योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-25

गुल्फगुग्गुलुविश्रान्तजानूर्ध्वस्तम्भमस्तकम् ।
दीघदोर्दारुसुदृढं नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ २५ ॥

gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastakam ,
dīghadordārusudṛḍhaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama 25

25. gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastakam
dīrghador-dārusudṛḍham na iṣṭam deha-gṛham mama

25. This body-house, with its knees resting on guggulu-like ankle-joints, its upper pillars (torso and thighs) and head, and its long arms like firm timber, is not desired by me.

Words meanings summery:

• गुल्फगुग्गुलुविश्रान्तजानूर्ध्वस्तम्भमस्तकम् (gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastakam) - describing the structural components of the body-house metaphorically (with knees resting on guggulu-like ankle-joints, upper pillars (torso/thighs) and a head)

• दीर्घदोर्-दारुसुदृढम् (dīrghador-dārusudṛḍham) - describing the strong, wood-like nature of the body-house's arms (whose long arms are like very strong timber)

• न (na) - not, no

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, liked, wished for

• देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

गुल्फगुग्गुलुविश्रान्तजानूर्ध्वस्तम्भमस्तकम् (gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastakam) - describing the structural components of the body-house metaphorically (with knees resting on guggulu-like ankle-joints, upper pillars (torso/thighs) and a head)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastaka

gulphagugguluviśrāntajānūrdhvastambhamastaka - having knees resting on guggulu-like ankle-joints, upper pillars, and a head

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gulpha+guggulu+viśrānta+jānu+ūrdhva+stambha+mastaka)

• gulpha – ankle, calf
  noun (masculine)
• guggulu – guggul (resin, fragrant gum), Commiphora wightii
  noun (masculine)
• viśrānta – rested, calmed, at ease, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śram (to be weary) with prefix vi- (dis-, apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 1)
• jānu – knee
  noun (neuter)
• ūrdhva – up, upwards, above, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
• stambha – pillar, post, support
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stambh (class 5)
• mastaka – head, skull, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'deha-gṛham'.

दीर्घदोर्-दारुसुदृढम् (dīrghador-dārusudṛḍham) - describing the strong, wood-like nature of the body-house's arms (whose long arms are like very strong timber)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīrghados-dārusudṛḍha

dīrghados-dārusudṛḍha - having long arms like very strong timber

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+dos+dāru+sudṛḍha)

• dīrgha – long, extended, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• dos – arm, foreleg
  noun (masculine)
• dāru – wood, timber, tree
  noun (neuter)
• sudṛḍha – very firm, very strong, very hard
  adjective (masculine)
  From dṛḍha (firm) with prefix su- (good, well, very)
  Prefix: su

Note: Refers to 'deha-gṛham'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, liked, wished for

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, sought, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From √yaj (to sacrifice, worship, desire)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'deha-gṛham'.

देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deha-gṛha

deha-gṛha - body-house, the body compared to a house

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 6)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me