योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-18

कलनापक्षिणी नीडं देहं दीर्घतपा मुनिः ।
जहौ गिरिगुहागेहे भारं वैवधिको यथा ॥ १८ ॥

kalanāpakṣiṇī nīḍaṃ dehaṃ dīrghatapā muniḥ ,
jahau giriguhāgehe bhāraṃ vaivadhiko yathā 18

18. kalanā-pakṣiṇī nīḍam deham dīrghatapā muniḥ
jahau giri-guhā-gehe bhāram vaivadhikaḥ yathā

18. dīrghatapā muniḥ kalanāpakṣiṇī nīḍam deham
giri-guhā-gehe bhāram vaivadhikaḥ yathā jahau

18. The sage (muni) who had performed long austerities (tapas) abandoned his body, which was like a nest for the bird of reckoning (kalanā), in a mountain cave home, just as a porter (vaivadhika) abandons his burden.

Words meanings summery:

• कलना-पक्षिणी (kalanā-pakṣiṇī) - (for) the bird of time/reckoning ((for) the bird of reckoning/calculation)

• नीडम् (nīḍam) - nest

• देहम् (deham) - body

• दीर्घतपा (dīrghatapā) - one of long austerities

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage

• जहौ (jahau) - abandoned, gave up

• गिरि-गुहा-गेहे (giri-guhā-gehe) - in a mountain cave home

• भारम् (bhāram) - burden, load

• वैवधिकः (vaivadhikaḥ) - porter, carrier of a burden

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

कलना-पक्षिणी (kalanā-pakṣiṇī) - (for) the bird of time/reckoning ((for) the bird of reckoning/calculation)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kalanāpakṣin

kalanāpakṣin - bird of reckoning/calculation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalanā+pakṣin)

• kalanā – reckoning, calculation, measurement, time, mental activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• pakṣin – bird
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adjectivally in relation to 'nīḍam' (a nest *for* the bird of reckoning)

नीडम् (nīḍam) - nest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, dwelling

Note: Object of 'jahau'

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Note: Object of 'jahau'

दीर्घतपा (dīrghatapā) - one of long austerities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghatapas

dīrghatapas - one who has performed long austerities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+tapas)

• dīrgha – long, extensive
  adjective
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'muniḥ'

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Note: Subject of 'jahau'

जहौ (jahau) - abandoned, gave up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

गिरि-गुहा-गेहे (giri-guhā-gehe) - in a mountain cave home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of giriguhāgeha

giriguhāgeha - mountain cave home

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+guhā+geha)

• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• geha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the body was abandoned

भारम् (bhāram) - burden, load

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight

Note: Object of an implied verb in the simile

वैवधिकः (vaivadhikaḥ) - porter, carrier of a burden

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaivadhika

vaivadhika - a porter, one who carries a burden (from vivadha: a pole for carrying burdens)

Note: Subject of the simile

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison