योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-14, verse-11

स यथा जीवति खगस्तथेह यदि जीव्यते ।
तद्भवेज्जीवितं पुण्यं दीर्घं चोदयमेव च ॥ ११ ॥

sa yathā jīvati khagastatheha yadi jīvyate ,
tadbhavejjīvitaṃ puṇyaṃ dīrghaṃ codayameva ca 11

11. saḥ yathā jīvati khagaḥ tathā iha yadi jīvyate
tat bhavet jīvitam puṇyam dīrgham ca udayam eva ca

11. saḥ yathā khagaḥ jīvati,
tathā iha yadi jīvyate,
tat jīvitam puṇyam dīrgham ca udayam eva ca bhavet

11. Just as that bird (Bhūṣuṇḍa) lives, if one lives here in that same manner, then such a life would be meritorious, long, and certainly prosperous.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhūṣuṇḍa, the subject of the praise. (he, that)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

• खगः (khagaḥ) - Referring to Bhūṣuṇḍa, the crow. (bird, one who moves in the sky)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• जीव्यते (jīvyate) - Refers to living one's life in the same manner as the bird. (is lived, one lives)

• तत् (tat) - Therefore, then (introduces the consequence). (that, therefore, then)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, may it be, should be

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, virtuous, sacred

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extensive

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदयम् (udayam) - prosperity, well-being. (rise, prosperity, coming forth)

• एव (eva) - Certainly, emphasizing the quality of prosperity. (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhūṣuṇḍa, the subject of the praise. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

(verb)

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

present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: jīv (class 1)

खगः (khagaḥ) - Referring to Bhūṣuṇḍa, the crow. (bird, one who moves in the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga

khaga - bird, planet, arrow, one who moves in the sky

From 'kha' (sky) + 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, air, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, moving to
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root gam (to go) with suffix -a.
  Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

जीव्यते (jīvyate) - Refers to living one's life in the same manner as the bird. (is lived, one lives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jīv

present passive indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada. Used impersonally as 'it is lived' or 'one lives'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Impersonal construction, 'if life is lived'.

तत् (tat) - Therefore, then (introduces the consequence). (that, therefore, then)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, therefore

Note: Used adverbially as 'then, therefore'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, may it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

optative active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potentiality.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood; also 'lived' (past passive participle)

past passive participle (used substantively)

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of 'bhavet'.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, virtuous, sacred

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, pure, good deed, virtue

Root: puṇ (class 1)

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, extensive, prolonged

Root: dṛh

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dīrgham' with 'udayam'.

उदयम् (udayam) - prosperity, well-being. (rise, prosperity, coming forth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udaya

udaya - rise, ascent, prosperity, dawn, coming forth, origin

From prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Here used as an attribute of 'life'.

एव (eva) - Certainly, emphasizing the quality of prosperity. (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'udayam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Redundant 'ca' for emphasis or stylistic choice, or connecting the whole phrase.