योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-7

यद्द्वन्द्वं प्रेक्षते वैरी गजमारादलक्षितः ।
प्रेक्षते त्वां तदज्ञानं क्रीडार्थं बद्धमेककम् ॥ ७ ॥

yaddvandvaṃ prekṣate vairī gajamārādalakṣitaḥ ,
prekṣate tvāṃ tadajñānaṃ krīḍārthaṃ baddhamekakam 7

7. yat dvandvam prekṣate vairī gajam ārāt alakṣitaḥ
prekṣate tvām tat ajñānam krīḍārtham baddham ekakam

7. yat vairī ārāt alakṣitaḥ gajam dvandvam prekṣate
tad ajñānam tvām krīḍārtham baddham ekakam prekṣate

7. Just as an enemy, unnoticed though nearby, observes a combat involving an elephant, so too does ignorance (ajñāna) watch you, bound and alone, for its sport.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - just as (just as, which, that)

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a combat, struggle (pair, couple, conflict, combat)

• प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) - sees, observes, looks at

• वैरी (vairī) - enemy, adversary

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• आरात् (ārāt) - nearby, closely (from afar, nearby, intimately)

• अलक्षितः (alakṣitaḥ) - unnoticed, unobserved, unperceived

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• तत् (tat) - so, then, likewise (then, so, that)

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

• क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for play, for sport, for amusement

• बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, tied, captured

• एककम् (ekakam) - alone, solitary, single

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - just as (just as, which, that)

(indeclinable)

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - a combat, struggle (pair, couple, conflict, combat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - pair, couple, dilemma, conflict, combat, duality

प्रेक्षते (prekṣate) - sees, observes, looks at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prekṣ

Present tense, Atmanepada (middle voice).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Forms part of both clauses.

वैरी (vairī) - enemy, adversary

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vairin

vairin - enemy, adversary, hostile

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

आरात् (ārāt) - nearby, closely (from afar, nearby, intimately)

(indeclinable)

अलक्षितः (alakṣitaḥ) - unnoticed, unobserved, unperceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alakṣita

alakṣita - unnoticed, unobserved, unperceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root lakṣ (to perceive, observe) with negative prefix a- and suffix -kta (passive participle).

Prefix: a

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

तत् (tat) - so, then, likewise (then, so, that)

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jñāna)

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

Note: Here 'ajñānam' is the subject.

क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for play, for sport, for amusement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krīḍārtha

krīḍārtha - purpose of play/sport

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krīḍā+artha)

• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially as 'for the sake of play'.

बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, tied, captured

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, captured, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with suffix -kta (passive participle).

Root: bandh (class 9)

एककम् (ekakam) - alone, solitary, single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekaka

ekaka - alone, solitary, single, isolated