योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-29

उड्डीतुमभिवाञ्छन्ति पक्षाभ्यां क्षुत्परायणाः ।
भयाहारपरा नित्यं बाला विहगधर्मिणः ॥ २९ ॥

uḍḍītumabhivāñchanti pakṣābhyāṃ kṣutparāyaṇāḥ ,
bhayāhāraparā nityaṃ bālā vihagadharmiṇaḥ 29

29. uḍḍītum abhivāñchanti pakṣābhyām kṣutparāyaṇāḥ
bhayāhāraparāḥ nityam bālāḥ vihagadharmiṇaḥ

29. kṣutparāyaṇāḥ bhayāhāraparāḥ nityam vihagadharmiṇaḥ
bālāḥ pakṣābhyām uḍḍītum abhivāñchanti

29. Like birds, children are always preoccupied with fear and food, and are driven by hunger, wishing to fly with wings (pakṣābhyām), having the nature of birds (vihagadharmiṇaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• उड्डीतुम् (uḍḍītum) - to fly up, to soar

• अभिवाञ्छन्ति (abhivāñchanti) - they desire, they wish, they long for

• पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - with two wings, by means of two wings

• क्षुत्परायणाः (kṣutparāyaṇāḥ) - solely devoted to hunger, overcome by hunger, driven by hunger

• भयाहारपराः (bhayāhāraparāḥ) - solely devoted to fear and food, preoccupied with fear and food

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

• विहगधर्मिणः (vihagadharmiṇaḥ) - having the nature of birds, bird-like

Words meanings and morphology

उड्डीतुम् (uḍḍītum) - to fly up, to soar

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root ḍī (to fly) with prefix ut (up).

Prefix: ut

Root: ḍī (class 4)

Note: Object of 'abhivāñchanti'.

अभिवाञ्छन्ति (abhivāñchanti) - they desire, they wish, they long for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vāñch

Present

Active, 3rd person plural. With prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Subject is bālāḥ.

पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām) - with two wings, by means of two wings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party

Note: Indicates means or instrument.

क्षुत्परायणाः (kṣutparāyaṇāḥ) - solely devoted to hunger, overcome by hunger, driven by hunger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣutparāyaṇā

kṣutparāyaṇā - exclusively devoted to hunger, having hunger as the main object

Compound of kṣudh (hunger) and parāyaṇā (devoted to, having as principal object). The base kṣudh appears as kṣut in compound initial position due to sandhi rules.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣudh+parāyaṇā)

• kṣudh – hunger, appetite
  noun (feminine)
  Root dhātu kṣudh, often appearing as kṣut in compound initial position due to sandhi.
  Root: kṣudh (class 1)
• parāyaṇā – chief object, goal, dependent on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)
  From para (supreme, ultimate) + ayaṇa (going, course).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies bālāḥ.

भयाहारपराः (bhayāhāraparāḥ) - solely devoted to fear and food, preoccupied with fear and food

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayāhāraparā

bhayāhāraparā - having fear and food as the chief object, preoccupied with fear and food

Compound of bhaya (fear), āhāra (food), and parā (devoted to, having as principal object).

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrihi (bhaya+āhāra+parā)

• bhaya – fear, terror
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āhāra – food, eating, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root hṛ (to seize) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• parā – chief, principal, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies bālāḥ.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of nitya (constant).

Note: Modifies the actions/state of children.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young boy/girl

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhivāñchanti'.

विहगधर्मिणः (vihagadharmiṇaḥ) - having the nature of birds, bird-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihagadharmin

vihagadharmin - having the nature (dharma) of birds

Compound of vihaga (bird) and dharmin (having the nature of).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vihaga+dharmin)

• vihaga – bird (lit. 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of vi (sky) and ga (going).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• dharmin – having the nature of, possessing qualities of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma (intrinsic nature, quality) with suffix -in.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bālāḥ.