योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-36

गृध्रः स्वामयसूचित्वं कश्चिदेतत्समाश्रितः ।
नितान्तप्रेरितः सूच्या कर्तुं मन उपाददे ॥ ३६ ॥

gṛdhraḥ svāmayasūcitvaṃ kaścidetatsamāśritaḥ ,
nitāntapreritaḥ sūcyā kartuṃ mana upādade 36

36. gṛdhraḥ svāmayasūcitvam kaścit etat samāśritaḥ
nitāntapreritaḥ sūcyā kartum manaḥ upādade

36. kaścit gṛdhraḥ svāmayasūcitvam etat samāśritaḥ
sūcyā nitāntapreritaḥ kartum manaḥ upādade

36. The vulture (gṛdhra), having resorted to this intrinsic, painful keenness (svāmayasūcitva), and being intensely prompted by the needle (sūcī), resolved to take action.

Words meanings summery:

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - the vulture (vulture)

• स्वामयसूचित्वम् (svāmayasūcitvam) - his intrinsic, painful keenness (sūcitva) (his own painful keenness, his inherent magical pointedness)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (vulture) (someone, a certain one)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to svāmayasūcitvam) (this, this one (neuter))

• समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - having resorted to, having taken as his own (having resorted to, depending on, taken refuge in)

• नितान्तप्रेरितः (nitāntapreritaḥ) - intensely prompted (intensely impelled, completely urged)

• सूच्या (sūcyā) - by the needle (sūcī) (by the needle, with the needle)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to take action (to do, to make, to act)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, thought)

• उपाददे (upādade) - he resolved, he made up (he took up, he began, he resolved)

Words meanings and morphology

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - the vulture (vulture)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

स्वामयसूचित्वम् (svāmayasūcitvam) - his intrinsic, painful keenness (sūcitva) (his own painful keenness, his inherent magical pointedness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svāmayasūcitva

svāmayasūcitva - his own painful keenness, inherent pointed quality like a disease/spell

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+āmaya+sūcitva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• āmaya – disease, sickness, distress; sometimes implies inherent or magical quality in mystical contexts.
  noun (masculine)
• sūcitva – pointedness, keenness, the quality of a needle, indication
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sūci (needle) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Note: Object of samāśritaḥ (having resorted to).

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (vulture) (someone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain one, anyone

Compound of kaḥ + cit

Note: Refers to the vulture.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to svāmayasūcitvam) (this, this one (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to svāmayasūcitvam as the object of samāśritaḥ.

समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - having resorted to, having taken as his own (having resorted to, depending on, taken refuge in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśrita

samāśrita - resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in

Past Passive Participle

From √śri (to resort to, rely on) with prefix sam-ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gṛdhraḥ.

नितान्तप्रेरितः (nitāntapreritaḥ) - intensely prompted (intensely impelled, completely urged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitāntaprerita

nitāntaprerita - intensely impelled, completely urged

Past Passive Participle

Compound of nitānta (very, extremely) and prerita (impelled)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitānta+prerita)

• nitānta – very, exceedingly, intensely
  indeclinable
• prerita – impelled, urged, sent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √īr (to move, impel) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īr (class 7)

Note: Agrees with gṛdhraḥ.

सूच्या (sūcyā) - by the needle (sūcī) (by the needle, with the needle)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, index, indicator

Note: Agent of preritaḥ.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to take action (to do, to make, to act)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Object of upādade.

उपाददे (upādade) - he resolved, he made up (he took up, he began, he resolved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of upa-ā-√dā

Perfect Indicative

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, perfect tense of √dā (to give, take) with prefixes upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)