योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-20

हा हा हुताश इति किंचिदिवोपजातखेदो वदामि खलु यावदहं त्वरावान् ।
तावच्चितिर्झटिति तैरवलुण्ठिता सा पान्थैः क्षणात्खरखराकुलिता लसद्भिः ॥ २० ॥

hā hā hutāśa iti kiṃcidivopajātakhedo vadāmi khalu yāvadahaṃ tvarāvān ,
tāvaccitirjhaṭiti tairavaluṇṭhitā sā pānthaiḥ kṣaṇātkharakharākulitā lasadbhiḥ 20

20. hā hā hutāśa iti kiñcit iva upajātakhdaḥ
vadāmi khalu yāvat aham tvarāvān tāvat
citiḥ jhaṭiti taiḥ avalunṭhitā sā
pānthaiḥ kṣaṇāt kharakharā ākulitā lasadbhiḥ

20. yāvat aham tvarāvān kiñcit iva upajātakhdaḥ
hutāśa iti hā hā khalu vadāmi tāvat
taiḥ lasadbhiḥ pānthaiḥ sā citiḥ jhaṭiti
avalunṭhitā kṣaṇāt kharakharā ākulitā

20. “Alas, alas, O Fire!”—while I, somewhat saddened, was speaking these words in haste, that very moment, that pyre was instantly overturned by those agile travelers, and in an instant, it became agitated with crackling sounds.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - An exclamation of sorrow or distress. (Alas! Ah! Oh!)

• हा (hā) - An exclamation of sorrow or distress, repeated for emphasis. (Alas! Ah! Oh!)

• हुताश (hutāśa) - Addressing the fire directly in an exclamation of sorrow. (O fire!, O Agni!)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech 'O fire!'. (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Modifies 'iva upajātakhdaḥ' to mean 'somewhat as if saddened'. (something, a little, somewhat)

• इव (iva) - Expressing a slight degree of sorrow, 'somewhat like having sorrow'. (like, as if, as)

• उपजातख्दः (upajātakhdaḥ) - Describes the narrator's state of being, 'having become saddened'. (having experienced sorrow, having sorrow arisen)

• वदामि (vadāmi) - The narrator's action of speaking. (I speak, I say)

• खलु (khalu) - Emphasizes the certainty or reality of the speaker's action. (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

• यावत् (yāvat) - Temporal conjunction: 'while I was speaking'. Correlates with 'tāvat'. (as long as, while, when, as soon as)

• अहम् (aham) - The first-person singular pronoun, subject of 'vadāmi'. (I)

• त्वरावान् (tvarāvān) - Describes the narrator as being in a hurry. (hasty, swift, quick)

• तावत् (tāvat) - Temporal conjunction: 'at that very moment', correlative to 'yāvat'. (then, at that moment, so long)

• चितिः (citiḥ) - The object being overturned by the travelers. (pyre, funeral pile, heap)

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - Describes the speed of the pyre being overturned. (quickly, instantly, suddenly)

• तैः (taiḥ) - Instrumental plural, referring to the 'pānthaiḥ' (travelers). (by them)

• अवलुन्ठिता (avalunṭhitā) - Describes the state of the pyre after the travelers' action. (overturned, dragged down, rolled over)

• सा (sā) - Feminine singular pronoun, referring to 'citiḥ' (pyre). (that, she)

• पान्थैः (pānthaiḥ) - Instrumental agent performing the action of overturning the pyre. (by travelers, by wayfarers)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - Indicates the rapidity of the pyre becoming agitated. (in a moment, instantly, suddenly)

• खरखरा (kharakharā) - Refers to the crackling sounds made by the agitated pyre. (rustling, crackling, agitated sound)

• आकुलिता (ākulitā) - Describes the pyre becoming agitated with crackling sounds. (agitated, confused, filled with)

• लसद्भिः (lasadbhiḥ) - Describes the travelers as agile or gleaming, indicating their energetic and possibly wild nature. (by those shining, by those gleaming, by those agile)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - An exclamation of sorrow or distress. (Alas! Ah! Oh!)

(indeclinable)

हा (hā) - An exclamation of sorrow or distress, repeated for emphasis. (Alas! Ah! Oh!)

(indeclinable)

हुताश (hutāśa) - Addressing the fire directly in an exclamation of sorrow. (O fire!, O Agni!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hutāśa

hutāśa - fire, Agni

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśa)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root हु (hu) 'to sacrifice'
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśa – eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root अश् (aś) 'to eat'
  Root: aś (class 9)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech 'O fire!'. (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Modifies 'iva upajātakhdaḥ' to mean 'somewhat as if saddened'. (something, a little, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - Expressing a slight degree of sorrow, 'somewhat like having sorrow'. (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

उपजातख्दः (upajātakhdaḥ) - Describes the narrator's state of being, 'having become saddened'. (having experienced sorrow, having sorrow arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upajātakhda

upajātakhda - having sorrow arisen, experiencing sorrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upajāta+kheda)

• upajāta – arisen, produced, happened
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root जन् (jan) 'to be born, produced' with upasarga उप (upa)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kheda – sorrow, weariness, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Root: khid (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implicit speaker (aham).

वदामि (vadāmi) - The narrator's action of speaking. (I speak, I say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

खलु (khalu) - Emphasizes the certainty or reality of the speaker's action. (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - Temporal conjunction: 'while I was speaking'. Correlates with 'tāvat'. (as long as, while, when, as soon as)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - The first-person singular pronoun, subject of 'vadāmi'. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वरावान् (tvarāvān) - Describes the narrator as being in a hurry. (hasty, swift, quick)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarāvat

tvarāvat - hasty, swift, quick

Possessive suffix -vat/mat

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तावत् (tāvat) - Temporal conjunction: 'at that very moment', correlative to 'yāvat'. (then, at that moment, so long)

(indeclinable)

चितिः (citiḥ) - The object being overturned by the travelers. (pyre, funeral pile, heap)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - pyre, funeral pile, heap

From root चि (ci) 'to pile, collect'

Root: ci (class 5)

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - Describes the speed of the pyre being overturned. (quickly, instantly, suddenly)

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - Instrumental plural, referring to the 'pānthaiḥ' (travelers). (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'pānthaiḥ'.

अवलुन्ठिता (avalunṭhitā) - Describes the state of the pyre after the travelers' action. (overturned, dragged down, rolled over)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avalunṭhita

avalunṭhita - overturned, dragged down, rolled over

Past Passive Participle

From root लुण्ठ् (luṇṭh) 'to roll' with upasarga अव (ava)

Prefix: ava

Root: luṇṭh (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'citiḥ'.

सा (sā) - Feminine singular pronoun, referring to 'citiḥ' (pyre). (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to 'citiḥ'.

पान्थैः (pānthaiḥ) - Instrumental agent performing the action of overturning the pyre. (by travelers, by wayfarers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāntha

pāntha - traveler, wayfarer

Root: path (class 4)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - Indicates the rapidity of the pyre becoming agitated. (in a moment, instantly, suddenly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'instantly'.

खरखरा (kharakharā) - Refers to the crackling sounds made by the agitated pyre. (rustling, crackling, agitated sound)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kharakharā

kharakharā - rustling, crackling, harsh sound

Onomatopoeic sound.

Note: Part of compound 'kharakharākulitā'.

आकुलिता (ākulitā) - Describes the pyre becoming agitated with crackling sounds. (agitated, confused, filled with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākulita

ākulita - agitated, confused, filled with

Past Passive Participle

From root आकुल् (ākul) 'to agitate'

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'kharakharākulitā'.

लसद्भिः (lasadbhiḥ) - Describes the travelers as agile or gleaming, indicating their energetic and possibly wild nature. (by those shining, by those gleaming, by those agile)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lasat

lasat - shining, gleaming, playing, agile

Present Active Participle

From root लस् (las) 'to shine, play'

Root: las (class 1)