योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-8

निकारः कर्णिकारेण पवनस्य यदा कृतः ।
तदा परिहरन्त्येनं भ्रमरा अपि दूरतः ॥ ८ ॥

nikāraḥ karṇikāreṇa pavanasya yadā kṛtaḥ ,
tadā pariharantyenaṃ bhramarā api dūrataḥ 8

8. nikāraḥ karṇikāreṇa pavanasya yadā kṛtaḥ
tadā pariharanti enam bhramarāḥ api dūrataḥ

8. yadā karṇikāreṇa nikāraḥ pavanasya kṛtaḥ
tadā bhramarāḥ api enam dūrataḥ pariharanti

8. When an insult (nikāraḥ) is inflicted by the karṇikāra tree upon the wind (pavanasya), then even bees (bhramarāḥ api) shun (pariharanti) it (enam) from afar (dūrataḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• निकारः (nikāraḥ) - an insult (by not having fragrance for the wind to carry) (insult, offense, contempt, degradation)

• कर्णिकारेण (karṇikāreṇa) - by the karṇikāra tree (known for beautiful but scentless flowers) (by the karṇikāra tree)

• पवनस्य (pavanasya) - of the wind

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - committed (done, made, performed)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• परिहरन्ति (pariharanti) - they shun (they avoid, they shun, they abandon)

• एनम् (enam) - it (referring to the karṇikāra tree) (this (one))

• भ्रमराः (bhramarāḥ) - bees

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from afar (from afar, from a distance)

Words meanings and morphology

निकारः (nikāraḥ) - an insult (by not having fragrance for the wind to carry) (insult, offense, contempt, degradation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikāra

nikāra - insult, offense, degradation

action noun

From root KṚ (to do) with prefix ni (down, fully).

Prefix: ni

Root: KṚ (class 8)

कर्णिकारेण (karṇikāreṇa) - by the karṇikāra tree (known for beautiful but scentless flowers) (by the karṇikāra tree)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇikāra

karṇikāra - karṇikāra tree (Pterospermum acerifolium)

पवनस्य (pavanasya) - of the wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

action noun

From root VĀ (to blow) + ana suffix.

Root: VĀ (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - committed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root KṚ (to do) + kta suffix.

Root: KṚ (class 8)

Note: Null verb 'is' implied.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to yadā.

परिहरन्ति (pariharanti) - they shun (they avoid, they shun, they abandon)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root HṚ (to carry) with pari prefix.

Prefix: pari

Root: HṚ (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - it (referring to the karṇikāra tree) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this (often used as anaphoric pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of pariharanti.

भ्रमराः (bhramarāḥ) - bees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramara

bhramara - bee, large black bee

From root BHRAM (to wander).

Root: BHRAM (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from afar (from afar, from a distance)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -taḥ meaning 'from'.