योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-6, verse-13

नरं पाश्चात्यजन्मानमेवंप्राया गुणश्रियः ।
जातमेवानुधावन्ति बलाका इव वारिदम् ॥ १३ ॥

naraṃ pāścātyajanmānamevaṃprāyā guṇaśriyaḥ ,
jātamevānudhāvanti balākā iva vāridam 13

13. narām pāścātyajanmānam evaṃprāyāḥ guṇaśriyaḥ
jātam eva anudhāvanti balākāḥ iva vāridam

13. evaṃprāyāḥ guṇaśriyaḥ pāścātyajanmānam jātam
eva naram balākāḥ iva vāridam anudhāvanti

13. Such excellent qualities spontaneously come to a person who has taken birth in the world, as soon as he comes into being, just as cranes flock towards a rain cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• नराम् (narām) - man, person, human being

• पाश्चात्यजन्मानम् (pāścātyajanmānam) - having a later/subsequent birth, born into existence

• एवंप्रायाः (evaṁprāyāḥ) - of such a kind, such, similar

• गुणश्रियः (guṇaśriyaḥ) - splendid qualities, excellence of virtues

• जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

• एव (eva) - "as soon as" in conjunction with 'jātam' (indeed, only, just, even)

• अनुधावन्ति (anudhāvanti) - pursue, follow after, run after

• बलाकाः (balākāḥ) - cranes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वारिदम् (vāridam) - cloud (giver of water)

Words meanings and morphology

नराम् (narām) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

पाश्चात्यजन्मानम् (pāścātyajanmānam) - having a later/subsequent birth, born into existence

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāścātyajanman

pāścātyajanman - having a later birth, of a subsequent birth, born into human existence

Compound of 'pāścātya' (subsequent) and 'janman' (birth), meaning one whose birth is subsequent/later. As an adjective, it describes a person.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāścātya+janman)

• pāścātya – subsequent, later, posterior, western
  adjective
  Derivative from 'paścāt' (after, behind)
• janman – birth, origin, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

एवंप्रायाः (evaṁprāyāḥ) - of such a kind, such, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of evaṃprāya

evaṁprāya - of such a kind, suchlike, similar to this

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'prāya' (mostly, similar)

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+prāya)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• prāya – mostly, generally, similar, like
  adjective
  Often used as a suffix indicating 'mostly, generally, or similar'

गुणश्रियः (guṇaśriyaḥ) - splendid qualities, excellence of virtues

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guṇaśrī

guṇaśrī - excellence of virtues, splendid qualities, beauty of merit

Compound of 'guṇa' (quality, virtue) and 'śrī' (splendor, beauty, prosperity)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+śrī)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, merit
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, wealth, glory
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī

जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born), passive past participle

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'narām' and 'pāścātyajanmānam' in gender, number, case.

एव (eva) - "as soon as" in conjunction with 'jātam' (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

अनुधावन्ति (anudhāvanti) - pursue, follow after, run after

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of anudhāv

Present Active Indicative

From root 'dhāv' (to run) with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

बलाकाः (balākāḥ) - cranes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of balākā

balākā - crane

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison

वारिदम् (vāridam) - cloud (giver of water)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāridā

vāridā - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound of 'vāri' (water) and 'dā' (giver), derived from root 'dā' (to give)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāri+dā)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• dā – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix (agent noun)
  From root 'dā' (to give) with Kṛt suffix
  Root: dā (class 1)