योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-25

दैवोपतप्तस्य विबान्धवस्य मूढस्य रूढस्य महाधिभूमौ ।
यत्प्राणनं यन्मरणं महापद्यस्यात्मनिर्जीवितमुत्तमं तत् ॥ २५ ॥

daivopataptasya vibāndhavasya mūḍhasya rūḍhasya mahādhibhūmau ,
yatprāṇanaṃ yanmaraṇaṃ mahāpadyasyātmanirjīvitamuttamaṃ tat 25

25. daiva-upataptasya vi-bāndhavasya
mūḍhasya rūḍhasya mahā-adhi-bhūmau
yat prāṇanam yat maraṇam mahā-apadi
asya ātma-nirjīvitam uttamam tat

25. daiva-upataptasya vi-bāndhavasya mūḍhasya mahā-adhi-bhūmau rūḍhasya asya mahā-apadi yat prāṇanam yat maraṇam,
tat ātma-nirjīvitam uttamam

25. For one afflicted by fate, without kin, bewildered, and deeply entrenched in the realm of great mental anguish, in a dire calamity (mahā-apad), whatever life (prāṇana) or death (maraṇa) comes, that self-preservation (ātma-nirjīvita) is paramount.

Words meanings summery:

• दैव-उपतप्तस्य (daiva-upataptasya) - of one tormented by fate/destiny

• वि-बान्धवस्य (vi-bāndhavasya) - of one without relatives/kinsmen

• मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of one bewildered, deluded, confused

• रूढस्य (rūḍhasya) - deeply entrenched/rooted (of one established, rooted, grown, ascended)

• महा-अधि-भूमौ (mahā-adhi-bhūmau) - in the realm of great mental anguish (in the land/realm of great mental anguish)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• प्राणनम् (prāṇanam) - life (prāṇana) (life, vital breath, living)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (maraṇa) (death, dying)

• महा-अपदि (mahā-apadi) - in a dire calamity (mahā-apad) (in great calamity/misfortune)

• अस्य (asya) - for him (referring to the person described by previous adjectives) (of him, for him, his)

• आत्म-निर्जीवितम् (ātma-nirjīvitam) - self-preservation (self-survival, life for oneself, living without support)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - paramount (best, excellent, highest)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to self-preservation) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

दैव-उपतप्तस्य (daiva-upataptasya) - of one tormented by fate/destiny

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daiva-upatapta

daiva-upatapta - tormented by fate, afflicted by destiny

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+upatapta)

• daiva – divine, fate, destiny
  noun (neuter)
• upatapta – tormented, afflicted, distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tap (to heat, torment) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'asya'.

वि-बान्धवस्य (vi-bāndhavasya) - of one without relatives/kinsmen

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vi-bāndhava

vi-bāndhava - without relatives, kinless

Bahuvrīhi compound (possessive negative)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+bāndhava)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'asya'.

मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of one bewildered, deluded, confused

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - bewildered, deluded, foolish, confused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'asya'.

रूढस्य (rūḍhasya) - deeply entrenched/rooted (of one established, rooted, grown, ascended)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, ascended, mounted, established, deeply rooted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ruh (to grow, ascend)

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'asya'.

महा-अधि-भूमौ (mahā-adhi-bhūmau) - in the realm of great mental anguish (in the land/realm of great mental anguish)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahā-adhi-bhūmi

mahā-adhi-bhūmi - land/realm of great mental anguish

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+adhi+bhūmi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• adhi – mental anguish, distress, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, realm
  noun (feminine)

Note: Specifies the location or state of being 'rooted'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

प्राणनम् (prāṇanam) - life (prāṇana) (life, vital breath, living)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇana

prāṇana - life, vital breath, act of breathing/living

Nominalized action noun

Derived from root an (to breathe) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (maraṇa) (death, dying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, act of dying

Nominalized action noun

Derived from root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

महा-अपदि (mahā-apadi) - in a dire calamity (mahā-apad) (in great calamity/misfortune)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahā-āpad

mahā-āpad - great calamity, dire misfortune

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āpad)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root pad (to go, fall) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates the circumstance.

अस्य (asya) - for him (referring to the person described by previous adjectives) (of him, for him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the preceding descriptions.

आत्म-निर्जीवितम् (ātma-nirjīvitam) - self-preservation (self-survival, life for oneself, living without support)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātma-nirjīvita

ātma-nirjīvita - self-survival, life for oneself, living without support

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+nirjīvita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• nirjīvita – lived without support, barely living, survival
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jīv (to live) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nis
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - paramount (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme

Superlative form of 'ud' (up).

Note: Qualifies 'ātma-nirjīvitam'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to self-preservation) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to the previously mentioned concept.