योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-20

सज्जनाशयनीकाशं त्यक्त्वा बर्ही महत्सरः ।
पिबत्यम्ब्वभ्रनिष्ठ्यूतं मन्ये तन्नतिभीतितः ॥ २० ॥

sajjanāśayanīkāśaṃ tyaktvā barhī mahatsaraḥ ,
pibatyambvabhraniṣṭhyūtaṃ manye tannatibhītitaḥ 20

20. sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśam tyaktvā barhī mahat-saraḥ
pibati ambu abhra-niṣṭhyūtam manye tat nati-bhītitaḥ

20. barhī sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśam mahat-saraḥ tyaktvā,
abhra-niṣṭhyūtam ambu pibati.
tat nati-bhītitaḥ manye.

20. Having abandoned a great lake, which resembles the pure heart of virtuous individuals, the peacock drinks water showered by the clouds. I believe it does this out of fear of its own lowliness.

Words meanings summery:

• सज्जन-आशय-नीकाशम् (sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśam) - resembling the pure heart of good people

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left

• बर्ही (barhī) - peacock

• महत्-सरः (mahat-saraḥ) - great lake

• पिबति (pibati) - drinks

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• अभ्र-निष्ठ्यूतम् (abhra-niṣṭhyūtam) - spit out by clouds, showered by clouds

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe, I think

• तत् (tat) - this (action of the peacock) (that, this)

• नति-भीतितः (nati-bhītitaḥ) - out of fear of lowliness, from fear of bowing down

Words meanings and morphology

सज्जन-आशय-नीकाशम् (sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśam) - resembling the pure heart of good people

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśa

sajjana-āśaya-nīkāśa - resembling the mind/heart of good people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+jana+āśaya+nīkāśa)

• sat – good, virtuous, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• āśaya – abode, intention, mind, heart, meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)
• nīkāśa – resemblance, likeness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'saraḥ' (lake)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'tyaj' with suffix -ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

बर्ही (barhī) - peacock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of barhin

barhin - peacock

महत्-सरः (mahat-saraḥ) - great lake

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat-saras

mahat-saras - great lake

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahat+saras)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• saras – lake, pond
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: The form 'saraḥ' is accusative singular for neuter 'saras'.

पिबति (pibati) - drinks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

अभ्र-निष्ठ्यूतम् (abhra-niṣṭhyūtam) - spit out by clouds, showered by clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhra-niṣṭhyūta

abhra-niṣṭhyūta - spit out by clouds, showered by clouds

Past Passive Participle

Compound where 'abhra' is the agent (instrumental sense) and 'niṣṭhyūta' is the PPP

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+niṣṭhyūta)

• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• niṣṭhyūta – spit out, ejected, discharged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ṣṭhiv' (to spit) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ṣṭhiv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ambu'

मन्ये (manye) - I believe, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - this (action of the peacock) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the entire preceding action.

नति-भीतितः (nati-bhītitaḥ) - out of fear of lowliness, from fear of bowing down

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of nati-bhīti

nati-bhīti - fear of bowing, fear of humility, fear of lowliness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nati+bhīti)

• nati – bowing, humility, lowliness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'nam' (to bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• bhīti – fear, terror
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The suffix -taḥ indicates ablative meaning ('from', 'due to', 'out of').