योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-5

क्रूरे कृतान्तमार्जारे सर्वभूताखुहारिणि ।
अश्रान्तस्यन्दसंचारे कुतोऽप्युपरिपातिनि ॥ ५ ॥

krūre kṛtāntamārjāre sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇi ,
aśrāntasyandasaṃcāre kuto'pyuparipātini 5

5. krūre kṛtāntamārjāre sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇi
aśrāntasyandasaṃcāre kutaḥ api uparipātini

5. krūre kṛtāntamārjāre sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇi
aśrāntasyandasaṃcāre kutaḥ api uparipātini

5. (This realm, the forest of life,) is cruel, like a cat of death (kṛtānta) that snatches away all beings (bhūta) like mice. It has unceasing, flowing movement and descends from anywhere unexpectedly.

5. וכאשר חתול המוות האכזר, הנע ללא הרף ואורב מכל עבר, פושט במפתיע וטורף את כל היצורים כאילו היו עכברים –

Words meanings summery:

• क्रूरे (krūre) - in this cruel (realm) (in the cruel, in the fierce)

• कृतान्तमार्जारे (kṛtāntamārjāre) - in this (realm) like a cat of death (kṛtānta) (in the cat of death/fate)

• सर्वभूताखुहारिणि (sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇi) - in this (realm) where all beings (bhūta) are snatched like mice (in the one that snatches away all beings like mice)

• अश्रान्तस्यन्दसंचारे (aśrāntasyandasaṁcāre) - in this (realm) characterized by unceasing, flowing movement (in the one with unceasing flowing movement)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from anywhere

• अपि (api) - from anywhere (unexpectedly) (also, even, indeed, anywhere)

• उपरिपातिनि (uparipātini) - in this (realm) descending from anywhere unexpectedly (in the one falling upon, in the one descending from above)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रूरे (krūre) - in this cruel (realm) (in the cruel, in the fierce)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of krūrā

krūrā - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

कृतान्तमार्जारे (kṛtāntamārjāre) - in this (realm) like a cat of death (kṛtānta) (in the cat of death/fate)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtāntamārjāra

kṛtāntamārjāra - cat of death/fate

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṛtānta+mārjāra)

• kṛtānta – death, fate, end of action
  noun (masculine)
• mārjāra – cat
  noun (masculine)

सर्वभूताखुहारिणि (sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇi) - in this (realm) where all beings (bhūta) are snatched like mice (in the one that snatches away all beings like mice)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇī

sarvabhūtākhuhāriṇī - one that steals mice (ākhu) which are all beings (sarvabhūta)

agent noun

Compound 'sarvabhūtākhu' (all beings as mice) + 'hāriṇī' (snatcher/stealer, feminine agent noun from root hṛ)

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+ākhu+hāriṇī)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ākhu – mouse, rat
  noun (masculine)
• hāriṇī – female thief, she who takes away, stealing, captivating
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  Feminine of hārin, derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry away)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

अश्रान्तस्यन्दसंचारे (aśrāntasyandasaṁcāre) - in this (realm) characterized by unceasing, flowing movement (in the one with unceasing flowing movement)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of aśrāntasyandasaṃcārā

aśrāntasyandasaṁcārā - having unceasing flowing movement

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśrānta+syanda+saṃcāra)

• aśrānta – unceasing, tireless, unfatigued
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Negation (a) of śrānta (tired, weary)
  Prefix: a
  Root: śram (class 4)
• syanda – flowing, streaming, a stream
  noun (masculine)
  From root syand (to flow)
  Root: syand (class 1)
• saṃcāra – movement, wandering, roaming
  noun (masculine)
  From root car with saṃ prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from anywhere

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - from anywhere (unexpectedly) (also, even, indeed, anywhere)

(indeclinable)

उपरिपातिनि (uparipātini) - in this (realm) descending from anywhere unexpectedly (in the one falling upon, in the one descending from above)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of uparipātinī

uparipātinī - falling upon, descending from above

agent noun/participle

From upari (above) + pātinī (falling, feminine of pātin, agent noun from root pat)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (upari+pātinī)

• upari – above, upon, over
  indeclinable
• pātinī – falling, flying, descending
  adjective (feminine)
  present active participle
  Feminine of pātin, derived from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

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