योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-72

यास्तु गुर्व्यः फलैर्हीनाः शून्याकाराः क्षयक्षताः ।
अशरीराः शरीरिण्यस्ताःपिशाचादिकाः स्मृताः ॥ ७२ ॥

yāstu gurvyaḥ phalairhīnāḥ śūnyākārāḥ kṣayakṣatāḥ ,
aśarīrāḥ śarīriṇyastāḥpiśācādikāḥ smṛtāḥ 72

72. yāḥ tu gurvyaḥ phalaiḥ hīnāḥ śūnya-ākārāḥ kṣaya-kṣatāḥ
aśarīrāḥ śarīriṇyaḥ tāḥ piśāca-ādikāḥ smṛtāḥ

72. yāḥ tu gurvyaḥ phalaiḥ hīnāḥ śūnya-ākārāḥ kṣaya-kṣatāḥ
aśarīrāḥ śarīriṇyaḥ tāḥ piśāca-ādikāḥ smṛtāḥ

72. However, those entities that are significant but yield no fruits, possess empty forms, are damaged by decay, and are bodiless yet seemingly embodied, are considered `piśāca`s and similar spirits.

Words meanings summery:

• याः (yāḥ) - which, who

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• गुर्व्यः (gurvyaḥ) - significant (heavy, weighty, important, significant)

• फलैः (phalaiḥ) - by fruits, by results, by benefits

• हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - devoid of (devoid of, lacking, abandoned, deficient)

• शून्य-आकाराः (śūnya-ākārāḥ) - having empty forms, whose appearance is void

• क्षय-क्षताः (kṣaya-kṣatāḥ) - damaged by decay, injured by destruction

• अशरीराः (aśarīrāḥ) - bodiless, incorporeal

• शरीरिण्यः (śarīriṇyaḥ) - embodied ones, having bodies

• ताः (tāḥ) - those, they

• पिशाच-आदिकाः (piśāca-ādikāḥ) - demons and the like, starting with piśācas

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - considered (remembered, considered, stated)

Words meanings and morphology

याः (yāḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

गुर्व्यः (gurvyaḥ) - significant (heavy, weighty, important, significant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, respectable, teacher, spiritual guide

फलैः (phalaiḥ) - by fruits, by results, by benefits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, benefit, reward

हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - devoid of (devoid of, lacking, abandoned, deficient)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hīna

hīna - left, abandoned, devoid of, deficient, low, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root hā (to abandon, to leave) with the suffix -ta.

Root: hā (class 3)

शून्य-आकाराः (śūnya-ākārāḥ) - having empty forms, whose appearance is void

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śūnya-ākāra

śūnya-ākāra - having empty forms, of void appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ākāra)

• śūnya – empty, void, hollow, non-existent, zero
  adjective (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)

क्षय-क्षताः (kṣaya-kṣatāḥ) - damaged by decay, injured by destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣaya-kṣata

kṣaya-kṣata - damaged by decay/destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaya+kṣata)

• kṣaya – decay, decline, destruction, loss, waste
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• kṣata – injured, wounded, damaged, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kṣaṇ (to hurt, injure) or kṣad (to cut).
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

अशरीराः (aśarīrāḥ) - bodiless, incorporeal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aśarīra

aśarīra - bodiless, incorporeal, without a body

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śarīra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)

शरीरिण्यः (śarīriṇyaḥ) - embodied ones, having bodies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śarīrin

śarīrin - having a body, embodied, an embodied being, living creature

Derived from śarīra (body) with the possessive suffix -in.

ताः (tāḥ) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

पिशाच-आदिकाः (piśāca-ādikāḥ) - demons and the like, starting with piśācas

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of piśāca-ādika

piśāca-ādika - starting with piśācas, piśācas and so on

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśāca+ādika)

• piśāca – demon, ghost, ghoul
  noun (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, principal
  adjective
  Derived from ādi (beginning) with the suffix -ka.

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - considered (remembered, considered, stated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, considered, stated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root smṛ (to remember) with the suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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