योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-28

पातिता मदसंपन्ना दानवा दानवारिभिः ।
गजा इव निरालाना घोरे नारायणावटे ॥ २८ ॥

pātitā madasaṃpannā dānavā dānavāribhiḥ ,
gajā iva nirālānā ghore nārāyaṇāvaṭe 28

28. pātitāḥ madasampannāḥ dānavāḥ dānavāribhiḥ
gajāḥ iva nirālāḥ ghore nārāyaṇāvaṭe

28. madasampannāḥ dānavāḥ dānavāribhiḥ ghore
nārāyaṇāvaṭe nirālāḥ gajāḥ iva pātitāḥ

28. The arrogant demons (dānavāḥ), filled with pride, are cast down by the enemies of the demons (dānavāri) into the terrible pit of Nārāyaṇa, just like elephants without support in a deep pit.

Words meanings summery:

• पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - are cast down (cast down, caused to fall, felled)

• मदसम्पन्नाः (madasampannāḥ) - filled with pride, arrogant

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (dānavāḥ) (demons, sons of Danu)

• दानवारिभिः (dānavāribhiḥ) - by the enemies of the demons (dānavāri) (by the enemies of the demons (i.e., the gods))

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)

• निरालाः (nirālāḥ) - without support (without support, helpless)

• घोरे (ghore) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

• नारायणावटे (nārāyaṇāvaṭe) - in the pit of Nārāyaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - are cast down (cast down, caused to fall, felled)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pātita

pātita - fallen, cast down, made to fall

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from causative of root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective.

मदसम्पन्नाः (madasampannāḥ) - filled with pride, arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madasampanna

madasampanna - endowed with intoxication/pride, arrogant

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mada+sampanna)

• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, rich in
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from sam-pad- (to obtain, to be endowed with)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dānavāḥ'.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (dānavāḥ) (demons, sons of Danu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - demon, titan (son of Danu)

दानवारिभिः (dānavāribhiḥ) - by the enemies of the demons (dānavāri) (by the enemies of the demons (i.e., the gods))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānavāri

dānavāri - enemy of demons (e.g., a god)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dānava+ari)

• dānava – demon, titan (son of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

निरालाः (nirālāḥ) - without support (without support, helpless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirāla

nirāla - without a post (for an elephant), without support, helpless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+āla)

• nis – without, out, free from
  prefix
• ālāna – post for tying an elephant
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'gajāḥ'.

घोरे (ghore) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

Note: Qualifies 'nārāyaṇāvaṭe'.

नारायणावटे (nārāyaṇāvaṭe) - in the pit of Nārāyaṇa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇāvaṭa

nārāyaṇāvaṭa - Nārāyaṇa's pit/abyss

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+avaṭa)

• nārāyaṇa – Vishnu, the abode of cosmic man (nara)
  proper noun (masculine)
• avaṭa – pit, well, abyss
  noun (masculine)