योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-32

वराकी सृष्टिशफरी स्फुरन्ती भवपल्वले ।
कृतान्तवृद्धगृध्रेण शठेन विनिगृह्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

varākī sṛṣṭiśapharī sphurantī bhavapalvale ,
kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa śaṭhena vinigṛhyate 32

32. varākī sṛṣṭiśapharī sphurantī bhavapalvale
kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa śaṭhena vinigṛhyate

32. varākī sṛṣṭiśapharī sphurantī bhavapalvale
śaṭhena kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa vinigṛhyate

32. The miserable little fish of creation, fluttering in the puddle of worldly existence (bhava), is seized by the cunning, old vulture of death (kṛtānta).

Words meanings summery:

• वराकी (varākī) - poor, miserable, wretched

• सृष्टिशफरी (sṛṣṭiśapharī) - the fish of creation

• स्फुरन्ती (sphurantī) - fluttering, trembling, vibrating

• भवपल्वले (bhavapalvale) - in the puddle of existence/the world

• कृतान्तवृद्धगृध्रेण (kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa) - by the old vulture of death (kṛtānta)

• शठेन (śaṭhena) - by the cunning, by the rogue

• विनिगृह्यते (vinigṛhyate) - is seized, is caught, is overcome

Words meanings and morphology

वराकी (varākī) - poor, miserable, wretched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varāka

varāka - wretched, poor, miserable

सृष्टिशफरी (sṛṣṭiśapharī) - the fish of creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭiśapharī

sṛṣṭiśapharī - the fish of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sṛṣṭi+śapharī)

• sṛṣṭi – creation, production, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• śapharī – a small fish, minnow
  noun (feminine)

स्फुरन्ती (sphurantī) - fluttering, trembling, vibrating

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - fluttering, throbbing, flashing, vibrating

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √sphur (to throb, vibrate, tremble)

Root: sphur (class 6)

भवपल्वले (bhavapalvale) - in the puddle of existence/the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavapalvala

bhavapalvala - puddle of existence/the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+palvala)

• bhava – existence, being, the world, birth, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• palvala – puddle, marsh, small pond
  noun (neuter)

कृतान्तवृद्धगृध्रेण (kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa) - by the old vulture of death (kṛtānta)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhra

kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhra - the old vulture of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛtānta+vṛddha+gṛdhra)

• kṛtānta – death, Yama (the god of death), destiny, end of action
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy
  noun (masculine)

शठेन (śaṭhena) - by the cunning, by the rogue

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - cunning, deceitful, wicked, rogue

Note: Modifies 'kṛtāntavṛddhagṛdhreṇa'.

विनिगृह्यते (vinigṛhyate) - is seized, is caught, is overcome

(verb)

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

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: grah (class 9)