योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-12

पश्चात्स्थिताशाविहगान्परप्रणयपक्षिणः ।
अस्मादापततः कामगर्वगृध्रान्निवारयेत् ॥ १२ ॥

paścātsthitāśāvihagānparapraṇayapakṣiṇaḥ ,
asmādāpatataḥ kāmagarvagṛdhrānnivārayet 12

12. paścātsthitāśāvihagān parapraṇayapakṣiṇaḥ
asmād āpatataḥ kāmagarvagṛdhrān nivārayet

12. paścātsthitāśāvihagān parapraṇayapakṣiṇaḥ
kāmagarvagṛdhrān asmād āpatataḥ nivārayet

12. One should avert the birds of lingering hope and those birds representing excessive affection for others, along with the vultures of desire (kāma) and pride that descend upon one from this (condition).

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चात्स्थिताशाविहगान् (paścātsthitāśāvihagān) - birds of hope situated behind; birds of lingering hope

• परप्रणयपक्षिणः (parapraṇayapakṣiṇaḥ) - birds of affection for others; birds of attachment to others

• अस्माद् (asmād) - from this, from here

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, swooping, attacking, descending

• कामगर्वगृध्रान् (kāmagarvagṛdhrān) - vultures of desire and pride

• निवारयेत् (nivārayet) - one should avert, one should ward off, one should prevent

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चात्स्थिताशाविहगान् (paścātsthitāśāvihagān) - birds of hope situated behind; birds of lingering hope

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paścātsthitāśāvihaga

paścātsthitāśāvihaga - birds of hope situated behind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paścāt+sthita+āśā+vihaga)

• paścāt – behind, from behind, after
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, existing, placed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
• vihaga – bird (literally 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)

परप्रणयपक्षिणः (parapraṇayapakṣiṇaḥ) - birds of affection for others; birds of attachment to others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parapraṇayapakṣin

parapraṇayapakṣin - birds of affection for others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+praṇaya+pakṣin)

• para – other, another, highest, supreme
  adjective
• praṇaya – affection, love, attachment, friendship
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nī (class 1)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)

अस्माद् (asmād) - from this, from here

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, swooping, attacking, descending

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āpatat

āpatat - falling, swooping, descending, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root pat (to fall) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kāmagarvagṛdhrān

कामगर्वगृध्रान् (kāmagarvagṛdhrān) - vultures of desire and pride

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāmagarvagṛdhra

kāmagarvagṛdhra - vultures of desire and pride

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (kāma+garva+gṛdhra)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• garva – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy
  noun (masculine)

निवारयेत् (nivārayet) - one should avert, one should ward off, one should prevent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nivāraya

Causative form of vṛ

From root vṛ (to cover, to restrain) with upasargas ni- (down) and causative suffix -aya

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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