योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-7

पतन्त्यहमहमिकाविहितान्योन्यचिन्तिताः ।
कुतोऽपि दुःखावलयो धारा आसारगा इव ॥ ७ ॥

patantyahamahamikāvihitānyonyacintitāḥ ,
kuto'pi duḥkhāvalayo dhārā āsāragā iva 7

7. patanti ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintitāḥ
kutaḥ api duḥkhāvalayaḥ dhārā āsāragāḥ iva

7. kutaḥ api ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintitāḥ
duḥkhāvalayaḥ dhārā āsāragāḥ iva patanti

7. From some unknown source, series of miseries (duḥkha) — arising from mutual preoccupations rooted in self-assertion (ahamaham-ikā) — fall like torrents of heavy rain.

Words meanings summery:

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

• अहमहम्-इकाविहितान्योन्यचिन्तिताः (ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintitāḥ) - whose mutual preoccupations are caused by egoism/self-assertion

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from what cause

• अपि (api) - Here, 'kutaḥ api' means 'from somewhere' or 'from any source'. (even, also, too, (intensifier or question particle))

• दुःखावलयः (duḥkhāvalayaḥ) - series of miseries, lines of suffering

• धारा (dhārā) - streams, torrents, continuous flow

• आसारगाः (āsāragāḥ) - flowing in a downpour, like torrents of rain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: pat (class 1)

अहमहम्-इकाविहितान्योन्यचिन्तिताः (ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintitāḥ) - whose mutual preoccupations are caused by egoism/self-assertion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintita

ahamaham-ikāvihitānyonyacintita - characterized by mutual thought/concern caused by egoism

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahamaham-ikā+vihita+anyonya+cintita)

• ahamaham-ikā – egoism, self-assertion, rivalry (from "I, I")
  noun (feminine)
  from 'aham' (I) + 'ikā' (suffix for state/manner)
• vihita – done, made, caused, arranged
  participle
  past passive participle
  from 'vi' (prefix) + root 'dhā' (to place, make)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  adjective/pronoun
• cintita – thought, considered, worried, anxious, preoccupied
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root 'cint' (to think)
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'duḥkhāvalayaḥ'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, from what cause

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'kim' (what)

अपि (api) - Here, 'kutaḥ api' means 'from somewhere' or 'from any source'. (even, also, too, (intensifier or question particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'kuto'pi' with 'kutaḥ'.

दुःखावलयः (duḥkhāvalayaḥ) - series of miseries, lines of suffering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhāvali

duḥkhāvali - series of miseries/sorrows

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+āvali)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• āvali – row, line, series, range, multitude
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'patanti'.

धारा (dhārā) - streams, torrents, continuous flow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, shower, torrent

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with 'duḥkhāvalayaḥ'.

आसारगाः (āsāragāḥ) - flowing in a downpour, like torrents of rain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āsāraga

āsāraga - flowing like a heavy shower, going in a downpour

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āsāra+ga)

• āsāra – heavy shower, downpour, torrent
  noun (masculine)
  from 'ā' + root 'sṛ' (to flow).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• ga – going, moving, flowing
  participle/suffix
  agent noun suffix
  From root 'gam' (to go, move).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhārā'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.