योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-15

ये दुरन्ता महारम्भास्त्रिषु लोकेषु खेददाः ।
पुत्रस्नेहेन सन्तोऽपि कुर्वते तानसंशयम् ॥ १५ ॥

ye durantā mahārambhāstriṣu lokeṣu khedadāḥ ,
putrasnehena santo'pi kurvate tānasaṃśayam 15

15. ye durantāḥ mahārambhāḥ triṣu lokeṣu khedadāḥ
putrasnehena santaḥ api kurvate tān asaṃśayam

15. Even virtuous people, swayed by the affection for a son (putrasneha), undoubtedly undertake great and formidable tasks that cause distress in the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

• दुरन्ताः (durantāḥ) - difficult to end, having a bad end, formidable

• महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings, huge enterprises

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• खेददाः (khedadāḥ) - causing distress, giving trouble

• पुत्रस्नेहेन (putrasnehena) - by son's affection, due to love for a son

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, existent ones

• अपि (api) - even, more than (even, also, moreover)

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform

• तान् (tān) - those undertakings (them (masculine plural))

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'mahārambhāḥ'

दुरन्ताः (durantāḥ) - difficult to end, having a bad end, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duranta

duranta - difficult to end, having an evil end, formidable, endless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+anta)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārambhāḥ'

महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings, huge enterprises

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārambha

mahārambha - great undertaking, vast enterprise, mighty endeavor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ārambha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ā + root rabh (to begin)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the relative clause

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokeṣu'

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

खेददाः (khedadāḥ) - causing distress, giving trouble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khedada

khedada - causing distress, causing pain, troublesome

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kheda+da)

• kheda – distress, pain, sorrow, trouble
  noun (masculine)
  From root khid (to be distressed)
  Root: khid (class 6)
• da – giving, bestowing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent suffix
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārambhāḥ'

पुत्रस्नेहेन (putrasnehena) - by son's affection, due to love for a son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putrasneha

putrasneha - affection for a son, parental love for a child

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (putra+sneha)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)
  From root snih (to be affectionate, oily)
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause/reason

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, existent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous person

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'kurvate'

अपि (api) - even, more than (even, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

Root kṛ, 8th class, ātm. pada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तान् (tān) - those undertakings (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'kurvate'

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

From a + saṃśaya

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam + root śī (to lie, doubt)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverbial use