योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-5

आश्रमात्ते मृगगणास्त्यक्तरोमन्थमुद्ययुः ।
साग्निदाहात्पुरवराद्भीतभीतजना इव ॥ ५ ॥

āśramātte mṛgagaṇāstyaktaromanthamudyayuḥ ,
sāgnidāhātpuravarādbhītabhītajanā iva 5

5. āśramāt te mṛgagaṇāḥ tyaktaromantham udyayuḥ
sāgnidāhāt puravarāt bhītabhītajanaḥ iva

5. te mṛgagaṇāḥ āśramāt tyaktaromantham udyayuḥ
sāgnidāhāt puravarāt bhītabhītajanaḥ iva

5. From that hermitage, the herds of deer departed, abandoning their rumination, just as terror-stricken people would flee from a great city consumed by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from that hermitage (from the hermitage)

• ते (te) - those (deer) (those, they)

• मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - herds of deer (herds of deer, groups of animals)

• त्यक्तरोमन्थम् (tyaktaromantham) - having stopped their rumination (adverbially) (having abandoned rumination/chewing the cud)

• उद्ययुः (udyayuḥ) - they departed (they went forth, they rose up, they departed)

• साग्निदाहात् (sāgnidāhāt) - from a great city accompanied by fire-burning / due to a conflagration (within the city) (with fire, due to burning, accompanied by conflagration)

• पुरवरात् (puravarāt) - from a great city (from the best city, from a great city)

• भीतभीतजनः (bhītabhītajanaḥ) - terror-stricken people (terrified people, extremely frightened people)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from that hermitage (from the hermitage)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, ascetic retreat

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

ते (te) - those (deer) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'mṛgagaṇāḥ'.

मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - herds of deer (herds of deer, groups of animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgagaṇa

mṛgagaṇa - herd of deer, group of wild animals

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+gaṇa)

• mṛga – deer, animal, game
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, herd
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

त्यक्तरोमन्थम् (tyaktaromantham) - having stopped their rumination (adverbially) (having abandoned rumination/chewing the cud)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tyaktaromantha

tyaktaromantha - having abandoned rumination

Compound type : karmadharaya (tyakta+romantha)

• tyakta – abandoned, left
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root tyaj (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• romantha – rumination, chewing the cud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rumath (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, describing the manner of departure.

उद्ययुः (udyayuḥ) - they departed (they went forth, they rose up, they departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of i

Perfect

3rd person plural, active voice, parasmaipada, with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

साग्निदाहात् (sāgnidāhāt) - from a great city accompanied by fire-burning / due to a conflagration (within the city) (with fire, due to burning, accompanied by conflagration)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sāgnidāha

sāgnidāha - accompanied by fire-burning, with conflagration

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agnidāha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'with'
• agnidāha – burning by fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  from agni (fire) + dāha (burning)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puravarāt'.

पुरवरात् (puravarāt) - from a great city (from the best city, from a great city)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of puravara

puravara - excellent city, great city

Compound type : karmadharaya (pura+vara)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

भीतभीतजनः (bhītabhītajanaḥ) - terror-stricken people (terrified people, extremely frightened people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhītabhītajana

bhītabhītajana - people excessively frightened, terror-stricken people

reduplication of bhīta for emphasis

Compound type : karmadharaya (bhīta+bhīta+jana)

• bhīta – frightened, scared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhī (to fear), reduplicated for intensity.
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bhīta – frightened, scared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the comparison, hence nominative plural.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison