योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-8

लब्धमाप्राणपर्यन्तंभमनुज्झतोः ।
आमिषं को वि वद माकरमूढयोः ॥ ८ ॥

labdhamāprāṇaparyantaṃbhamanujjhatoḥ ,
āmiṣaṃ ko vi vada mākaramūḍhayoḥ 8

8. labdham āprāṇaparyantam bhogyam anujjhatoḥ
āmiṣam kaḥ vivada mākaramūḍhayoḥ

8. labdham,
āprāṇaparyantam,
bhogyam anujjhatoḥ,
mākaramūḍhayoḥ āmiṣam kaḥ vivada

8. Who would dispute the prey (āmiṣa) of those two foolish crocodiles, who do not abandon what they have obtained until the very end of life?

Words meanings summery:

• लब्धम् (labdham) - what has been obtained/seized (obtained, gained, acquired)

• आप्राणपर्यन्तम् (āprāṇaparyantam) - until the end of their lives (until the end of life, as long as life lasts)

• भोग्यम् (bhogyam) - prey, object of enjoyment (enjoyable, to be enjoyed, food, prey, object of enjoyment)

• अनुज्झतोः (anujjhatoḥ) - of the two who do not abandon (of the two who do not abandon/release)

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - prey (prey, flesh, bait)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• विवद (vivada) - disputes, questions (disputes, argues, discusses)

• माकरमूढयोः (mākaramūḍhayoḥ) - of the two foolish crocodiles

Words meanings and morphology

लब्धम् (labdham) - what has been obtained/seized (obtained, gained, acquired)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, acquired, received

Past Passive Participle

From root 'labh' (to obtain).

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anujjhatoḥ' (what they don't abandon).

आप्राणपर्यन्तम् (āprāṇaparyantam) - until the end of their lives (until the end of life, as long as life lasts)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (ā+prāṇa+paryanta)

• ā – up to, until, including
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• prāṇa – breath, life-force, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial.

भोग्यम् (bhogyam) - prey, object of enjoyment (enjoyable, to be enjoyed, food, prey, object of enjoyment)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhogya

bhogya - to be enjoyed, consumable, food, prey

Gerundive (fut. pass. part.)

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: See note above regarding text correction.

अनुज्झतोः (anujjhatoḥ) - of the two who do not abandon (of the two who do not abandon/release)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of anujjhat

anujjhat - not abandoning, not giving up

Present Active Participle (negative)

From root 'ujjh' (to abandon, let go) with negation 'an-'.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ujjhat)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix
• ujjhat – abandoning, giving up
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'ujjh'
  Root: ujjh (class 6)

Note: Modifies the "two foolish crocodiles."

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - prey (prey, flesh, bait)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - raw flesh, prey, bait, object of desire

Note: Object of 'vivada'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'vivada'.

विवद (vivada) - disputes, questions (disputes, argues, discusses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vivad

Present Active, 3rd Person Singular (implied)

Root 'vad' with prefix 'vi'. The form 'vivada' could be imperative, but in context, 3rd singular present (vivadati) or optative (vivadet) is most natural for a rhetorical question. The Devanagari shows a space between 'vi' and 'vad', but semantically, they function as a single compound verb.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Interpreted as an implied verb form (e.g., vivadati, vivadet) within a rhetorical question, despite the space in Devanagari.

माकरमूढयोः (mākaramūḍhayoḥ) - of the two foolish crocodiles

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mākaramūḍha

mākaramūḍha - foolish crocodile

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (makara+mūḍha)

• makara – crocodile, sea monster
  noun (masculine)
• mūḍha – foolish, deluded, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muh'
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the crocodiles.

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