योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-112, verse-29

मन्दं मन्द्रा महेन्द्राद्रौ क्रन्दन्तः पतिता दिवः ।
आश्वासिता मुनिवरैर्निजाश्रममृगा इव ॥ २९ ॥

mandaṃ mandrā mahendrādrau krandantaḥ patitā divaḥ ,
āśvāsitā munivarairnijāśramamṛgā iva 29

29. mandam mandrā mahendrādrau krandantaḥ patitāḥ
divaḥ āśvāsitāḥ munivaraiḥ nijāśramamṛgāḥ iva

29. divaḥ patitāḥ mahendrādrau mandam mandrā
krandantaḥ munivaraiḥ āśvāsitāḥ nijāśramamṛgāḥ iva

29. Fallen from heaven, wailing softly with deep sounds on Mount Mahendra, they were comforted by the best of sages, just like deer in their own hermitages.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दम् (mandam) - softly (slowly, softly, gently)

• मन्द्रा (mandrā) - deep sounds (a deep sound, a low tone; deep-sounding)

• महेन्द्राद्रौ (mahendrādrau) - on Mount Mahendra

• क्रन्दन्तः (krandantaḥ) - wailing (crying, wailing, roaring)

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven (from heaven, from the sky)

• आश्वासिताः (āśvāsitāḥ) - comforted (comforted, consoled)

• मुनिवरैः (munivaraiḥ) - by the best of sages (by the best of sages, by excellent sages)

• निजाश्रममृगाः (nijāśramamṛgāḥ) - deer in their own hermitage (deer of their own hermitage)

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

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दम् (mandam) - softly (slowly, softly, gently)

(indeclinable)

Root: mad (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective used adverbially.

मन्द्रा (mandrā) - deep sounds (a deep sound, a low tone; deep-sounding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mandrā

mandrā - a deep sound, a low tone; a lute; deep, profound

Feminine form of mandra.

महेन्द्राद्रौ (mahendrādrau) - on Mount Mahendra

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendrādri

mahendrādri - Mount Mahendra (a mythical mountain range)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+indra+adri)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

क्रन्दन्तः (krandantaḥ) - wailing (crying, wailing, roaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krandat

krandat - crying, wailing, roaring, screaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root krand (to cry, wail, roar).

Root: krand (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subjects.

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen (fallen, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, descended, alighted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subjects.

दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven (from heaven, from the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Also genitive singular. Ablative fits 'fallen from'.

आश्वासिताः (āśvāsitāḥ) - comforted (comforted, consoled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśvāsita

āśvāsita - comforted, consoled, encouraged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefix ā and causative suffix i, then kta.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subjects.

मुनिवरैः (munivaraiḥ) - by the best of sages (by the best of sages, by excellent sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of munivara

munivara - an excellent sage, best of sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+vara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent; boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive āśvāsitāḥ.

निजाश्रममृगाः (nijāśramamṛgāḥ) - deer in their own hermitage (deer of their own hermitage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nijāśramamṛga

nijāśramamṛga - deer of one's own hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (nija+āśrama+mṛga)

• nija – own, proper
  adjective
• āśrama – hermitage, abode of ascetics
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)