योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-7

प्रकृतय ऊचुः ।
राजन्नस्माकमधिपो यस्त्वया स पुरस्कृतः ।
मृत्युना विनिगीर्णोऽसौ मत्स्येनेवामिषं मृदु ॥ ७ ॥

prakṛtaya ūcuḥ ,
rājannasmākamadhipo yastvayā sa puraskṛtaḥ ,
mṛtyunā vinigīrṇo'sau matsyenevāmiṣaṃ mṛdu 7

7. prakṛtayaḥ ūcuḥ rājan asmākam adhipaḥ yaḥ tvayā saḥ
puraskṛtaḥ mṛtyunā vinigīrṇaḥ asau matsyena iva āmiṣam mṛdu

7. prakṛtayaḥ ūcuḥ rājan asmākam adhipaḥ yaḥ tvayā puraskṛtaḥ
saḥ asau mṛtyunā vinigīrṇaḥ mṛdu āmiṣam matsyena iva

7. The citizens said: 'O King, our ruler, who was appointed by you, has been utterly swallowed by death, just as a soft piece of bait is swallowed by a fish.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - subjects, citizens

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• पुरस्कृतः (puraskṛtaḥ) - honored, appointed, placed in front

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

• विनिगीर्णः (vinigīrṇaḥ) - swallowed up, completely devoured

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• मत्स्येन (matsyena) - by a fish

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - bait, flesh, prey

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, tender, mild

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - subjects, citizens

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature (prakṛti), origin, primary matter, original form; subjects, citizens (in political context)

Root kṛ with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active indicative 3rd plural

Root vac (irregular perfect conjugation)

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhipa

adhipa - ruler, lord, master

Root pā (to protect) with upasarga adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: pā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरस्कृतः (puraskṛtaḥ) - honored, appointed, placed in front

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puraskṛta

puraskṛta - honored, appointed, placed in front, preceded by

Past Passive Participle

Root kṛ with upasarga puras

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

Root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

विनिगीर्णः (vinigīrṇaḥ) - swallowed up, completely devoured

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinigīrṇa

vinigīrṇa - swallowed up, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

Root gṝ (to swallow) with upasargas vi and ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: gṝ (class 6)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (distal demonstrative)

मत्स्येन (matsyena) - by a fish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - bait, flesh, prey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - flesh, meat, prey, bait

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, tender, mild

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, mild, gentle

Root: mṛd