योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-38

रक्तमांसमयस्यास्य सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं मुने ।
नाशैकधर्मिणो ब्रूहि कैव कायस्य रम्यता ॥ ३८ ॥

raktamāṃsamayasyāsya sabāhyābhyantaraṃ mune ,
nāśaikadharmiṇo brūhi kaiva kāyasya ramyatā 38

38. raktamāṃsamayasya asya sabāhyābhyantaram mune
nāśaikadharmiṇaḥ brūhi kā eva kāyasya ramyatā

38. O sage, tell me, what indeed is the allure of this body, which is composed of blood and flesh, both externally and internally, and whose sole intrinsic nature (dharma) is decay?

Words meanings summery:

• रक्तमांसमयस्य (raktamāṁsamayasya) - of that which is made of blood and flesh

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• सबाह्याभ्यन्तरम् (sabāhyābhyantaram) - with outer and inner, externally and internally

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• नाशैकधर्मिणः (nāśaikadharmiṇaḥ) - whose sole intrinsic nature (dharma) is destruction, whose only characteristic is perishing

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• का (kā) - what?, which?

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कायस्य (kāyasya) - of the body

• रम्यता (ramyatā) - charm, beauty, attractiveness

Words meanings and morphology

रक्तमांसमयस्य (raktamāṁsamayasya) - of that which is made of blood and flesh

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raktamāṃsamaya

raktamāṁsamaya - made of blood and flesh, consisting of blood and flesh

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakta+māṃsa+maya)

• rakta – blood, red, impassioned
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rañj' (to color, dye).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix indicating material composition or abundance.

Note: Agrees with 'asya' (of this).

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the body (kāya).

सबाह्याभ्यन्तरम् (sabāhyābhyantaram) - with outer and inner, externally and internally

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sabāhyābhyantara

sabāhyābhyantara - with external and internal, outer and inner, all around

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+bāhya+ābhyantara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bah
• ābhyantara – internal, inner, secret
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ant

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'externally and internally'.

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, holy person

Root: man (class 8)

नाशैकधर्मिणः (nāśaikadharmiṇaḥ) - whose sole intrinsic nature (dharma) is destruction, whose only characteristic is perishing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāśaikadharmin

nāśaikadharmin - having destruction as its sole property, whose only nature is perishing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nāśa+eka+dharmin)

• nāśa – destruction, perishing, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'naś' (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• eka – one, sole, only
  adjective (masculine)
• dharmin – having the property/nature (dharma), characteristic, righteous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'dharma' with 'in' suffix, indicating possession of a quality.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative Active

Second person singular imperative from root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

का (kā) - what?, which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

Note: Agrees with 'ramyatā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कायस्य (kāyasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection of elements, aggregate

रम्यता (ramyatā) - charm, beauty, attractiveness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramyatā

ramyatā - charmingness, agreeableness, beauty, loveliness

Derived from 'ramya' (charming, pleasant) with the feminine abstract suffix 'tā'.

Root: ram (class 1)