योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-14

ये केचन समारम्भास्ते सर्वे सर्वदुःखदाः ।
तारुण्ये संनिधिं यान्ति महोत्पाता इव क्षये ॥ १४ ॥

ye kecana samārambhāste sarve sarvaduḥkhadāḥ ,
tāruṇye saṃnidhiṃ yānti mahotpātā iva kṣaye 14

14. ye kecana samārambhāḥ te sarve sarva-duḥkha-dāḥ
tāruṇye saṃnidhim yānti mahā-utpātāḥ iva kṣaye

14. ye kecana samārambhāḥ te sarve sarva-duḥkha-dāḥ
tāruṇye mahā-utpātāḥ iva kṣaye saṃnidhim yānti

14. Whatever undertakings (samārambha) there are, all of them bring every kind of suffering. In youth (tāruṇya), they manifest just like great calamities (utpāta) appear at the time of universal dissolution (kṣaya).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - which; those who

• केचन (kecana) - some; any; whatever

• समारम्भाः (samārambhāḥ) - undertakings; enterprises; beginnings; endeavors

• ते (te) - they; those

• सर्वे (sarve) - all; every

• सर्व-दुःख-दाः (sarva-duḥkha-dāḥ) - giving all suffering; leading to all sorrows

• तारुण्ये (tāruṇye) - in youth; during youth

• संनिधिम् (saṁnidhim) - presence; proximity; approach

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go; they proceed; they attain; they approach

• महा-उत्पाताः (mahā-utpātāḥ) - great calamities; terrible portents; major disasters

• इव (iva) - like; as; as if

• क्षये (kṣaye) - in decay; at the end; at dissolution; at destruction

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - which; those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which; what; who

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to samārambhāḥ.

केचन (kecana) - some; any; whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone; something; any; whatever

Indefinite pronoun, from ka + cid

Note: Used with ye to form 'whatever'.

समारम्भाः (samārambhāḥ) - undertakings; enterprises; beginnings; endeavors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking; enterprise; commencement; endeavor

From sam-ā-√rabh (to begin)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ते (te) - they; those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that; he; she; it; they

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers back to samārambhāḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all; every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all; every; whole

Note: Agrees with te and samārambhāḥ.

सर्व-दुःख-दाः (sarva-duḥkha-dāḥ) - giving all suffering; leading to all sorrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva-duḥkha-da

sarva-duḥkha-da - bringing all kinds of misery; causing universal suffering

From sarva (all) + duḥkha (suffering) + da (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+duḥkha+da)

• sarva – all; every; whole
  adjective (masculine)
• duḥkha – suffering; misery; pain
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving; bestowing; causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for samārambhāḥ.

तारुण्ये (tāruṇye) - in youth; during youth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tāruṇya

tāruṇya - youth; youthfulness; prime of life

Derivative of taruṇa (young)

Note: Locative of time/place.

संनिधिम् (saṁnidhim) - presence; proximity; approach

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - proximity; presence; approach; vicinity

From sam-ni-√dhā (to place near)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of yānti.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go; they proceed; they attain; they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is samārambhāḥ.

महा-उत्पाताः (mahā-utpātāḥ) - great calamities; terrible portents; major disasters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-utpāta

mahā-utpāta - great portent; major calamity; tremendous disaster

From mahā (great) + utpāta (calamity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utpāta)

• mahat – great; large; mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• utpāta – calamity; portent; disaster; sudden event
  noun (masculine)
  From ut-√pat (to fly up, spring forth)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Compared to samārambhāḥ.

इव (iva) - like; as; as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

क्षये (kṣaye) - in decay; at the end; at dissolution; at destruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction; decay; end; loss; universal dissolution

From √kṣi (to decay, destroy)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Locative of time.