योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-21

अनानन्दकरी शून्या निष्फला व्यर्थमुन्नता ।
अमङ्गलकरी क्रूरा तृष्णा क्षीणेव मञ्जरी ॥ २१ ॥

anānandakarī śūnyā niṣphalā vyarthamunnatā ,
amaṅgalakarī krūrā tṛṣṇā kṣīṇeva mañjarī 21

21. anānandakarī śūnyā niṣphalā vyartham unnatā
amaṅgalakarī krūrā tṛṣṇā kṣīṇā iva mañjarī

21. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is joyless, empty, fruitless, uselessly elevated, inauspicious, and cruel, just like a withered sprout.

Words meanings summery:

• अनानन्दकरी (anānandakarī) - joyless, causing no happiness

• शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted

• निष्फला (niṣphalā) - fruitless, useless, without result

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

• उन्नता (unnatā) - elevated, risen, high, grown

• अमङ्गलकरी (amaṅgalakarī) - inauspicious, causing misfortune

• क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, harsh, fierce

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire

• क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - withered, diminished, wasted, thin

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• मञ्जरी (mañjarī) - sprout, blossom, flower cluster

Words meanings and morphology

अनानन्दकरी (anānandakarī) - joyless, causing no happiness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anānandakarī

anānandakarī - causing no joy, joyless, bringing unhappiness

Feminine form of `anānandakara`, a compound from negative particle `an` + `ānanda` (joy) + `kara` (causing/maker)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ānanda+kara)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss, delight
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `nand` (to rejoice) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• kara – causing, making, producer, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, deserted

निष्फला (niṣphalā) - fruitless, useless, without result

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, unproductive, without result

Compound of `nis` (without) + `phala` (fruit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

(indeclinable)

Compound of `vi` (negative/intensive prefix) + `artha` (purpose, meaning)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

• vi – apart, asunder, intensive, negative
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, value
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adverb, 'uselessly'

उन्नता (unnatā) - elevated, risen, high, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of unnata

unnata - elevated, raised, high, risen, grown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `nam` (to bend) with prefix `ud` (up)

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

अमङ्गलकरी (amaṅgalakarī) - inauspicious, causing misfortune

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amaṅgalakarī

amaṅgalakarī - inauspicious, causing misfortune, unlucky

Feminine form of `amaṅgalakara`, a compound from negative particle `a` + `maṅgala` (auspiciousness) + `kara` (causing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+maṅgala+kara)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• maṅgala – auspiciousness, welfare, good fortune
  noun (neuter)
• kara – causing, making, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, harsh, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, fierce, dreadful

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, longing, desire

From root `tṛṣ` (to thirst)

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - withered, diminished, wasted, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, worn out, thin, weak, withered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṣi` (to waste away, perish)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

मञ्जरी (mañjarī) - sprout, blossom, flower cluster

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mañjarī

mañjarī - sprout, shoot, flower cluster, blossom, bud