योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-27

क्रूरकर्मकराकारात्संगताशुभदायिनः ।
तस्माद्विशेषेण जना राक्षसादिव दुद्रुवुः ॥ २७ ॥

krūrakarmakarākārātsaṃgatāśubhadāyinaḥ ,
tasmādviśeṣeṇa janā rākṣasādiva dudruvuḥ 27

27. krūra-karma-karākārāt saṅgata-aśubha-dāyinaḥ
tasmāt viśeṣeṇa janāḥ rākṣasāt iva dudruvuḥ

27. krūra-karma-karākārāt saṅgata-aśubha-dāyinaḥ
tasmāt viśeṣeṇa janāḥ rākṣasāt iva dudruvuḥ

27. Because of their appearance as cruel doers, bringing misfortune through association, people particularly fled from them as they would from a demon (rākṣasa).

Words meanings summery:

• क्रूर-कर्म-कराकारात् (krūra-karma-karākārāt) - from their appearance like cruel doers

• सङ्गत-अशुभ-दायिनः (saṅgata-aśubha-dāyinaḥ) - bringing misfortune through association, causing evil upon meeting

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• राक्षसात् (rākṣasāt) - from a demon (rākṣasa)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - they ran away, they fled

Words meanings and morphology

क्रूर-कर्म-कराकारात् (krūra-karma-karākārāt) - from their appearance like cruel doers

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krūra-karma-karākāra

krūra-karma-karākāra - having the appearance of cruel doers, appearing like cruel agents

Compound type : tatpurusha (krūra-karma-kara+ākāra)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
  adjective (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kara – doer, maker, hand
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सङ्गत-अशुभ-दायिनः (saṅgata-aśubha-dāyinaḥ) - bringing misfortune through association, causing evil upon meeting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅgata-aśubha-dāyin

saṅgata-aśubha-dāyin - one who gives misfortune through association

Compound of saṅgata (met/associated) and aśubha-dāyin (giver of misfortune).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅgata+aśubha-dāyin)

• saṅgata – associated, met, joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• aśubha – inauspicious, evil, bad fortune
  adjective (neuter)
• dāyin – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root dā.
  Root: dā (class 3)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'viśeṣa', used adverbially.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of dudruvuḥ.

राक्षसात् (rākṣasāt) - from a demon (rākṣasa)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit (rākṣasa)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - they ran away, they fled

(verb)

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

Perfect active, 3rd person plural, from root dru (reduplicated form).

Root: dru (class 1)