योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-20, verse-25

त्रिगर्तेषु शुको भूत्वा भेको भूत्वा सरित्तटे ।
वनेषु लावको भूत्वा जातोऽहमिह कानने ॥ २५ ॥

trigarteṣu śuko bhūtvā bheko bhūtvā sarittaṭe ,
vaneṣu lāvako bhūtvā jāto'hamiha kānane 25

25. trigarteṣu śukaḥ bhūtvā bhekaḥ bhūtvā sarittaṭe
vaneṣu lāvakaḥ bhūtvā jātaḥ aham iha kānane

25. trigarteṣu śukaḥ bhūtvā sarittaṭe bhekaḥ bhūtvā
vaneṣu lāvakaḥ bhūtvā aham iha kānane jātaḥ

25. Having been born as a parrot in Trigarta, as a frog on a river bank, and as a quail in the forests, I have now been born here in this grove.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिगर्तेषु (trigarteṣu) - in the ancient country or region known as Trigarta (in Trigarta)

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - a parrot

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• भेकः (bhekaḥ) - a frog

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• सरित्तटे (sarittaṭe) - on a river bank

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests, in the groves

• लावकः (lāvakaḥ) - a quail

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• कानने (kānane) - in the grove, in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिगर्तेषु (trigarteṣu) - in the ancient country or region known as Trigarta (in Trigarta)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of trigarta

trigarta - Trigarta (an ancient country in Punjab, 'land of three hollows/valleys')

शुकः (śukaḥ) - a parrot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - parrot

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

भेकः (bhekaḥ) - a frog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheka

bheka - frog

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सरित्तटे (sarittaṭe) - on a river bank

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarittaṭa

sarittaṭa - river bank

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+taṭa)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests, in the groves

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

लावकः (lāvakaḥ) - a quail

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lāvaka

lāvaka - quail (bird)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

कानने (kānane) - in the grove, in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood