योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-36

देहालयं धारयितुं न शक्नोमि मुनीश्वर ।
पङ्कमग्नं समुद्धर्तुं गजमल्पबलो यथा ॥ ३६ ॥

dehālayaṃ dhārayituṃ na śaknomi munīśvara ,
paṅkamagnaṃ samuddhartuṃ gajamalpabalo yathā 36

36. deha-ālayam dhārayitum na śaknomi muni-īśvara
paṅka-magnam sam-ud-dhartum gajam alpa-balaḥ yathā

36. O lord of sages (munīśvara), I am unable to sustain this body-temple, just as a person of little strength cannot pull out an elephant that is submerged in mud.

Words meanings summery:

• देह-आलयम् (deha-ālayam) - body-temple, body as a dwelling place

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to sustain, to maintain, to hold

• न (na) - not

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

• मुनि-ईश्वर (muni-īśvara) - O lord of sages, O great sage

• पङ्क-मग्नम् (paṅka-magnam) - (an elephant) sunk in mud (sunk in mud, immersed in mire)

• सम्-उद्-धर्तुम् (sam-ud-dhartum) - to pull out, to rescue, to lift up

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• अल्प-बलः (alpa-balaḥ) - a person of little strength, weak

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

देह-आलयम् (deha-ālayam) - body-temple, body as a dwelling place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha-ālaya

deha-ālaya - body-temple, abode for the body

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ālaya)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• ālaya – house, dwelling, temple
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of `dhārayitum`.

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to sustain, to maintain, to hold

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dhṛ

Causative Infinitive

Causative stem `dhāray-` + `-tumun` suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Purpose infinitive.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Active

`śak-no-mi` (root śak, class 5, present tense)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Main verb.

मुनि-ईश्वर (muni-īśvara) - O lord of sages, O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-īśvara

muni-īśvara - lord of sages, great sage

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Address.

पङ्क-मग्नम् (paṅka-magnam) - (an elephant) sunk in mud (sunk in mud, immersed in mire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṅka-magna

paṅka-magna - sunk/immersed in mud

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (paṅka+magna)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• magna – sunk, immersed, drowned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from mañj (to sink)
  Root: mañj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `gajam`.

सम्-उद्-धर्तुम् (sam-ud-dhartum) - to pull out, to rescue, to lift up

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of sam-ud-dhṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form (`-tumun` suffix) of verb `dhṛ` with prefixes `sam` and `ud`.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Purpose infinitive.

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Object of `sam-ud-dhartum`.

अल्प-बलः (alpa-balaḥ) - a person of little strength, weak

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa-bala

alpa-bala - of little strength, weak

Compound adjective/noun.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+bala)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied action in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.