योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-26

दानवा अपि दीर्यन्ते ध्रुवोऽप्यध्रुवजीवितः ।
अमरा अपि मार्यन्ते कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २६ ॥

dānavā api dīryante dhruvo'pyadhruvajīvitaḥ ,
amarā api māryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane 26

26. dānavāḥ api dīryante dhruvaḥ api adhruvājīvitaḥ
amarāḥ api māryante kā iva āsthā mādṛśe jane

26. dānavāḥ api dīryante dhruvaḥ api adhruvājīvitaḥ
amarāḥ api māryante mādṛśe jane kā iva āsthā

26. Even demons (dānavas) are torn apart, and even Dhruva (the Pole Star) has an impermanent existence. Even gods (amaras) are killed. What confidence, then, can there be in a person like me?

Words meanings summery:

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, sons of Danu

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दीर्यन्ते (dīryante) - they are torn apart, they burst, they split

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - Dhruva, the Pole Star, known for its constancy, is mentioned here. (Dhruva (the Pole Star), firm, constant)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अध्रुवाजीवितः (adhruvājīvitaḥ) - having an impermanent life, whose life is not firm

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• मार्यन्ते (māryante) - they are killed, they are slain

• का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed, quite

• आस्था (āsthā) - hope, trust, reliance, confidence, faith

• मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me

• जने (jane) - in a person, in a being, in a creature

Words meanings and morphology

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons, sons of Danu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a demon, an asura (son of Danu)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दीर्यन्ते (dīryante) - they are torn apart, they burst, they split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle/passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛ

Present Passive Indic / Middle Voice

Derived from root dṛ (to tear). Passive voice, present tense, third person plural.

Root: dṛ (class 10)

ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - Dhruva, the Pole Star, known for its constancy, is mentioned here. (Dhruva (the Pole Star), firm, constant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, constant, fixed, permanent; the Pole Star (personified as a prince who achieved this position)

Root: dhru (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अध्रुवाजीवितः (adhruvājīvitaḥ) - having an impermanent life, whose life is not firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhruvājīvita

adhruvājīvita - having an impermanent life, whose existence is not fixed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dhruva+jīvita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dhruva – firm, constant, permanent
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dhru (class 1)
• jīvita – life, living, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jīv (to live) with suffix -ta
  Root: jīv (class 1)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

From a- (not) + mara (mortal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mara – mortal, dying, death
  adjective (masculine)
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

मार्यन्ते (māryante) - they are killed, they are slain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of mṛ

Present Passive Indic (from causal stem)

Passive voice of the causal stem māray- (to cause to die, to kill), present tense, third person plural.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Refers to āsthā (feminine).

इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed, quite

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - hope, trust, reliance, confidence, faith

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - hope, trust, reliance, confidence, faith, regard

From prefix ā- + root sthā (to stand)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mādṛś

mādṛś - like me, similar to me

Derived from 'mad' (me) and 'dṛś' (looking, like)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+dṛś)

• mad – me, my
  pronoun
• dṛś – seeing, appearing, like
  suffix
  From root dṛś (to see), used as a suffix to mean 'like' or 'similar'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

जने (jane) - in a person, in a being, in a creature

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, being, creature, people

Root: jan (class 4)

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