योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-2

कोन्वस्माकमुपायः स्याद्य एवेहासुराङ्कुरः ।
तीक्ष्णाग्रो जायते तं तं भुङ्क्ते शाखामृगो हरिः ॥ २ ॥

konvasmākamupāyaḥ syādya evehāsurāṅkuraḥ ,
tīkṣṇāgro jāyate taṃ taṃ bhuṅkte śākhāmṛgo hariḥ 2

2. kaḥ nu asmākam upāyaḥ syāt yat eva iha asura-aṅkuraḥ
tīkṣṇa-agraḥ jāyate tam tam bhuṅkte śākhā-mṛgaḥ hariḥ

2. asmākam kaḥ nu upāyaḥ syāt iha yat eva tīkṣṇa-agraḥ
asura-aṅkuraḥ jāyate tam tam śākhā-mṛgaḥ hariḥ bhuṅkte

2. What indeed would be a solution for us? Any demon-sprout that emerges here, becoming sharp and fierce, Hari, like a monkey, devours each and every one of them.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely (interrogative particle)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, solution, stratagem

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

• यत् (yat) - referring to 'asura-aṅkuraḥ' (whatever, which)

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

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• असुर-अङ्कुरः (asura-aṅkuraḥ) - a newly emerging demon or a demon of young or developing nature (demon-sprout, nascent demon)

• तीक्ष्ण-अग्रः (tīkṣṇa-agraḥ) - growing fierce or formidable (sharp-pointed, fierce, strong)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, becomes, grows

• तम् (tam) - each (demon-sprout) (that one, him)

• तम् (tam) - each and every (demon-sprout) (that one, him (emphatic repetition))

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Hari consumes or destroys (he eats, he consumes, he enjoys, he rules)

• शाखा-मृगः (śākhā-mṛgaḥ) - used as a simile for agile, playful, and destructive nature (monkey (literally 'branch-animal'))

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Vishnu, the destroyer of demons, here likened to a monkey (śākhāmṛga) (Hari (Vishnu), a monkey, a lion, the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, solution, stratagem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, remedy, approach, expedient

Prefix: upa

Root: √i (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - referring to 'asura-aṅkuraḥ' (whatever, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, agreeing in number and gender with 'asura-aṅkuraḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

असुर-अङ्कुरः (asura-aṅkuraḥ) - a newly emerging demon or a demon of young or developing nature (demon-sprout, nascent demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asura-aṅkura

asura-aṅkura - a demon-sprout, a fledgling demon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (asura+aṅkura)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, new growth, beginning
  noun (masculine)

तीक्ष्ण-अग्रः (tīkṣṇa-agraḥ) - growing fierce or formidable (sharp-pointed, fierce, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa-agra

tīkṣṇa-agra - having a sharp point/edge, fierce, keen, formidable

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+agra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing, fierce, pungent
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – point, tip, top, front, chief
  noun (neuter)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, becomes, grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jan

Root of the 4th class, used in the middle voice.

Root: √jan (class 4)

तम् (tam) - each (demon-sprout) (that one, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition 'tam tam' emphasizes 'each and every one'.

तम् (tam) - each and every (demon-sprout) (that one, him (emphatic repetition))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition 'tam tam' emphasizes 'each and every one'.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Hari consumes or destroys (he eats, he consumes, he enjoys, he rules)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √bhuj

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

शाखा-मृगः (śākhā-mṛgaḥ) - used as a simile for agile, playful, and destructive nature (monkey (literally 'branch-animal'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhā-mṛga

śākhā-mṛga - monkey (literally 'branch-animal')

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śākhā+mṛga)

• śākhā – branch, limb, division
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, game
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √mṛg (class 6)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Vishnu, the destroyer of demons, here likened to a monkey (śākhāmṛga) (Hari (Vishnu), a monkey, a lion, the sun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Vishnu, monkey, lion, sun, a horse, a pale yellow or greenish-yellow color