योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-14, verse-6

पेलवं शरदीवाभ्रमस्नेह इव दीपकः ।
तरङ्गक इवालोलं गतमेवोपलक्ष्यते ॥ ६ ॥

pelavaṃ śaradīvābhramasneha iva dīpakaḥ ,
taraṅgaka ivālolaṃ gatamevopalakṣyate 6

6. pelavam śaradi iva abhram asnehaḥ iva dīpakaḥ
taraṅgakaḥ iva alolam gatam eva upalakṣyate

6. Life is indeed perceived as constantly passing, frail like an autumn cloud, like a lamp without oil, or unsteady like a ripple.

Words meanings summery:

• पेलवम् (pelavam) - frail (delicate, frail, soft, tender)

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud (cloud, sky)

• अस्नेहः (asnehaḥ) - without oil (without oil, without affection, unctuous)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दीपकः (dīpakaḥ) - a lamp (lamp, illuminating, inflaming)

• तरङ्गकः (taraṅgakaḥ) - a ripple (small wave, ripple)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अलोलम् (alolam) - unsteady (unsteady, trembling, agitated, restless)

• गतम् (gatam) - passed, gone (gone, passed, deceased)

• एव (eva) - indeed, constantly (indeed, only, just, quite)

• उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is seen)

Words meanings and morphology

पेलवम् (pelavam) - frail (delicate, frail, soft, tender)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pelava

pelava - delicate, soft, tender, frail, weak

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn, year

Note: Governs 'abhram'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud (cloud, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky

अस्नेहः (asnehaḥ) - without oil (without oil, without affection, unctuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asneha

asneha - without oil, lacking affection, dry

Negative compound of 'sneha'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sneha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sneha – oil, fat, affection, love, attachment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √snih
  Root: snih (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दीपकः (dīpakaḥ) - a lamp (lamp, illuminating, inflaming)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpaka

dīpaka - lamp, light, illuminating, exciting

Agent noun/adjective

Derived from √dīp

Root: dīp (class 10)

तरङ्गकः (taraṅgakaḥ) - a ripple (small wave, ripple)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taraṅgaka

taraṅgaka - small wave, ripple

Diminutive of 'taraṅga'.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अलोलम् (alolam) - unsteady (unsteady, trembling, agitated, restless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālola

ālola - unsteady, trembling, agitated, restless

Derived from ā- + √lul (to move).

Prefix: ā

Root: lul (class 1)

गतम् (gatam) - passed, gone (gone, passed, deceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed, dead, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, constantly (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is seen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upalakṣ

Present Middle Passive

3rd singular, present indicative, passive voice

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)