योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-27

कुम्भोऽपि तस्य कालेन नाशं नीतो रघूद्वह ।
यामेव दिशमादत्ते दुर्भगः सा हि नश्यति ॥ २७ ॥

kumbho'pi tasya kālena nāśaṃ nīto raghūdvaha ,
yāmeva diśamādatte durbhagaḥ sā hi naśyati 27

27. kumbhaḥ api tasya kālena nāśam nītaḥ raghūdvaha
yām eva diśam ādatte durbhagaḥ sā hi naśyati

27. raghūdvaha tasya kumbhaḥ api kālena nāśam nītaḥ
hi durbhagaḥ yām eva diśam ādatte sā naśyati

27. O scion of Raghu, his pot too was eventually destroyed. For whichever direction an unfortunate person chooses, that very direction is surely destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - the pot (a pot, jar)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the man) (his, its)

• कालेन (kālena) - by the passage of time, eventually (by time)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led to (destruction) (led, carried, brought, conveyed, attained, achieved, caused to undergo)

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O scion of Raghu (a form of address, like for Rama) (O descendant of Raghu, O scion of Raghu)

• याम् (yām) - whichever (direction) (which, whom (feminine accusative singular))

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing 'yām') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - he chooses, he adopts (he takes, grasps, adopts, accepts)

• दुर्भगः (durbhagaḥ) - an unfortunate person (unfortunate, unlucky, miserable)

• सा (sā) - that (direction) (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed, surely)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - the pot (a pot, jar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - pot, jar, pitcher

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the man) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive for 'kumbhaḥ'.

कालेन (kālena) - by the passage of time, eventually (by time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

from root √naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led to (destruction) (led, carried, brought, conveyed, attained, achieved, caused to undergo)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, attained, caused to undergo

Past Passive Participle

Ppp of √nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'kumbhaḥ'.

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O scion of Raghu (a form of address, like for Rama) (O descendant of Raghu, O scion of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - descendent of Raghu, one who carries (on the lineage of) Raghu

Compound 'Raghu-ūdvaha', ūdvaha from ud + √vah (to carry).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+ūdvaha)

• raghu – name of a king, an ancestor of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• ūdvaha – carrying, bearing, conveying; a husband, master, a producer
  noun (masculine)
  from ud + √vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

याम् (yām) - whichever (direction) (which, whom (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Modifies 'diśam'.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing 'yām') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter, region)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

from √diś (to point)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'ādatte'.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - he chooses, he adopts (he takes, grasps, adopts, accepts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-dā

Present Middle

3rd person singular Present Middle (Atmanepada) of √dā (to give) with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

दुर्भगः (durbhagaḥ) - an unfortunate person (unfortunate, unlucky, miserable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbhaga

durbhaga - unfortunate, unlucky, miserable, ill-fated

Compound of dur (bad) and bhaga (fortune)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bhaga)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• bhaga – fortune, prosperity, good luck, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhaj (to share, possess)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ādatte'.

सा (sā) - that (direction) (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yām'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Active

3rd person singular Present Active of √naś (class 4)

Root: naś (class 4)