant) and 'paka' (driver/keeper).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hastin+paka)

• hastin – elephant, having hands
  noun (masculine)
• paka – cook, driver, keeper (suffix)
  noun (masculine)

अपतत् (apatat) - fell, dropped, descended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, when you (locative absolute)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

त्यजति (tyajati) - abandoning, gives up

(verb)

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

Present participle (implied in locative absolute)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction, indicating a simultaneous action 'when you are abandoning'.

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, dominion, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, dominion, sovereignty

Derived from rājan (king).

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Negation of 'jñāna' (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

पतितम् (patitam) - rendered fallen, brought down (fallen, vanquished, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, outcast, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root pat (to fall) with the suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - is made (to fall) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root kṛ (to do, to make) with the suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)