योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-7

जलवह्नयनिलाजस्रजातभीत्या पदे पदे ।
यद्भयं शैशवेऽबुद्ध्या कस्यापदि हि तद्भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥

jalavahnayanilājasrajātabhītyā pade pade ,
yadbhayaṃ śaiśave'buddhyā kasyāpadi hi tadbhavet 7

7. jala vahni anila ajasra jāta bhītyā pade pade yat
bhayam śaiśave abuddhyā kasya āpadi hi tat bhavet

7. pāde pāde jala vahni anila ajasra jāta bhītyā yat
bhayam śaiśave abuddhyā kasya āpadi hi tat bhavet

7. The fear caused by water, fire, and wind, which constantly arises at every step, and which is felt in childhood due to a lack of understanding (abuddhyā) – in what other misfortune could such a fear truly be found?

Words meanings summery:

• जलवह्न्यनिलाजस्रजातभीत्या (jalavahnyanilājasrajātabhītyā) - by the fear constantly arisen from water, fire, and wind

• पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place, repeatedly

• पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place, repeatedly

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• शैशवे (śaiśave) - in childhood

• अबुद्ध्या (abuddhyā) - by ignorance, due to lack of understanding

• कस्य (kasya) - of what kind of (calamity) (whose, of what)

• आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in misfortune, in distress

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

जलवह्न्यनिलाजस्रजातभीत्या (jalavahnyanilājasrajātabhītyā) - by the fear constantly arisen from water, fire, and wind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jalavahnyanilājasrajātabhīti

jalavahnyanilājasrajātabhīti - fear constantly arisen from water, fire, and wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+vahni+anila+ajasra+jāta+bhīti)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• vahni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ajasra – incessant, constant, continuous
  adjective
• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• bhīti – fear, fright, dread
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place, repeatedly

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, word

Note: Repetition 'pade pade' means 'at every step' or 'repeatedly'.

पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place, repeatedly

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, word

Note: Repetition 'pade pade' means 'at every step' or 'repeatedly'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'bhayam'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

शैशवे (śaiśave) - in childhood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaiśava

śaiśava - childhood, infancy

अबुद्ध्या (abuddhyā) - by ignorance, due to lack of understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abuddhi

abuddhi - ignorance, lack of understanding, foolishness

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+buddhi)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

कस्य (kasya) - of what kind of (calamity) (whose, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Acts as an interrogative adjective for 'āpadi'.

आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in misfortune, in distress

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'bhayam'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, might be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'tat' referring to 'bhayam'.