योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-19

चिरं रसनया चाहमनया नयहीनया ।
गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु दुःखाद्रिष्वलमाहतः ॥ १९ ॥

ciraṃ rasanayā cāhamanayā nayahīnayā ,
gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣvalamāhataḥ 19

19. ciram rasanayā ca aham anayā nayahīnayā
gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣu alam āhataḥ

19. ca aham ciram anayā nayahīnayā rasanayā gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣu alam āhataḥ.

19. And I have been greatly afflicted for a long time by this tongue (rasanā), which is devoid of guidance, as if trapped in mountains of sorrow guarded by elephants and jackals.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• रसनया (rasanayā) - by the tongue, by taste

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनया (anayā) - by this

• नयहीनया (nayahīnayā) - by the one devoid of guidance/reason

• गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु (gajagomāyugupteṣu) - in those guarded by elephants and jackals

• दुःखाद्रिषु (duḥkhādriṣu) - in mountains of sorrow/pain

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

• आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, afflicted, wounded

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of time).

रसनया (rasanayā) - by the tongue, by taste

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rasanā

rasanā - tongue, sense of taste

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनया (anayā) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of id

id - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'rasanayā'.

नयहीनया (nayahīnayā) - by the one devoid of guidance/reason

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nayahīnā

nayahīnā - devoid of guidance, lacking policy/reason

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naya+hīnā)

• naya – guidance, policy, conduct, reason
  noun (masculine)
• hīnā – devoid of, lacking, abandoned
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hā' (to abandon, leave) + `kta` suffix
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'rasanayā'.

गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु (gajagomāyugupteṣu) - in those guarded by elephants and jackals

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of gajagomāyugupta

gajagomāyugupta - protected/guarded by elephants and jackals

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (gaja+gomāyu+gupta)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• gomāyu – jackal
  noun (masculine)
• gupta – guarded, protected, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gup' (to guard, protect) + `kta` suffix
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkhādriṣu'.

दुःखाद्रिषु (duḥkhādriṣu) - in mountains of sorrow/pain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of duḥkhādri

duḥkhādri - mountain of sorrow, mountain of pain

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+adri)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

(indeclinable)

आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, afflicted, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhata

āhata - struck, beaten, wounded, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From `ā-han` + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: In agreement with 'aham'.