योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-26

संजाते संकरे लोके कर्मस्वफलदायिषु ।
मात्स्यन्याये विलसति नाश एवावशिष्यते ॥ २६ ॥

saṃjāte saṃkare loke karmasvaphaladāyiṣu ,
mātsyanyāye vilasati nāśa evāvaśiṣyate 26

26. saṃjāte saṃkare loke karmasu aphaladāyiṣu
mātsyanyāye vilasati nāśaḥ eva avaśiṣyate

26. loke karmasu aphaladāyiṣu saṃkare saṃjāte
mātsyanyāye vilasati nāśaḥ eva avaśiṣyate

26. When confusion (saṃkara) arises in the world regarding actions (karma) that no longer yield results, and when the law of the fish (mātsyanyāya) prevails, only destruction remains.

Words meanings summery:

• संजाते (saṁjāte) - when it has arisen (referring to confusion) (having arisen, having occurred)

• संकरे (saṁkare) - when confusion (moral or social disorder) arises (in confusion, in mixture)

• लोके (loke) - in the mundane world (in the world, in the community)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - regarding actions (karma) (in actions, regarding deeds)

• अफलदायिषु (aphaladāyiṣu) - regarding those (actions) that yield no results (in those that do not give fruit, in fruitless ones)

• मात्स्यन्याये (mātsyanyāye) - when the principle of the stronger preying on the weaker (mātsyanyāya) prevails (in the law of the fish)

• विलसति (vilasati) - prevails (shines, plays, is present, prevails)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, ruin)

• एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains (remains, is left over)

Words meanings and morphology

संजाते (saṁjāte) - when it has arisen (referring to confusion) (having arisen, having occurred)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - arisen, produced, happened

Past Passive Participle

root jan (to be born) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: used adverbially to denote 'when it has arisen'

संकरे (saṁkare) - when confusion (moral or social disorder) arises (in confusion, in mixture)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkara

saṁkara - mixture, confusion, social disorder

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: locative absolute construction with 'saṃjāte'

लोके (loke) - in the mundane world (in the world, in the community)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

कर्मसु (karmasu) - regarding actions (karma) (in actions, regarding deeds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अफलदायिषु (aphaladāyiṣu) - regarding those (actions) that yield no results (in those that do not give fruit, in fruitless ones)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of aphaladāyin

aphaladāyin - not yielding fruit, unproductive, fruitless

compound of 'a-' (neg.) + 'phala' (fruit) + 'dāyin' (giving)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+phala+dāyin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, effect
  noun (neuter)
• dāyin – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root 'dā'
  suffix -in
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: modifies 'karmasu'

मात्स्यन्याये (mātsyanyāye) - when the principle of the stronger preying on the weaker (mātsyanyāya) prevails (in the law of the fish)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mātsyanyāya

mātsyanyāya - law of the fish (where bigger fish eat smaller ones), anarchy

compound of 'mātsya' (relating to fish) and 'nyāya' (justice, rule, principle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātsya+nyāya)

• mātsya – relating to fish, fishy
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from 'matsya' (fish)
• nyāya – rule, method, justice, logic
  noun (masculine)
  Root: i (class 2)

विलसति (vilasati) - prevails (shines, plays, is present, prevails)

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, ruin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: subject of 'avaśiṣyate'

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains (remains, is left over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)