योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-6, verse-4

केचित्स्ववासनातन्तुबद्धाः कर्मफलोदिताः ।
तिर्यक्त्वात्स्थावरतनुं यान्ति तिर्यक्तनुं ततः ॥ ४ ॥

kecitsvavāsanātantubaddhāḥ karmaphaloditāḥ ,
tiryaktvātsthāvaratanuṃ yānti tiryaktanuṃ tataḥ 4

4. kecit svavāsanātantubaddhāḥ karmaphaloditāḥ
tiryaktvāt sthāvaratanum yānti tiryaktanum tataḥ

4. kecit svavāsanātantubaddhāḥ karmaphaloditāḥ
tiryaktvāt sthāvaratanum yānti tataḥ tiryaktanum

4. Some individuals, bound by the threads of their own latent tendencies (vāsanā) and propelled by the results of their actions (karma), transition from the animal state to an immobile plant body, and then from there to another animal body.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• स्ववासनातन्तुबद्धाः (svavāsanātantubaddhāḥ) - bound by the threads of their own latent tendencies

• कर्मफलोदिताः (karmaphaloditāḥ) - impelled by the results of actions

• तिर्यक्त्वात् (tiryaktvāt) - from the state of being an animal, from animality

• स्थावरतनुम् (sthāvaratanum) - to an immobile body (plant-like)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go

• तिर्यक्तनुम् (tiryaktanum) - to an animal body

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, then, afterwards

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - someone, anyone, some, certain

Indefinite pronoun, formed from interrogative pronoun ka and particle cid.

Note: Subject of yānti.

स्ववासनातन्तुबद्धाः (svavāsanātantubaddhāḥ) - bound by the threads of their own latent tendencies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svavāsanātantubaddha

svavāsanātantubaddha - bound by the threads/fibres of one's own latent impressions/tendencies

Bahuvrihi compound: sva (own) + vāsanā (latent tendency) + tantu (thread) + baddha (bound). svavāsanātantū (threads of own latent tendencies) is a tatpuruṣa, then svavāsanātantubaddhāḥ is a bahuvrihi modifying kecit.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+vāsanā+tantu+baddha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, tendency, inclination
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas (to dwell, perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tantu – thread, string, fiber
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, fastened, imprisoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies kecit.

कर्मफलोदिताः (karmaphaloditāḥ) - impelled by the results of actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karmaphalodita

karmaphalodita - arisen from the fruits of actions, propelled by the results of actions

Tatpuruṣa compound: karman (action) + phala (fruit) + udita (arisen, propelled). karmaphala (fruit of action) is a tatpuruṣa, then karmaphalodita is another tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+phala+udita)

• karman – action, deed, work, effect of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• udita – risen, appeared, come forth, uttered, spoken, propelled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vad (to speak) or īr (to move) with prefix ud-. Here from īr or meaning 'arisen, produced by'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Qualifies kecit.

तिर्यक्त्वात् (tiryaktvāt) - from the state of being an animal, from animality

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tiryaktva

tiryaktva - state of being an animal, animality

Derived from tiryak (animal) + suffix -tva (state of being).

Note: Indicates origin/departure point.

स्थावरतनुम् (sthāvaratanum) - to an immobile body (plant-like)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthāvaratanu

sthāvaratanu - immobile body, plant body

Karmadhāraya compound: sthāvara (immobile, plant) + tanu (body).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sthāvara+tanu)

• sthāvara – immobile, stationary, standing; a plant, tree
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• tanu – body, form, person
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Indicates destination.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go

(verb)

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

present active indicative 3rd plural

Root yā (class 2) in present tense.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for kecit.

तिर्यक्तनुम् (tiryaktanum) - to an animal body

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tiryaktanu

tiryaktanu - animal body, subhuman form

Karmadhāraya compound: tiryak (animal) + tanu (body).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tiryak+tanu)

• tiryak – animal, beast; horizontal, oblique
  noun (masculine)
• tanu – body, form, person
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Indicates destination.

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from demonstrative pronoun tad.

Note: Indicates sequence or origin.

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