योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-12, verse-7

किंनामेदं बत सुखं येयं संसारसंततिः ।
जायते मृतये लोको म्रियते जननाय च ॥ ७ ॥

kiṃnāmedaṃ bata sukhaṃ yeyaṃ saṃsārasaṃtatiḥ ,
jāyate mṛtaye loko mriyate jananāya ca 7

7. kim nāma idam bata sukham yā iyam saṃsārasaṃtatiḥ
jāyate mṛtaye lokaḥ mriyate jananāya ca

7. What indeed is this happiness (sukha), which is merely this unending cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra)? People are born only to die, and they die only to be born again.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

• इदम् (idam) - this

• बत (bata) - alas! ah! indeed! an exclamation of pity, surprise, or emphasis

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

• या (yā) - which

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• संसारसंततिः (saṁsārasaṁtatiḥ) - the continuity of worldly existence, the cycle of transmigration

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

• मृतये (mṛtaye) - for death, to death

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, the world

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, passes away

• जननाय (jananāya) - for birth, for creation

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

बत (bata) - alas! ah! indeed! an exclamation of pity, surprise, or emphasis

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, ease

Note: Can also be accusative, but nominative makes sense here as the subject complement.

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to `saṃsārasaṃtatiḥ`

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to `saṃsārasaṃtatiḥ`

संसारसंततिः (saṁsārasaṁtatiḥ) - the continuity of worldly existence, the cycle of transmigration

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsārasaṃtati

saṁsārasaṁtati - continuity of worldly existence, lineage of transmigration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+saṃtati)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, mundane life
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ-sṛ (to flow together, run through)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• saṃtati – continuity, uninterrupted succession, offspring, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-tan (to stretch, extend continuously)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Middle voice present indicative

Root in passive formation (jan + ya + te) or atmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

मृतये (mṛtaye) - for death, to death

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying

From mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Dative of purpose.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, realm

From lok (to see, perceive)

Root: lok (class 1)

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, passes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ

Middle voice present indicative

Root in passive formation (mṛ + ya + te) or atmanepada

Root: mṛ (class 6)

जननाय (jananāya) - for birth, for creation

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of janana

janana - birth, production, generation, creating

From jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Dative of purpose.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)