योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-28

भ्रान्त्वा भृशं करतलाहतकन्दुकाभं लोकाः पतन्ति निरयेषु रसेन रक्ताः ।
क्लेशेन तत्र परिजर्जरतां प्रयाताः कालान्तरेण पुनरन्यनिभा भवन्ति ॥ २८ ॥

bhrāntvā bhṛśaṃ karatalāhatakandukābhaṃ lokāḥ patanti nirayeṣu rasena raktāḥ ,
kleśena tatra parijarjaratāṃ prayātāḥ kālāntareṇa punaranyanibhā bhavanti 28

28. bhrāntvā bhṛśam karatalāhatakandukābham
lokāḥ patanti nirayeṣu rasena raktāḥ
kleśena tatra parijarjaratām prayātāḥ
kālāntareṇa punaḥ anyanibhā bhavanti

28. lokāḥ raktāḥ rasena bhṛśam
karatalāhatakandukābham bhrāntvā nirayeṣu patanti
tatra kleśena parijarjaratām prayātāḥ
kālāntareṇa punaḥ anyanibhā bhavanti

28. People, intensely attached by their passions, wander widely like a ball struck by the palm of a hand, and consequently fall into various hells. There, having become utterly worn out by torment, after a period of time, they assume different forms again.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

• करतलाहतकन्दुकाभम् (karatalāhatakandukābham) - like a ball struck by the palm of the hand

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people, human beings (people, worlds, beings)

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink

• निरयेषु (nirayeṣu) - in hells (in hells, in places of torment)

• रसेन (rasena) - by passion, by attachment (by juice, by taste, by essence, by passion, by attachment)

• रक्ताः (raktāḥ) - attached, impassioned (dyed, colored, attached, impassioned)

• क्लेशेन (kleśena) - by torment, by suffering (by suffering, by affliction, by distress)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in hells) (there, then, in that case)

• परिजर्जरताम् (parijarjaratām) - to a state of utter worn-out-ness (to a state of complete worn-out-ness, exhaustion, decay)

• प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - having attained (a state) (having gone, having departed, having attained)

• कालान्तरेण (kālāntareṇa) - after a period of time, in another time

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• अन्यनिभा (anyanibhā) - assuming different forms (like another, of another form/appearance)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रान्त्वा (bhrāntvā) - having wandered, having roamed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix `ktvā` from root `bhram`.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Connects with the action of `patanti`.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Modifies `bhrāntvā`.

करतलाहतकन्दुकाभम् (karatalāhatakandukābham) - like a ball struck by the palm of the hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karatalāhatakandukābha

karatalāhatakandukābha - resembling a ball struck by the palm of the hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karatala+āhata+kanduka+ābha)

• karatala – palm of the hand
  noun (neuter)
• āhata – struck, hit
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)
• kanduka – ball
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – like, resembling, shining
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage (like a ball). Modifies the action of `bhrāntvā` and refers to `lokāḥ`.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - people, human beings (people, worlds, beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, community, space

From root `lok` (to see, to shine).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of `patanti` and `bhavanti`.

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root `pat`.

Root: pat (class 1)

निरयेषु (nirayeṣu) - in hells (in hells, in places of torment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of niraya

niraya - hell, place of torment, lowest region

Derived from `i` (to go) with prefix `nir` (down, out) and suffix `aya`.

Prefix: nir

Root: i (class 2)

रसेन (rasena) - by passion, by attachment (by juice, by taste, by essence, by passion, by attachment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - juice, taste, essence, emotion, passion, attachment

From root `ras` (to taste, to feel).

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Modifies `raktāḥ`.

रक्ताः (raktāḥ) - attached, impassioned (dyed, colored, attached, impassioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakta

rakta - dyed, red, attached, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root `rañj` (to dye, to be pleased).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to `lokāḥ`.

क्लेशेन (kleśena) - by torment, by suffering (by suffering, by affliction, by distress)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - suffering, affliction, pain, distress

From root `kliś` (to suffer, to afflict).

Root: kliś (class 4)

Note: Instrument for `parijarjaratām prayātāḥ`.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in hells) (there, then, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to `nirayeṣu`.

परिजर्जरताम् (parijarjaratām) - to a state of utter worn-out-ness (to a state of complete worn-out-ness, exhaustion, decay)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parijarjaratā

parijarjaratā - state of being completely worn out, exhaustion, decay

From `parijarjara` (completely worn out) with suffix `tā` (feminine noun indicating state).

Note: Object of `prayātāḥ`.

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - having attained (a state) (having gone, having departed, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root `yā` (to go) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to `lokāḥ`.

कालान्तरेण (kālāntareṇa) - after a period of time, in another time

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kālāntara

kālāntara - another time, interval of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+antara)

• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, interval, space
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning "after a period of time".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

अन्यनिभा (anyanibhā) - assuming different forms (like another, of another form/appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anyanibhā

anyanibhā - like another, resembling another, another appearance

Compound. Can be interpreted as an adjective (like another) or a noun (another form/appearance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anya+nibhā)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• nibhā – resemblance, likeness, appearance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

Note: Serves as the predicate nominative to `bhavanti`.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)