योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-19

तिर्यक्त्वं पुरुषा यान्ति तिर्यञ्चो नरतामपि ।
देवाश्चादेवतां यान्ति किमिवेह विभो स्थिरम् ॥ १९ ॥

tiryaktvaṃ puruṣā yānti tiryañco naratāmapi ,
devāścādevatāṃ yānti kimiveha vibho sthiram 19

19. tiryaktvam puruṣāḥ yānti tiryañcaḥ naratām api
devāḥ ca adevatām yānti kim iva iha vibho sthiram

19. puruṣāḥ tiryaktvam yānti tiryañcaḥ api naratām
devāḥ ca adevatām yānti vibho iha kim iva sthiram

19. Human beings (puruṣa) take on the nature of animals, and animals (tiryanc) in turn attain human nature. Even gods lose their divine status. What then, O Almighty One, is truly stable in this world?

Words meanings summery:

• तिर्यक्त्वम् (tiryaktvam) - animality, the state of being an animal

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they become

• तिर्यञ्चः (tiryañcaḥ) - animals, quadrupeds

• नरताम् (naratām) - humanity, the state of being human

• अपि (api) - also, even

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• च (ca) - and

• अदेवताम् (adevatām) - non-godhood, the state of not being a god

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they become

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इव (iva) - like, as, indeed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O powerful one

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, permanent

Words meanings and morphology

तिर्यक्त्वम् (tiryaktvam) - animality, the state of being an animal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tiryaktva

tiryaktva - animality, animal state

Derived from 'tiryak' (animal) with suffix '-tva'

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they become

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

तिर्यञ्चः (tiryañcaḥ) - animals, quadrupeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryak

tiryak - animal, beast, quadruped

नरताम् (naratām) - humanity, the state of being human

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naratā

naratā - humanity, state of being human

Derived from 'nara' (man) with suffix '-tā'

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अदेवताम् (adevatām) - non-godhood, the state of not being a god

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adevatā

adevatā - non-godhood, lack of divinity

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'deva' (god) + '-tā' (state of being)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+deva+tā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix indicating state, condition, quality
  suffix (feminine)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they become

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which?

इव (iva) - like, as, indeed

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O powerful one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, sovereign

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, constant, permanent

Root: sthā (class 1)