योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-6

क उपायो गतिः का वा का चिन्ता कः समाश्रयः ।
केनेयमशुभोदर्का न भवेज्जीविताटवी ॥ ६ ॥

ka upāyo gatiḥ kā vā kā cintā kaḥ samāśrayaḥ ,
keneyamaśubhodarkā na bhavejjīvitāṭavī 6

6. kaḥ upāyaḥ gatiḥ kā vā kā cintā kaḥ samāśrayaḥ
kena iyam aśubhodarkā na bhavet jīvitāṭavī

6. kaḥ upāyaḥ,
kā vā gatiḥ,
kā cintā,
kaḥ samāśrayaḥ? kena iyam aśubhodarkā jīvitāṭavī na bhavet?

6. What is the remedy, or what is the proper course? What is the appropriate thought, what is the refuge? By what means can this forest of life (jīvitāṭavī), which has an inauspicious outcome, be prevented from being so?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, remedy, stratagem

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - proper course (of action) (path, course, movement, condition, refuge)

• का (kā) - who, what

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• का (kā) - who, what

• चिन्ता (cintā) - appropriate thought (to resolve the issue) (thought, reflection, worry, concern)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• समाश्रयः (samāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, asylum

• केन (kena) - by what, by which means

• इयम् (iyam) - this (forest of life) (this, this one)

• अशुभोदर्का (aśubhodarkā) - having an inauspicious outcome

• न (na) - not

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should not be (so) (may be, should be, would be)

• जीविताटवी (jīvitāṭavī) - the forest of life

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, remedy, stratagem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, resource, remedy, stratagem, approach

From root iñ (to go) with upa prefix

Prefix: upa

Root: iñ (class 2)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - proper course (of action) (path, course, movement, condition, refuge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, movement, path, course, condition, state, refuge

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

का (kā) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चिन्ता (cintā) - appropriate thought (to resolve the issue) (thought, reflection, worry, concern)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, anxiety, worry, concern

From root cit (to perceive, think)

Root: cit (class 10)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

समाश्रयः (samāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, asylum

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśraya

samāśraya - refuge, shelter, support, resource, dwelling

From root śri (to resort to) with sam-ā prefixes

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

केन (kena) - by what, by which means

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

इयम् (iyam) - this (forest of life) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

अशुभोदर्का (aśubhodarkā) - having an inauspicious outcome

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśubhodarkā

aśubhodarkā - having an evil or inauspicious consequence/outcome

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśubha+udarka)

• aśubha – inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  negation (a) of śubha (auspicious, good)
  Prefix: a
• udarka – outcome, consequence, result, future
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-ṛc (to shine forth, to rise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛc (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should not be (so) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

जीविताटवी (jīvitāṭavī) - the forest of life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvitāṭavī

jīvitāṭavī - forest of life, the jungle of worldly existence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jīvita+aṭavī)

• jīvita – life, living, means of life
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• aṭavī – forest, wood, wilderness, jungle
  noun (feminine)