योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-28

निर्दग्धतृणभस्माली क्वापि याति यथानिलैः ।
सतां स्वभावविश्रामैः क्वापि याति तथा जगत् ॥ २८ ॥

nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī kvāpi yāti yathānilaiḥ ,
satāṃ svabhāvaviśrāmaiḥ kvāpi yāti tathā jagat 28

28. nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī kva api yāti yathā anilaiḥ
satām svabhāvaviśrāmaiḥ kva api yāti tathā jagat

28. yathā nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī anilaiḥ kva api yāti,
tathā jagat satām svabhāvaviśrāmaiḥ kva api yāti.

28. Just as a heap of ashes from burnt grass is carried away somewhere by the winds, so too does the world proceed somewhere by the serene repose found in the intrinsic nature (dharma) of virtuous people.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्दग्धतृणभस्माली (nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī) - a heap of ashes from burnt grass

• क्व (kva) - somewhere (where, somewhere, to what place)

• अपि (api) - perhaps, indicating indefiniteness with kva (also, even, perhaps, somewhere, at all)

• याति (yāti) - proceeds (goes, proceeds, moves)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• अनिलैः (anilaiḥ) - by the winds

• सताम् (satām) - of virtuous people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the wise)

• स्वभावविश्रामैः (svabhāvaviśrāmaiḥ) - by the serene repose found in the intrinsic nature (dharma) (by the rests in one's own nature, by the tranquility of intrinsic nature)

• क्व (kva) - somewhere (where, somewhere, to what place)

• अपि (api) - perhaps, indicating indefiniteness with kva (also, even, perhaps, somewhere, at all)

• याति (yāti) - proceeds (goes, proceeds, moves)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

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

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दग्धतृणभस्माली (nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī) - a heap of ashes from burnt grass

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī

nirdagdhatṛṇabhasmālī - a heap of ashes from burnt grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirdagdha+tṛṇa+bhasman+ālī)

• nirdagdha – burnt completely, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dah (to burn) with nis prefix.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: dah (class 1)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• bhasman – ashes
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhas
• ālī – line, row, range, heap, collection
  noun (feminine)

क्व (kva) - somewhere (where, somewhere, to what place)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - perhaps, indicating indefiniteness with kva (also, even, perhaps, somewhere, at all)

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - proceeds (goes, proceeds, moves)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

अनिलैः (anilaiḥ) - by the winds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anila

anila - wind, air

Root: an (class 2)

सताम् (satām) - of virtuous people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sat

sat - existing, real, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to 'virtuous people'.

स्वभावविश्रामैः (svabhāvaviśrāmaiḥ) - by the serene repose found in the intrinsic nature (dharma) (by the rests in one's own nature, by the tranquility of intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svabhāvaviśrāma

svabhāvaviśrāma - rest in one's own nature, tranquility of intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+viśrāma)

• svabhāva – own being, intrinsic nature (dharma), inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• viśrāma – rest, repose, tranquility, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śram with vi prefix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 1)

क्व (kva) - somewhere (where, somewhere, to what place)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - perhaps, indicating indefiniteness with kva (also, even, perhaps, somewhere, at all)

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - proceeds (goes, proceeds, moves)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go), often used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)