योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-3

आरूढ इव वा चक्रे चक्रेण तपसा हृतः ।
नक्रेणेव समाक्रान्तः पराक्रमविवर्जितः ॥ ३ ॥

ārūḍha iva vā cakre cakreṇa tapasā hṛtaḥ ,
nakreṇeva samākrāntaḥ parākramavivarjitaḥ 3

3. ārūḍhaḥ iva vā cakre cakreṇa tapasā hṛtaḥ
nakreṇa iva samākrāntaḥ parākramavivarjitaḥ

3. saḥ (implied) ārūḍhaḥ iva vā cakre cakreṇa tapasā
hṛtaḥ nakreṇa iva samākrāntaḥ parākramavivarjitaḥ

3. He was like one mounted on a wheel, carried away by the wheel of spiritual discipline (tapas), or as if attacked by a crocodile, completely deprived of valor.

Words meanings summery:

• आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - mounted, ascended, embarked

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वा (vā) - or, either

• चक्रे (cakre) - on a wheel (of worldly existence or suffering) (on a wheel, in a circle)

• चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the wheel, by the circle

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by spiritual discipline

• हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - carried away, seized, taken

• नक्रेण (nakreṇa) - by a crocodile, by a large aquatic animal

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• समाक्रान्तः (samākrāntaḥ) - overcome, attacked, seized

• पराक्रमविवर्जितः (parākramavivarjitaḥ) - deprived of valor, devoid of strength

Words meanings and morphology

आरूढः (ārūḍhaḥ) - mounted, ascended, embarked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārūḍha

ārūḍha - mounted, ascended, embarked, risen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ruh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - on a wheel (of worldly existence or suffering) (on a wheel, in a circle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, circle, disc, cycle

Root: kṛ

चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the wheel, by the circle

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, circle, disc, cycle

Root: kṛ

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by spiritual discipline

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat

Root: tap

Note: Refers to `tapas`.

हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - carried away, seized, taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried, taken, seized, stolen, captivated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

नक्रेण (nakreṇa) - by a crocodile, by a large aquatic animal

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nakra

nakra - crocodile, alligator, large aquatic animal

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

समाक्रान्तः (samākrāntaḥ) - overcome, attacked, seized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samākrānta

samākrānta - overcome, attacked, seized, assailed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram with prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

पराक्रमविवर्जितः (parākramavivarjitaḥ) - deprived of valor, devoid of strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parākramavivarjita

parākramavivarjita - deprived of valor, devoid of strength, without might

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parākrama+vivarjita)

• parākrama – valor, courage, strength, prowess
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)
• vivarjita – deprived of, devoid of, abandoned, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.