योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-23

ततः सीमान्तसामन्तमागतं मृगयार्थिनम् ।
दृष्ट्वाहमेकदा भीतः पलायनपरोऽभवम् ॥ २३ ॥

tataḥ sīmāntasāmantamāgataṃ mṛgayārthinam ,
dṛṣṭvāhamekadā bhītaḥ palāyanaparo'bhavam 23

23. tataḥ sīmāntasāmantam āgatam mṛgayārthinam
dṛṣṭvā aham ekadā bhītaḥ palāyanaparaḥ abhavam

23. tataḥ ekadā aham mṛgayārthinam āgatam
sīmāntasāmantam dṛṣṭvā bhītaḥ palāyanaparaḥ abhavam

23. Then, one day, upon seeing a neighboring chieftain who had come to hunt, I became frightened and began to flee.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

• सीमान्तसामन्तम् (sīmāntasāmantam) - a neighboring chieftain (a neighboring chieftain of the borderland)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - who had come (having come, arrived)

• मृगयार्थिनम् (mṛgayārthinam) - who had come to hunt (desiring hunting, one who seeks game, a hunter)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकदा (ekadā) - one day (once, one day, at one time)

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - frightened (afraid, frightened)

• पलायनपरः (palāyanaparaḥ) - began to flee (lit. intent on fleeing) (intent on fleeing, devoted to flight)

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became (I became, I was)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of pronoun 'tad' used as an indeclinable

सीमान्तसामन्तम् (sīmāntasāmantam) - a neighboring chieftain (a neighboring chieftain of the borderland)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sīmāntasāmanta

sīmāntasāmanta - neighboring chieftain of the borderland

Compound type : tatpurusha (sīmānta+sāmanta)

• sīmānta – border, frontier
  noun (masculine)
• sāmanta – neighbor, chieftain, feudal lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.

आगतम् (āgatam) - who had come (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasarga ā- (to, towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `sīmāntasāmantam`.

मृगयार्थिनम् (mṛgayārthinam) - who had come to hunt (desiring hunting, one who seeks game, a hunter)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgayārthin

mṛgayārthin - desiring hunting, a hunter

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛgayā+arthin)

• mṛgayā – hunting, chase
  noun (feminine)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, supplicant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from artha (purpose, object) with -in suffix.

Note: Qualifies `sīmāntasāmantam`.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एकदा (ekadā) - one day (once, one day, at one time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from eka (one) with -dā suffix indicating time

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - frightened (afraid, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `aham`.

पलायनपरः (palāyanaparaḥ) - began to flee (lit. intent on fleeing) (intent on fleeing, devoted to flight)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palāyanapara

palāyanapara - intent on fleeing, devoted to flight

Compound type : tatpurusha (palāyana+para)

• palāyana – fleeing, flight, escape
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root √ay (to go) with upasargas pra- and ā-, and suffix -ana
  Prefix: palā
  Root: ay (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, chief, highest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `aham`.

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became (I became, I was)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, first person singular

Root verb bhū, first conjugation, parasmaipada. A-augment for past tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)