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

तालीतमालगहने दशार्णा जीर्णजङ्गले ।
गले पादं निधायान्तः कृत्ताः सिंहैर्गतासवः ॥ ७ ॥

tālītamālagahane daśārṇā jīrṇajaṅgale ,
gale pādaṃ nidhāyāntaḥ kṛttāḥ siṃhairgatāsavaḥ 7

7. tālītamālagahane daśārṇāḥ jīrṇajaṅgale gale
pādam nidhāya antaḥ kṛttāḥ siṃhaiḥ gatāsavaḥ

7. tālītamālagahane jīrṇajaṅgale daśārṇāḥ siṃhaiḥ
gale pādam nidhāya antaḥ kṛttāḥ gatāsavaḥ

7. In a dense thicket of palm and tamāla trees, within an old, overgrown jungle, the Daśārṇas had their lives (asu) taken, cut down by lions who placed a foot on their necks, becoming lifeless.

Words meanings summery:

• तालीतमालगहने (tālītamālagahane) - in a dense thicket of palm and tamāla trees

• दशार्णाः (daśārṇāḥ) - the people of the Daśārṇa country

• जीर्णजङ्गले (jīrṇajaṅgale) - in an old, decayed jungle/wilderness

• गले (gale) - at the neck, on the throat

• पादम् (pādam) - foot, leg

• निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having put down

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally; completely

• कृत्ताः (kṛttāḥ) - Slaughtered. (cut, severed, killed)

• सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

• गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless, dead, whose life breath is gone

Words meanings and morphology

तालीतमालगहने (tālītamālagahane) - in a dense thicket of palm and tamāla trees

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tālītamālagahana

tālītamālagahana - a dense thicket (gahana) composed of palm (tālī) and tamāla (tamāla) trees

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Dvandva (tālī+tamāla+gahana)

• tālī – a species of palm (Borassus flabellifer)
  noun (feminine)
• tamāla – the tamāla tree (Garcinia pictorius)
  noun (masculine)
• gahana – dense, thick, impenetrable; a thicket, dense forest
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage specifying location.

दशार्णाः (daśārṇāḥ) - the people of the Daśārṇa country

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśārṇa

daśārṇa - the country of Daśārṇa; its inhabitants.

A geographical name, referring to a region and its people.

Note: Refers to the people; subject of the sentence.

जीर्णजङ्गले (jīrṇajaṅgale) - in an old, decayed jungle/wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīrṇajaṅgala

jīrṇajaṅgala - an old, dilapidated, or decayed jungle/wilderness

Karmaṭhāya Tatpuruṣa (descriptive compound).

Compound type : Karmaṭhāya Tatpuruṣa (jīrṇa+jaṅgala)

• jīrṇa – old, decayed, worn out, dilapidated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jṝ (to wear out, decay).
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• jaṅgala – wilderness, jungle, desert-like (but not entirely arid) land
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage, specifying a second location.

गले (gale) - at the neck, on the throat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gala

gala - throat, neck

From root gal (to drop, ooze).

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Location for placing the foot.

पादम् (pādam) - foot, leg

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, step; quarter

निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having put down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dhā (to place) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a prior action by the lions.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally; completely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use, intensifying the cutting action.

Note: Modifies kṛttāḥ.

कृत्ताः (kṛttāḥ) - Slaughtered. (cut, severed, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtta

kṛtta - cut, cut off, severed, killed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛt (to cut).

Root: kṛt (class 6)

सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Agent of kṛttāḥ.

गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless, dead, whose life breath is gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - whose life (asu) is gone (gata); dead, lifeless.

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)