योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-109, verse-4

भक्ताः केचन च व्याघ्रैर्निर्गतास्तु स्वमन्दिरात् ।
अजातपक्षकाः श्येनैः खगा नीडोद्गता इव ॥ ४ ॥

bhaktāḥ kecana ca vyāghrairnirgatāstu svamandirāt ,
ajātapakṣakāḥ śyenaiḥ khagā nīḍodgatā iva 4

4. bhaktāḥ kecana ca vyāghraiḥ nirgatāḥ tu svamandirāt
ajātapakṣakāḥ śyenaiḥ khagāḥ nīḍa udgatāḥ iva

4. ca kecana bhaktāḥ vyāghraiḥ iva svamandirāt nirgatāḥ
nīḍa udgatāḥ ajātapakṣakāḥ khagāḥ śyenaiḥ tu

4. And some, who had just come out of their homes, were devoured by tigers, just like unfledged birds that have just emerged from their nests are seized by hawks.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devoured (by tigers) (divided, torn apart, devoured)

• केचन (kecana) - some, certain ones

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• व्याघ्रैः (vyāghraiḥ) - by tigers

• निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - those who had just come out (of their homes) (those who came out, having emerged)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• स्वमन्दिरात् (svamandirāt) - from their own homes

• अजातपक्षकाः (ajātapakṣakāḥ) - unfledged, without developed wings

• श्येनैः (śyenaiḥ) - by hawks, by eagles

• खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds

• नीड (nīḍa) - nest, dwelling

• उद्गताः (udgatāḥ) - emerged, come out, risen

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devoured (by tigers) (divided, torn apart, devoured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - divided, broken, shared, served, devoted

Past Passive Participle

From √bhaj (to divide, share, serve); contextually implying 'torn apart' or 'devoured', possibly a rare usage or variant of 'bhakṣita' (eaten).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kecana'.

केचन (kecana) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecana

kecana - some, a few, certain people

Compound of 'ka' (who) + 'cana' (certain particle)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

व्याघ्रैः (vyāghraiḥ) - by tigers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

Note: Agent in passive construction.

निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - those who had just come out (of their homes) (those who came out, having emerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirgata

nirgata - gone out, departed, emerged, issued forth

Past Passive Participle

From nir-√gam (to go out) with -ta suffix

Prefix: nir

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kecana'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

स्वमन्दिरात् (svamandirāt) - from their own homes

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svamandira

svamandira - one's own house, own temple

Compound: sva (own) + mandira (house)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+mandira)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• mandira – house, dwelling, temple, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √mand (to rejoice, dwell)
  Root: mand (class 1)

अजातपक्षकाः (ajātapakṣakāḥ) - unfledged, without developed wings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajātapakṣaka

ajātapakṣaka - having undeveloped wings, unfledged

Compound: a (negation) + jāta (born, developed) + pakṣa (wing) + ka (diminutive/intensifying suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jāta+pakṣa+ka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jāta – born, produced, developed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pakṣa – wing, feather, side
  noun (masculine)
• ka – who, what; a suffix used for diminutives, contempt, or simply forming adjectives/nouns
  suffix
  Diminutive or adjectival suffix

Note: Describes 'khagāḥ'.

श्येनैः (śyenaiḥ) - by hawks, by eagles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śyena

śyena - hawk, eagle, falcon

Note: Agent in passive comparison ('eaten by').

खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird (lit. 'sky-goer'), deity, arrow

Compound: kha (sky) + ga (going, from √gam)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, heaven, space
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective
  From √gam (to go) with -a suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

नीड (nīḍa) - nest, dwelling

(noun)

neuter, singular of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, resting place, dwelling, lair

Note: First part of the compound 'nīḍodgatāḥ'.

उद्गताः (udgatāḥ) - emerged, come out, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udgata

udgata - gone up, risen, emerged, come forth, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

From ud-√gam (to go up, emerge)

Prefix: ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'khagāḥ'. Forms compound 'nīḍodgatāḥ' (emerged from the nest).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)