योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-90

झटित्येवागतो देहः कुतोऽप्यर्जुनवातवत् ।
याति पश्यत एवास्तं तरङ्गाम्बुददीपवत् ॥ ९० ॥

jhaṭityevāgato dehaḥ kuto'pyarjunavātavat ,
yāti paśyata evāstaṃ taraṅgāmbudadīpavat 90

90. jhaṭiti eva āgataḥ dehaḥ kutaḥ api arjuna-vātavat
| yāti paśyataḥ eva astam taraṅga-ambuda-dīpavat ||

90. dehaḥ jhaṭiti eva kutaḥ api arjuna-vātavat āgataḥ,
paśyataḥ eva taraṅga-ambuda-dīpavat astam yāti.

90. The body (dehaḥ) appears suddenly (jhaṭiti eva) from an unknown source (kutaḥ api), like a whirlwind. Just as one watches, it goes to its end (astam), like a wave (taraṅga), a cloud (ambuda), or a lamp (dīpa).

Words meanings summery:

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, instantly)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - came forth, appeared (come, arrived, appeared, obtained)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body (dehaḥ) (body, form, person)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from somewhere (from where, whence, from what cause)

• अपि (api) - from somewhere (together with `kutaḥ`) (also, even, and, though; (with kutaḥ) anywhere/somewhere)

• अर्जुन-वातवत् (arjuna-vātavat) - like a whirlwind

• याति (yāti) - goes (to its end) (goes, passes away, moves)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - even as one watches (of one seeing, while seeing, (even) as one watches)

• एव (eva) - just as, even (as one watches) (indeed, only, just, even)

• अस्तम् (astam) - to its setting/end (setting, disappearance, end; home)

• तरङ्ग-अम्बुद-दीपवत् (taraṅga-ambuda-dīpavat) - like a wave, a cloud, or a lamp (like a wave, a cloud, and a lamp)

Words meanings and morphology

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - suddenly (quickly, suddenly, instantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `āgataḥ`.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - came forth, appeared (come, arrived, appeared, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, appeared, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body (dehaḥ) (body, form, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, mass

from root `dih` (to smear, accumulate)

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from somewhere (from where, whence, from what cause)

(indeclinable)

formed from `kim` (what) + suffix `tas` (from)

अपि (api) - from somewhere (together with `kutaḥ`) (also, even, and, though; (with kutaḥ) anywhere/somewhere)

(indeclinable)

अर्जुन-वातवत् (arjuna-vātavat) - like a whirlwind

(indeclinable)

`vat` suffix applied to `arjuna-vāta`

Compound type : tatpurusha (arjuna+vāta+vat)

• arjuna – white, clear, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  from root `ṛj` (to shine)
  Root: ṛj (class 1)
• vāta – wind, air, storm
  noun (masculine)
  from root `vā` (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• vat – suffix meaning 'like', 'as if', 'having'
  suffix
  Adverbial suffix.

Note: Adverbial comparison.

याति (yāti) - goes (to its end) (goes, passes away, moves)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for `dehaḥ`.

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - even as one watches (of one seeing, while seeing, (even) as one watches)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, watching, perceiving

Present Active Participle

from root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolute genitive construction.

एव (eva) - just as, even (as one watches) (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अस्तम् (astam) - to its setting/end (setting, disappearance, end; home)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, end, home

from root `as` (to throw, cast) or `i` (to go)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adverbial accusative of destination.

तरङ्ग-अम्बुद-दीपवत् (taraṅga-ambuda-dīpavat) - like a wave, a cloud, or a lamp (like a wave, a cloud, and a lamp)

(indeclinable)

`vat` suffix applied to a Dvandva compound of `taraṅga`, `ambuda`, `dīpa`

Compound type : dvandva (taraṅga+ambuda+dīpa+vat)

• taraṅga – wave, billow, current
  noun (masculine)
  from root `tṛ` (to cross)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  compound of `ambas` (water) + `da` (giving)
  Root: dā (class 1)
• dīpa – lamp, light, lantern
  noun (masculine)
  from root `dīp` (to shine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vat – suffix meaning 'like', 'as if', 'having'
  suffix
  Adverbial suffix.

Note: Adverbial comparison.