योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-16

एते ग्रामैकशरणाः पल्लवाः स्पन्दभीरवः ।
अयथापथसंचारा हरिणा इव जन्तवः ॥ १६ ॥

ete grāmaikaśaraṇāḥ pallavāḥ spandabhīravaḥ ,
ayathāpathasaṃcārā hariṇā iva jantavaḥ 16

16. ete grāmaikaśaraṇāḥ pallavāḥ spandabhīravaḥ
| ayathāpathasañcārāḥ hariṇā iva jantavaḥ

16. ete jantavaḥ grāmaikaśaraṇāḥ spandabhīravaḥ
ayathāpathasañcārāḥ hariṇā iva pallavāḥ

16. These creatures, who take refuge solely in the village, are like timid sprouts or deer. They are afraid of any (intellectual or spiritual) movement and do not follow the proper path.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (creatures) (these (masculine/plural))

• ग्रामैकशरणाः (grāmaikaśaraṇāḥ) - having the village as their only refuge

• पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - immature or superficial people, compared to timid sprouts (young shoots, sprouts, new leaves; metaphorically, immature or superficial people)

• स्पन्दभीरवः (spandabhīravaḥ) - afraid of (intellectual or spiritual) movement or change (fearful of movement, timid)

• अयथापथसञ्चाराः (ayathāpathasañcārāḥ) - not following the appropriate or moral path (not moving in the proper path, deviating from the right way)

• हरिणा (hariṇā) - by a deer, like a deer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - people, individuals (being described) (creatures, beings, people)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (creatures) (these (masculine/plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

ग्रामैकशरणाः (grāmaikaśaraṇāḥ) - having the village as their only refuge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāmaikaśaraṇa

grāmaikaśaraṇa - having the village as the sole refuge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (grāma+eka+śaraṇa)

• grāma – village, community
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, sole, single
  numeral
• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root śṝ (to hurt, destroy, cover) related to shelter.
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Adjective agreeing with jantavaḥ.

पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - immature or superficial people, compared to timid sprouts (young shoots, sprouts, new leaves; metaphorically, immature or superficial people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, shoot, young leaf; metaphorically, something insignificant, shallow person

Note: Used as a direct comparison or epithet for the 'jantavaḥ'.

स्पन्दभीरवः (spandabhīravaḥ) - afraid of (intellectual or spiritual) movement or change (fearful of movement, timid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of spandabhīru

spandabhīru - fearful of vibration/movement, timid

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+bhīru)

• spanda – vibration, throbbing, movement, stir
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root spad (to move, vibrate) with suffix -a.
  Root: spad (class 1)
• bhīru – fearful, timid, coward
  adjective
  Derived from root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Adjective agreeing with jantavaḥ.

अयथापथसञ्चाराः (ayathāpathasañcārāḥ) - not following the appropriate or moral path (not moving in the proper path, deviating from the right way)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ayathāpathasañcāra

ayathāpathasañcāra - not moving in the proper way, deviating from the right path

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+yathāpatha+sañcāra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• yathāpatha – proper path, right way, according to the road
  adjective/indeclinable
• sañcāra – movement, wandering, going
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with jantavaḥ.

हरिणा (hariṇā) - by a deer, like a deer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope

Note: Used with iva for comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - people, individuals (being described) (creatures, beings, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, man, person

Derived from root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.