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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-20

विद्राविते शत्रुजने समस्ते समागतायामभितश्च लक्ष्म्याम् ।
सेव्यन्त एतानि सुखानि यावत्तावत्समायाति कुतोऽपि मृत्युः ॥ २० ॥
vidrāvite śatrujane samaste samāgatāyāmabhitaśca lakṣmyām ,
sevyanta etāni sukhāni yāvattāvatsamāyāti kuto'pi mṛtyuḥ 20
20. vidrāvite śatrujane samaste
samāgatāyām abhitaḥ ca lakṣmyām
| sevyante etāni sukhāni yāvat
tāvat samāyāti kutaḥ api mṛtyuḥ
20. samaste śatrujane vidrāvite,
abhitaḥ ca lakṣmyām samāgatāyām,
yāvat etāni sukhāni sevyante,
tāvat kutaḥ api mṛtyuḥ samāyāti.
20. As long as these pleasures are being enjoyed—(that is) when the entire enemy host (śatrujana) has been routed and prosperity (Lakṣmī) has arrived from all sides—just then death (mṛtyu) arrives unexpectedly from somewhere.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विद्राविते (vidrāvite) - when routed (when scattered, when put to flight, when driven away)
  • शत्रुजने (śatrujane) - when the enemy host (in the enemy host, in the people of enemies)
  • समस्ते (samaste) - whole, entire, complete
  • समागतायाम् (samāgatāyām) - when has arrived (when arrived, when come together)
  • अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, in the vicinity of
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लक्ष्म्याम् (lakṣmyām) - when prosperity (Lakṣmī) (in Lakshmi, in fortune, in prosperity)
  • सेव्यन्ते (sevyante) - are being enjoyed (are enjoyed, are served, are frequented)
  • एतानि (etāni) - these
  • सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, comforts, joys
  • यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while
  • तावत् (tāvat) - just then (so long, then, at that time)
  • समायाति (samāyāti) - arrives (approaches, comes, arrives)
  • कुतः (kutaḥ) - from somewhere, unexpectedly (whence, from where, how, why)
  • अपि (api) - somehow, unexpectedly (in combination with kutaḥ) (also, even, perhaps, though)
  • मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

Words meanings and morphology

विद्राविते (vidrāvite) - when routed (when scattered, when put to flight, when driven away)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vidrāvita
vidrāvita - scattered, put to flight, driven away
Past Passive Participle (Causative)
Derived from root drā (to run) with prefix vi, causative suffix -i, and passive suffix -ta
Prefix: vi
Root: drā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'śatrujane'.
शत्रुजने (śatrujane) - when the enemy host (in the enemy host, in the people of enemies)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śatrujana
śatrujana - enemy host, collection of enemies, hostile people
Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+jana)
  • śatru – enemy, foe, rival
    noun (masculine)
  • jana – person, people, man, host
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Used in locative absolute construction.
समस्ते (samaste) - whole, entire, complete
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of samasta
samasta - entire, whole, complete, all
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'śatrujane'.
समागतायाम् (samāgatāyām) - when has arrived (when arrived, when come together)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of samāgatā
samāgatā - arrived, come together, assembled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam-ā and suffix -ta, feminine form
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used in locative absolute construction.
अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, in the vicinity of
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
लक्ष्म्याम् (lakṣmyām) - when prosperity (Lakṣmī) (in Lakshmi, in fortune, in prosperity)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
Note: Used in locative absolute construction.
सेव्यन्ते (sevyante) - are being enjoyed (are enjoyed, are served, are frequented)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'sukhāni'.
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etat
etat - this, these
Note: Agrees with 'sukhāni'.
सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, comforts, joys
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha
sukha - pleasure, joy, comfort, happiness
Note: Subject of 'sevyante'.
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while
(indeclinable)
तावत् (tāvat) - just then (so long, then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
समायाति (samāyāti) - arrives (approaches, comes, arrives)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of samāyā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Subject is 'mṛtyuḥ'.
कुतः (kutaḥ) - from somewhere, unexpectedly (whence, from where, how, why)
(indeclinable)
Ablative form of the interrogative pronoun 'kim' (what)
अपि (api) - somehow, unexpectedly (in combination with kutaḥ) (also, even, perhaps, though)
(indeclinable)
मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, demise, end
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Subject of 'samāyāti'.