योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-42

इहैव हरिणा जातः कस्मिंश्चिद्गिरिकन्दरे ।
काकतालीययोगेन भ्रान्त्वा भूरिजगद्भ्रमम् ॥ ४२ ॥

ihaiva hariṇā jātaḥ kasmiṃścidgirikandare ,
kākatālīyayogena bhrāntvā bhūrijagadbhramam 42

42. iha eva hariṇā jātaḥ kasmin cit girikandare
kākatālīya yogena bhrāntvā bhūri jagat bhramam

42. iha eva kasmin cit girikandare hariṇā jātaḥ,
kākatālīya yogena bhūri jagat bhramam bhrāntvā

42. Born right here by Hari in some mountain cave, one, by a mere chance occurrence (yoga), wandered through the great illusion (māyā) of the world (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• हरिणा (hariṇā) - by Hari, by Vishnu

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - indeed, any, some (post-positive particle)

• गिरिकन्दरे (girikandare) - in a mountain cave

• काकतालीय (kākatālīya) - accidental, happening by chance (like a crow perching on a palm tree just as a ripe fruit falls)

• योगेन (yogena) - by a chance occurrence (by means of union, by conjunction, by chance)

• भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed, having been confused

• भूरि (bhūri) - abundant, much, great, many

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, living

• भ्रमम् (bhramam) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, delusion, error, wandering, whirl)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi 'ihaiva' split into 'iha' and 'eva'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हरिणा (hariṇā) - by Hari, by Vishnu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, Vishnu, lion, horse, green/yellow/tawny color

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Lord Vishnu.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From '√jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to an unnamed entity, likely a manifestation of Hari.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

चित् (cit) - indeed, any, some (post-positive particle)

(indeclinable)

Used to make an indefinite pronoun (e.g., kaścit - someone).

गिरिकन्दरे (girikandare) - in a mountain cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of girikandara

girikandara - mountain cave, grotto

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+kandara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, grotto
  noun (neuter)

काकतालीय (kākatālīya) - accidental, happening by chance (like a crow perching on a palm tree just as a ripe fruit falls)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kākatālīya

kākatālīya - accidental, happening by chance, unexpected coincidence

Derived from 'kāka' (crow) and 'tāla' (palm tree), referring to the proverb.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāka+tāla)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tāla – palm tree, cymbals, rhythm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yogena'.

योगेन (yogena) - by a chance occurrence (by means of union, by conjunction, by chance)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, application, effort, spiritual discipline, chance

From '√yuj' (to join, to unite).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to (yoga) in general, but here contextually means a chance occurrence, an unlikely conjunction.

भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed, having been confused

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From '√bhram' (to wander, to roam) + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: bhram (class 1)

भूरि (bhūri) - abundant, much, great, many

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūri

bhūri - abundant, much, great, many

Note: Modifies 'jagatbhramam'. Sandhi 'bhūrijagadbhramam' is split into 'bhūri', 'jagat', and 'bhramam'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle (from √gam 'to go')

Here used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'jagatbhramam'.

भ्रमम् (bhramam) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, delusion, error, wandering, whirl)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, roaming, whirling, error, delusion, illusion (māyā)

From '√bhram' (to wander, to err).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+bhrama)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrama – wandering, illusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhram.
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'bhrāntvā'. The term (māyā) is included in brackets in translation.