योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-14, verse-23

स्थिरतया सुखभासितया तया सततमुज्ज्ञितमुत्तमफल्गु च ।
जगति नास्ति तथा गुणवर्जितं मरणभाजनमायुरिदं यथा ॥ २३ ॥

sthiratayā sukhabhāsitayā tayā satatamujjñitamuttamaphalgu ca ,
jagati nāsti tathā guṇavarjitaṃ maraṇabhājanamāyuridaṃ yathā 23

23. sthiratayā sukhabhāsitayā tayā
satatam ujjhitam uttamaphalgu ca
jagati na asti tathā guṇavarjitam
maraṇabhājanam āyuḥ idam yathā

23. This life, which is constantly abandoned and supremely worthless despite that [illusion of] stability and brilliant happiness, is such that in the world, nothing is so devoid of good qualities and destined for death.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिरतया (sthiratayā) - by its seeming stability (concessive instrumental) (by steadiness, by stability)

• सुखभासितया (sukhabhāsitayā) - by its brilliant (but illusory) happiness (concessive instrumental) (by brilliant happiness, by pleasant radiance)

• तया (tayā) - by that (referring to the aforementioned qualities of life) (by that, by her)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• उज्झितम् (ujjhitam) - constantly discarded (referring to life) (abandoned, discarded, forsaken)

• उत्तमफल्गु (uttamaphalgu) - supremely worthless, utterly insignificant

• च (ca) - and, also

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, on earth

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• गुणवर्जितम् (guṇavarjitam) - devoid of good, positive qualities (devoid of qualities, lacking good qualities)

• मरणभाजनम् (maraṇabhājanam) - object of death, destined for death

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, vital power

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिरतया (sthiratayā) - by its seeming stability (concessive instrumental) (by steadiness, by stability)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sthiratā

sthiratā - steadiness, stability, firmness

Derived from 'sthira' (steady) + suffix '-tā' (for abstract noun).

Note: Instrumental of cause or accompaniment (here, concessive).

सुखभासितया (sukhabhāsitayā) - by its brilliant (but illusory) happiness (concessive instrumental) (by brilliant happiness, by pleasant radiance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sukhabhāsitā

sukhabhāsitā - pleasant brilliance, shining with happiness

Derived from 'sukhabhāsita' (shining pleasantly) + suffix '-tā'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+bhāsitā)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• bhāsitā – brilliance, radiance, shining
  noun (feminine)
  action noun from ppp
  From ppp 'bhāsita' (shone) + suffix '-tā'.
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Instrumental of cause or accompaniment (here, concessive).

तया (tayā) - by that (referring to the aforementioned qualities of life) (by that, by her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine singular instrumental form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Modifies the instrumental nouns.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying 'ujjhitam'.

उज्झितम् (ujjhitam) - constantly discarded (referring to life) (abandoned, discarded, forsaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ujjhitā

ujjhitā - abandoned, discarded, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hā' (to abandon) with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'āyuḥ'.

उत्तमफल्गु (uttamaphalgu) - supremely worthless, utterly insignificant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttamaphalgu

uttamaphalgu - supremely worthless, best among the worthless, utterly insignificant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+phalgu)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• phalgu – worthless, insignificant, empty, feeble
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'āyuḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'ujjhitam' and 'uttamaphalgu'.

जगति (jagati) - in the world, on earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings

Present participle of 'gam' (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle for 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in the 'na asti tathā X yathā Y' construction.

गुणवर्जितम् (guṇavarjitam) - devoid of good, positive qualities (devoid of qualities, lacking good qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇavarjita

guṇavarjita - devoid of qualities, lacking good qualities, destitute of virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+varjita)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – deprived of, devoid of, excluded, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'āyuḥ'.

मरणभाजनम् (maraṇabhājanam) - object of death, destined for death

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇabhājana

maraṇabhājana - object of death, destined for death, receptacle of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+bhājana)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• bhājana – receptacle, container, object, deserving, destined for
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'āyuḥ'.

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, vital power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, vital power

Note: Subject of the main clause.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Neuter singular nominative form of the demonstrative pronoun 'idam'.

Note: Modifies 'āyuḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in the 'na asti tathā X yathā Y' construction.