योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-20, verse-11

बभूवुस्तेऽलमन्यत्र चित्रासु वनराजिषु ।
बहवो बन्धवो वृक्षास्तान्कथं नानुशोचसि ॥ ११ ॥

babhūvuste'lamanyatra citrāsu vanarājiṣu ,
bahavo bandhavo vṛkṣāstānkathaṃ nānuśocasi 11

11. babhūvuḥ te alam anyatra citrāsu vanarājiṣu
bahavaḥ bandhavaḥ vṛkṣāḥ tān katham na anuśocasi

11. citrāsu vanarājiṣu alam anyatra te bahavaḥ
bandhavaḥ vṛkṣāḥ babhūvuḥ tān katham na anuśocasi

11. And truly, elsewhere, in diverse forest groves, many trees were your relatives. Why do you not grieve for them?

Words meanings summery:

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they existed, they were born (they were, they became)

• ते (te) - your, of yours

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly (introducing a new example) (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed)

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in other places

• चित्रासु (citrāsu) - in diverse, in variegated

• वनराजिषु (vanarājiṣu) - in forest groves, in lines of trees

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

• तान् (tān) - those trees (your relatives) (them, those)

• कथम् (katham) - why (how, why)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुशोचसि (anuśocasi) - you grieve for, you lament after

Words meanings and morphology

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they existed, they were born (they were, they became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - your, of yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly (introducing a new example) (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in other places

(indeclinable)

चित्रासु (citrāsu) - in diverse, in variegated

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of citra

citra - diverse, variegated, colorful, wonderful, strange

वनराजिषु (vanarājiṣu) - in forest groves, in lines of trees

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vanarāji

vanarāji - forest grove, line of trees, woodland

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+rāji)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – line, row, series, streak
  noun (feminine)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

Root: bandh

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

तान् (tān) - those trees (your relatives) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

कथम् (katham) - why (how, why)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुशोचसि (anuśocasi) - you grieve for, you lament after

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anuśuc

Prefix: anu

Root: śuc (class 1)