योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-3

एषोऽनार्यसमाम्नायः कालः कवलनोन्मुखः ।
जगत्यविरतं लोकं पातयत्यापदर्णवे ॥ ३ ॥

eṣo'nāryasamāmnāyaḥ kālaḥ kavalanonmukhaḥ ,
jagatyavirataṃ lokaṃ pātayatyāpadarṇave 3

3. eṣaḥ anārya-samāmnāyaḥ kālaḥ kavalanonmukhaḥ
jagati aviratam lokam pātayati āpad-arṇave

3. eṣaḥ anārya-samāmnāyaḥ kavalanonmukhaḥ kālaḥ,
jagati aviratam lokam āpad-arṇave pātayati.

3. This time (kāla), which is like an ignoble tradition and ever intent on devouring, relentlessly casts people into an ocean of calamity in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• अनार्य-समाम्नायः (anārya-samāmnāyaḥ) - an ignoble tradition (an un-noble tradition, a course of conduct improper for noble ones)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• कवलनोन्मुखः (kavalanonmukhaḥ) - ever intent on devouring (intent on devouring, having its mouth open to swallow)

• जगति (jagati) - in this world (in the world)

• अविरतम् (aviratam) - relentlessly (incessantly, continuously)

• लोकम् (lokam) - people (the world, people)

• पातयति (pātayati) - casts down, causes to fall

• आपद्-अर्णवे (āpad-arṇave) - in the ocean of calamity, in the sea of distress

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to kālaḥ.

अनार्य-समाम्नायः (anārya-samāmnāyaḥ) - an ignoble tradition (an un-noble tradition, a course of conduct improper for noble ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāryasamāmnāya

anāryasamāmnāya - ignoble tradition, unrighteous conduct

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (anārya+samāmnāya)

• anārya – ignoble, not Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
  negated ārya
  Prefix: an
• samāmnāya – tradition, sacred text, established usage
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-ā-mnā (to transmit, repeat)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: mnā (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Kāla.

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कवलनोन्मुखः (kavalanonmukhaḥ) - ever intent on devouring (intent on devouring, having its mouth open to swallow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kavalanonmukha

kavalanonmukha - facing to swallow, intent on devouring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kavalana+unmukha)

• kavalana – swallowing, devouring
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root kaval (to chew, swallow)
  Root: kaval (class 1)
• unmukha – facing, intent on, having one's face upwards
  adjective (masculine)
  from ud-mukha (having face upwards)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukha

Note: Epithet for Kāla.

जगति (jagati) - in this world (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

present participle (substantivized)

from root gam (to go), literally 'that which moves'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative of place.

अविरतम् (aviratam) - relentlessly (incessantly, continuously)

(indeclinable)

from a + vi + ram (not ceasing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+virata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• virata – stopped, ceased, refrained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-ram (to cease)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the verb pātayati.

लोकम् (lokam) - people (the world, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community

Note: Object of pātayati.

पातयति (pātayati) - casts down, causes to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

causative

causative form of root pat

Root: pat (class 1)

आपद्-अर्णवे (āpad-arṇave) - in the ocean of calamity, in the sea of distress

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āpadarṇava

āpadarṇava - ocean of calamity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āpad+arṇava)

• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)
  from ā-pad (to fall upon)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place to which someone is cast.