योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-17

यत्खातवलयस्तेन वैरिणा हस्तिनः कृतः ।
तत्तपोदुःखमखिलमज्ञानेन तवार्पितम् ॥ १७ ॥

yatkhātavalayastena vairiṇā hastinaḥ kṛtaḥ ,
tattapoduḥkhamakhilamajñānena tavārpitam 17

17. yat khātavalayaḥ tena vairiṇā hastinaḥ kṛtaḥ
tat tapas-duḥkham akhilam ajñānena tava arpitam

17. tena vairiṇā hastinaḥ yat khātavalayaḥ kṛtaḥ,
tat akhilam tapas-duḥkham ajñānena tava arpitam

17. That moat-like pit which was made by that enemy for the elephant – all that suffering (tapas) and distress has been offered to you by ignorance (ajñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• खातवलयः (khātavalayaḥ) - a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

• तेन (tena) - by that

• वैरिणा (vairiṇā) - by the enemy

• हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - of the elephant, for the elephant

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

• तत् (tat) - that

• तपस्-दुःखम् (tapas-duḥkham) - suffering and distress (tapas) (suffering, distress, hardship)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

• अज्ञानेन (ajñānena) - by ignorance (ajñāna) (by ignorance, through lack of knowledge)

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• अर्पितम् (arpitam) - offered, given, entrusted

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to khātavalaya.

खातवलयः (khātavalayaḥ) - a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khātavalaya

khātavalaya - a trench, a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khāta+valaya)

• khāta – dug, a pit, a trench
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root khan (to dig)
  Root: khan (class 1)
• valaya – circle, circumference, enclosure, bracelet
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to vairiṇā.

वैरिणा (vairiṇā) - by the enemy

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vairin

vairin - enemy, hostile

हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - of the elephant, for the elephant

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of hastin

hastin - elephant, having a hand/trunk

Note: Could also be genitive 'of the elephant', but dative 'for the elephant' makes more sense in the context.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'khātavalayaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to tapas-duḥkham.

तपस्-दुःखम् (tapas-duḥkham) - suffering and distress (tapas) (suffering, distress, hardship)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas-duḥkha

tapas-duḥkha - pain, suffering, distress, hardship (tapas)

Compound type : dvandva (tapas+duḥkha)

• tapas – heat, pain, suffering, asceticism, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, distress
  noun (neuter)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, entire, complete, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tapas-duḥkham'.

अज्ञानेन (ajñānena) - by ignorance (ajñāna) (by ignorance, through lack of knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Could also be genitive 'your'.

अर्पितम् (arpitam) - offered, given, entrusted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arpita

arpita - offered, given, entrusted, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ṛ (to go, move) with causative suffix -pi, meaning 'to cause to go/place'

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tapas-duḥkham'. Implies a verb 'is' or 'has been'.