योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-77

पुनः कार्यक्रियापक्षैः संसारारम्भनामकम् ।
किंचित्पटपटं कृत्वा याति कालकपिञ्जलः ॥ ७७ ॥

punaḥ kāryakriyāpakṣaiḥ saṃsārārambhanāmakam ,
kiṃcitpaṭapaṭaṃ kṛtvā yāti kālakapiñjalaḥ 77

77. punaḥ kārya-kriyā-pakṣaiḥ saṃsāra-ārambha-nāmakam
kiñcit paṭapaṭam kṛtvā yāti kāla-kapiñjalaḥ

77. punaḥ kāla-kapiñjalaḥ kārya-kriyā-pakṣaiḥ
saṃsāra-ārambha-nāmakam kiñcit paṭapaṭam kṛtvā yāti

77. Again, the partridge of time, with its wings of work and activity, makes a certain 'paṭapaṭa' sound, which is called the beginning of (saṃsāra) cyclic existence, and then it departs.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

• कार्य-क्रिया-पक्षैः (kārya-kriyā-pakṣaiḥ) - using its wings, which represent work and activity (with the wings of work and activity)

• संसार-आरम्भ-नामकम् (saṁsāra-ārambha-nāmakam) - which is called the initiation of the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (named the beginning of (saṃsāra) cyclic existence)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a certain, somewhat (a little, somewhat, some, any, a certain)

• पटपटम् (paṭapaṭam) - a flapping sound (of wings) (a crackling, rustling, flapping sound)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a sound) (having done, having made)

• याति (yāti) - departs, moves on (goes, proceeds)

• काल-कपिञ्जलः (kāla-kapiñjalaḥ) - the partridge symbolic of time (the time-partridge)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

कार्य-क्रिया-पक्षैः (kārya-kriyā-pakṣaiḥ) - using its wings, which represent work and activity (with the wings of work and activity)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kārya-kriyā-pakṣa

kārya-kriyā-pakṣa - wings of work and activity

Compound type : dvandva (kārya+kriyā+pakṣa)

• kārya – work, duty, what is to be done, effect
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kriyā – action, activity, ritual, rite
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party, fortnight
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of action.

संसार-आरम्भ-नामकम् (saṁsāra-ārambha-nāmakam) - which is called the initiation of the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (named the beginning of (saṃsāra) cyclic existence)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsāra-ārambha-nāmaka

saṁsāra-ārambha-nāmaka - named the beginning of cyclic existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+ārambha+nāmaka)

• saṃsāra – cyclic existence, transmigration, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow, go) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• ārambha – beginning, commencement, undertaking
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'rabh' (to seize, begin) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• nāmaka – named, called, bearing the name of
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'nāman' (name) + 'ka' suffix

Note: Modifies 'paṭapaṭam'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a certain, somewhat (a little, somewhat, some, any, a certain)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, or pronoun. Here used adverbially or as an adjective.

पटपटम् (paṭapaṭam) - a flapping sound (of wings) (a crackling, rustling, flapping sound)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paṭapaṭa

paṭapaṭa - a crackling, rustling, flapping sound (onomatopoeic)

Onomatopoeic word.

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a sound) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

याति (yāti) - departs, moves on (goes, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense, active voice

`yā` (2nd class, `yāti`)

Root: yā (class 2)

काल-कपिञ्जलः (kāla-kapiñjalaḥ) - the partridge symbolic of time (the time-partridge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla-kapiñjala

kāla-kapiñjala - time-partridge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāla+kapiñjala)

• kāla – time, black, death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• kapiñjala – partridge, francolin
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'yāti'.