योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-14

आसन्नमद्गुबकगृध्रबिडालसर्पदृष्ट्या भयं भवति यत्सलिलाशयानाम् ।
तस्याग्रतस्तृणमिवाशनिपातभङ्गो जातिस्मरेण विदुषोक्तमदः पुरा मे ॥ १४ ॥

āsannamadgubakagṛdhrabiḍālasarpadṛṣṭyā bhayaṃ bhavati yatsalilāśayānām ,
tasyāgratastṛṇamivāśanipātabhaṅgo jātismareṇa viduṣoktamadaḥ purā me 14

14. āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭyā
bhayam bhavati yat salila-āśayānām |
tasya agrataḥ tṛṇam iva aśani-pāta-bhaṅgaḥ
jāti-smareṇa viduṣā uktam adaḥ purā me ||

14. yat āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭyā salila-āśayānām bhayam bhavati,
tasya agrataḥ tṛṇam iva aśani-pāta-bhaṅgaḥ.
adaḥ purā jāti-smareṇa viduṣā me uktam.

14. The fear that aquatic creatures (salilāśaya) experience from the nearby sight of diving birds, cranes, vultures, cats, and snakes—that fear, when considering it, is like the shattering impact of a lightning bolt on a blade of grass. A wise person (viduṣā) who remembered past lives (jātismara), once told me this.

Words meanings summery:

• आसन्न-मद्गु-बक-गृध्र-बिडाल-सर्प-दृष्ट्या (āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭyā) - by the close presence/vision of these predatory animals, causing fear (by the sight of nearby diving birds, cranes, vultures, cats, and snakes)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (experienced by aquatic creatures) (fear, dread, danger)

• भवति (bhavati) - arises, occurs (is, becomes, exists)

• यत् (yat) - that (fear) (which, that)

• सलिल-आशयानाम् (salila-āśayānām) - of aquatic creatures (fish, etc.) (of aquatic creatures, of those residing in water)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (fear) (of that, of him)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in comparison to (that fear), with regard to (in front, before, in the presence of, in comparison to)

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass)

• इव (iva) - as if (simile) (as if, like, as)

• अशनि-पात-भङ्गः (aśani-pāta-bhaṅgaḥ) - the destructive force of a lightning strike, shattering like a blade of grass (the shattering impact of a lightning bolt)

• जाति-स्मरेण (jāti-smareṇa) - by a sage with knowledge of previous existences (by one who remembers past lives (jātismara))

• विदुषा (viduṣā) - by a wise person (who is also a jātismara) (by a wise person, by a learned one)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - was told (to me) (said, told, spoken)

• अदः (adaḥ) - this (matter, statement) (this, that)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, once upon a time (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

आसन्न-मद्गु-बक-गृध्र-बिडाल-सर्प-दृष्ट्या (āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭyā) - by the close presence/vision of these predatory animals, causing fear (by the sight of nearby diving birds, cranes, vultures, cats, and snakes)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭi

āsanna-madgu-baka-gṛdhra-biḍāla-sarpa-dṛṣṭi - the sight of nearby diving birds, cranes, vultures, cats, and snakes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āsanna+madgu+baka+gṛdhra+biḍāla+sarpa+dṛṣṭi)

• āsanna – nearby, proximate, imminent
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sad' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)
• madgu – a diving bird, cormorant
  noun (masculine)
• baka – a crane
  noun (masculine)
• gṛdhra – a vulture
  noun (masculine)
• biḍāla – a cat
  noun (masculine)
• sarpa – a snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, glance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (experienced by aquatic creatures) (fear, dread, danger)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'

भवति (bhavati) - arises, occurs (is, becomes, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present indicative

Class 1 verb, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that (fear) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'bhayam'

सलिल-आशयानाम् (salila-āśayānām) - of aquatic creatures (fish, etc.) (of aquatic creatures, of those residing in water)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of salila-āśaya

salila-āśaya - an aquatic animal, a water-reservoir

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (salila+āśaya)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – abode, dwelling, repository
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śī' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī

तस्य (tasya) - of that (fear) (of that, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'bhayam'

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in comparison to (that fear), with regard to (in front, before, in the presence of, in comparison to)

(indeclinable)

From 'agra' with suffix 'tas'

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, straw, blade of grass

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - as if (simile) (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

अशनि-पात-भङ्गः (aśani-pāta-bhaṅgaḥ) - the destructive force of a lightning strike, shattering like a blade of grass (the shattering impact of a lightning bolt)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśani-pāta-bhaṅga

aśani-pāta-bhaṅga - the breaking or shattering caused by a lightning strike

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (aśani+pāta+bhaṅga)

• aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pāta – falling, striking, impact
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pat'
  Root: pat (class 1)
• bhaṅga – breaking, shattering, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhañj'
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative in the simile.

जाति-स्मरेण (jāti-smareṇa) - by a sage with knowledge of previous existences (by one who remembers past lives (jātismara))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāti-smara

jāti-smara - remembering previous births (jātismara)

Compound 'jāti' (birth) + 'smara' (remembering)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāti+smara)

• jāti – birth, existence, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan
• smara – remembering, recollecting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'smṛ'
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'viduṣā'.

विदुषा (viduṣā) - by a wise person (who is also a jātismara) (by a wise person, by a learned one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - wise, learned, knowing; a learned man, a sage

Perfect active participle

From root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

उक्तम् (uktam) - was told (to me) (said, told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

अदः (adaḥ) - this (matter, statement) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adas

adas - this, that

Note: Subject of the implied verb, referring to the preceding statement.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, once upon a time (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.