योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-30

सर्वा विहृत्यापि दिशः स्वमेवास्पदमापदि ।
जीवसूची लोहसूचीमिवायाति जडो जनः ॥ ३० ॥

sarvā vihṛtyāpi diśaḥ svamevāspadamāpadi ,
jīvasūcī lohasūcīmivāyāti jaḍo janaḥ 30

30. sarvāḥ vihṛtya api diśaḥ svam eva āspadam
āpadi jīvasūcī lohasūcīm iva āyāti jaḍaḥ janaḥ

30. jaḍaḥ janaḥ sarvāḥ diśaḥ vihṛtya api āpadi
svam eva āspadam āyāti jīvasūcī lohasūcīm iva

30. Even after wandering in all directions, a dull-witted person (jaḍa jana) returns to their own place (āspada) when in distress, just as a 'living needle' (jīvasūcī) returns to an iron needle (lohasūcī).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having wandered, having roamed, having gone about

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आस्पदम् (āspadam) - place, dwelling, refuge, basis

• आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in adversity

• जीवसूची (jīvasūcī) - a person or being compared to a needle, perhaps a magnetized needle (living needle, animated needle)

• लोहसूचीम् (lohasūcīm) - an iron needle

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, returns

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull, foolish, inert, stupid

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, being, man, people

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having wandered, having roamed, having gone about

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root hṛ (to carry, take) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

Derived from root diś (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आस्पदम् (āspadam) - place, dwelling, refuge, basis

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āspada

āspada - place, seat, position, basis, abode, object

आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in adversity

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - distress, calamity, misfortune, adversity

Derived from root pad (to go) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

जीवसूची (jīvasūcī) - a person or being compared to a needle, perhaps a magnetized needle (living needle, animated needle)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvasūcī

jīvasūcī - a living needle; a sentient being compared to a needle

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jīva+sūcī)

• jīva – life, living, soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• sūcī – needle, index, indicator
  noun (feminine)

लोहसूचीम् (lohasūcīm) - an iron needle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lohasūcī

lohasūcī - iron needle

Compound type : Tatpurusha (loha+sūcī)

• loha – iron, copper, metal
  noun (neuter)
• sūcī – needle, index, indicator
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, returns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āyā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull, foolish, inert, stupid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - dull, inert, foolish, stupid, insensible

जनः (janaḥ) - person, being, man, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, individual, creature, people

Root: jan (class 4)