योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-31

बालमृत्युप्रदैर्बालो युवा यौवनमृत्युदैः ।
वृद्धमृत्युप्रदैर्वृद्धः कर्मभिर्मृतिमृच्छति ॥ ३१ ॥

bālamṛtyupradairbālo yuvā yauvanamṛtyudaiḥ ,
vṛddhamṛtyupradairvṛddhaḥ karmabhirmṛtimṛcchati 31

31. bālamṛtyupradaiḥ bālaḥ yuvā yauvanamṛtyudaiḥ
vṛddhamṛtyupradaiḥ vṛddhaḥ karmabhiḥ mṛtim ṛcchati

31. bālaḥ bālamṛtyupradaiḥ karmabhiḥ mṛtim ṛcchati.
yuvā yauvanamṛtyudaiḥ (karmabhiḥ) (mṛtim ṛcchati).
vṛddhaḥ vṛddhamṛtyupradaiḥ (karmabhiḥ) mṛtim ṛcchati.

31. A child meets death (mṛti) through actions (karma) that bring death in childhood. A youth meets death through actions (karma) that bring death in youth. An old person meets death through actions (karma) that bring death in old age.

Words meanings summery:

• बालमृत्युप्रदैः (bālamṛtyupradaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause child-death

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

• युवा (yuvā) - a youth, a young man

• यौवनमृत्युदैः (yauvanamṛtyudaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause youth-death

• वृद्धमृत्युप्रदैः (vṛddhamṛtyupradaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause old-age-death

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an old man, aged person

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

• मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - obtains, reaches, meets with

Words meanings and morphology

बालमृत्युप्रदैः (bālamṛtyupradaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause child-death

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bālamṛtyuprada

bālamṛtyuprada - causing child-death, giver of child-death

Compound. prada from pra-√dā 'to give/grant'

Compound type : upapada (bāla+mṛtyu+prada)

• bāla – child, young, infant
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)
• prada – giving, granting, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Noun derived from pra-√dā
  From pra-√dā, often functions as agent noun or adjective.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with karmabhiḥ implicitly.

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, a young person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, infant, boy

युवा (yuvā) - a youth, a young man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful, a youth, a young man

यौवनमृत्युदैः (yauvanamṛtyudaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause youth-death

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yauvanamṛtyuda

yauvanamṛtyuda - causing death in youth, giver of youth-death

Compound. da from √dā 'to give/grant'

Compound type : upapada (yauvana+mṛtyu+da)

• yauvana – youth, youthfulness, period of youth
  noun (neuter)
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, granting, causing, bestowing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Noun derived from √dā
  From √dā, functions as agent noun or adjective.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with karmabhiḥ implicitly.

वृद्धमृत्युप्रदैः (vṛddhamṛtyupradaiḥ) - by those that grant/cause old-age-death

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛddhamṛtyuprada

vṛddhamṛtyuprada - causing death in old age, giver of old-age-death

Compound. prada from pra-√dā 'to give/grant'

Compound type : upapada (vṛddha+mṛtyu+prada)

• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, increased
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root vṛdh + -ta
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)
• prada – giving, granting, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Noun derived from pra-√dā
  From pra-√dā, often functions as agent noun or adjective.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with karmabhiḥ implicitly.

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an old man, aged person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

root vṛdh + -ta

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)

मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying, demise

Note: Object of ṛcchati.

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - obtains, reaches, meets with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √ṛch

Present active indicative

root ṛch (6th class) + -a + -ti

Root: ṛch (class 6)

Note: The subject (bālaḥ, yuvā, vṛddhaḥ) is implied from the preceding clauses for each instance.