योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-115, verse-16

वंशानां हृदि पर्वतेषु जलधौ तोयार्थिनीनां तु ये शुक्तीनां हृदये विशन्ति समये वर्षांभसां बिन्दवः ।
ते मुक्ताफलतां व्रजन्ति करिणां कुम्भेषु वान्यद्भवेत् शुद्धौ मौक्तिकवत्स्युरुत्तमगुणा एतास्त्रिधा जातयः ॥ १६ ॥

vaṃśānāṃ hṛdi parvateṣu jaladhau toyārthinīnāṃ tu ye śuktīnāṃ hṛdaye viśanti samaye varṣāṃbhasāṃ bindavaḥ ,
te muktāphalatāṃ vrajanti kariṇāṃ kumbheṣu vānyadbhavet śuddhau mauktikavatsyuruttamaguṇā etāstridhā jātayaḥ 16

16. vaṃśānām hṛdi parvateṣu jaladhau toyārthinīnām tu ye
śuktīnām hṛdaye viśanti samaye varṣā-ambhasām bindavaḥ te
muktā-phalatām vrajanti kariṇām kumbheṣu vā anyat bhavet
śuddhau mauktika-vat syuḥ uttama-guṇāḥ etāḥ tridhā jātayaḥ

16. ye varṣā-ambhasām bindavaḥ toyārthinīnām śuktīnām hṛdaye
samaye viśanti te muktā-phalatām vrajanti vaṃśānām hṛdi
parvateṣu jaladhau kariṇām kumbheṣu vā anyat bhavet
etāḥ tridhā jātayaḥ śuddhau mauktika-vat uttama-guṇāḥ syuḥ

16. The drops of rainwater which, seeking water, enter the heart of oysters in the ocean at the proper time, become pearls. Similarly, within bamboos or on mountains, and certainly within the frontal globes of elephants, other precious things are produced. These three distinct types of natural products, in their pure form, possess excellent qualities, resembling pearls.

Words meanings summery:

• वंशानाम् (vaṁśānām) - of bamboos (of bamboos, of races, of families, of lineages)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - within the interior (in the heart, in the middle, in the interior)

• पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - on mountains (in mountains, on mountains, among mountains)

• जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea, in a body of water)

• तोयार्थिनीनाम् (toyārthinīnām) - of those (oysters) seeking water (of those desiring water, of those seeking water)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• ये (ye) - which (drops) (who, which, those (masculine nominative plural))

• शुक्तीनाम् (śuktīnām) - of oysters (of oysters, of mother-of-pearl, of shells)

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart (in the heart, in the middle, in the interior)

• विशन्ति (viśanti) - (they) enter (they enter, they go into, they settle)

• समये (samaye) - at the proper time (at the time, at the proper time, at the occasion, at the agreement)

• वर्षा-अम्भसाम् (varṣā-ambhasām) - of rainwater

• बिन्दवः (bindavaḥ) - drops (of water) (drops, points, dots)

• ते (te) - they (the drops) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

• मुक्ता-फलताम् (muktā-phalatām) - the state of being pearls (the state of being a pearl, pearliness)

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they attain (they go, they proceed, they attain)

• करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

• कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - in the frontal globes (of elephants) (in pots, in jars, in the frontal globes (of an elephant's head))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (a precious thing) (other, another, something else)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - (it) is produced (or may exist) (it might be, it would be, it should be, it may happen, it is produced)

• शुद्धौ (śuddhau) - in their purity (in purity, in purification, in correctness)

• मौक्तिक-वत् (mauktika-vat) - resembling pearls (like a pearl, pearl-like)

• स्युः (syuḥ) - (they) become (or exist as) (they may be, they should be, they might exist)

• उत्तम-गुणाः (uttama-guṇāḥ) - of excellent quality (of excellent qualities, best qualities)

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (types) (these (feminine nominative plural))

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - three distinct types (in three ways, threefold, of three kinds)

• जातयः (jātayaḥ) - types (of products/origins) (kinds, types, species, births, castes)

Words meanings and morphology

वंशानाम् (vaṁśānām) - of bamboos (of bamboos, of races, of families, of lineages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - bamboo, race, lineage, family, spine

हृदि (hṛdi) - within the interior (in the heart, in the middle, in the interior)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul, core, interior

पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - on mountains (in mountains, on mountains, among mountains)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea, in a body of water)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea, water-receptacle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhī)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhī – holding, receptacle, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhā (to hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तोयार्थिनीनाम् (toyārthinīnām) - of those (oysters) seeking water (of those desiring water, of those seeking water)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of toyārthinī

toyārthinī - female desirous of water, seeking water

Feminine form of toyārthin (seeking water).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+arthinī)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• arthinī – female seeker, desirous one
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of arthin (seeking).
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Refers to the oysters.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - which (drops) (who, which, those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'bindavaḥ'.

शुक्तीनाम् (śuktīnām) - of oysters (of oysters, of mother-of-pearl, of shells)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śukti

śukti - oyster, pearl oyster, mother-of-pearl, shell

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart (in the heart, in the middle, in the interior)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, interior, middle

विशन्ति (viśanti) - (they) enter (they enter, they go into, they settle)

(verb)

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

Root: viś (class 6)

समये (samaye) - at the proper time (at the time, at the proper time, at the occasion, at the agreement)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, proper time, occasion, agreement, convention

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

वर्षा-अम्भसाम् (varṣā-ambhasām) - of rainwater

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣā-ambhas

varṣā-ambhas - rainwater

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣā+ambhas)

• varṣā – rain, rainy season
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

बिन्दवः (bindavaḥ) - drops (of water) (drops, points, dots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bindu

bindu - drop, point, dot

ते (te) - they (the drops) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bindavaḥ'.

मुक्ता-फलताम् (muktā-phalatām) - the state of being pearls (the state of being a pearl, pearliness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of muktā-phalatā

muktā-phalatā - state of being a pearl, pearliness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muktā-phala+tā)

• muktā-phala – pearl
  noun (neuter)
• tā – state of being, -ness (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they attain (they go, they proceed, they attain)

(verb)

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

Root: vraj (class 1)

करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of karin

karin - elephant (having a trunk - kara)

कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu) - in the frontal globes (of elephants) (in pots, in jars, in the frontal globes (of an elephant's head))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kumbha

kumbha - pot, pitcher, frontal globe on an elephant's head, measure of grain

वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (a precious thing) (other, another, something else)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Used as a substantive, 'something else'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - (it) is produced (or may exist) (it might be, it would be, it should be, it may happen, it is produced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शुद्धौ (śuddhau) - in their purity (in purity, in purification, in correctness)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śuddhi

śuddhi - purity, purification, cleanliness, correctness, clarity

Root: śudh (class 4)

मौक्तिक-वत् (mauktika-vat) - resembling pearls (like a pearl, pearl-like)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like, similar to) added to mauktika.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (mauktika+vat)

• mauktika – pearl, made of pearls
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from muktā (pearl).
• vat – like, similar to (suffix)
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs or adjectives meaning 'like' or 'as'.

स्युः (syuḥ) - (they) become (or exist as) (they may be, they should be, they might exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

उत्तम-गुणाः (uttama-guṇāḥ) - of excellent quality (of excellent qualities, best qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama-guṇa

uttama-guṇa - excellent quality, having best qualities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uttama+guṇa)

• uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' (up).
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, merit, strand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'jātayaḥ'.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (types) (these (feminine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'jātayaḥ'.

त्रिधा (tridhā) - three distinct types (in three ways, threefold, of three kinds)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tri (three) with the suffix -dhā (indicating manner or division).

जातयः (jātayaḥ) - types (of products/origins) (kinds, types, species, births, castes)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jāti

jāti - birth, origin, species, kind, type, caste

Root: jan (class 4)