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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-41

पवनस्पन्दतरलः पेलवः कायपल्लवः ।
जर्जरस्तनुवृत्तश्च नेष्टो मे कटुनीरसः ॥ ४१ ॥
pavanaspandataralaḥ pelavaḥ kāyapallavaḥ ,
jarjarastanuvṛttaśca neṣṭo me kaṭunīrasaḥ 41
41. pavanaspataralaḥ pelavaḥ kāyapallavaḥ jarjaraḥ
tanuvṛttaḥ ca na iṣṭaḥ me kaṭunīrasaḥ
41. This body (kāya), which is unsteady, trembling with every breath, and delicate like a tender shoot, eventually becomes worn out, its constitution (dharma) frail, and its nature (dharma) bitter and devoid of flavor. I do not desire it.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पवनस्पतरलः (pavanaspataralaḥ) - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
  • पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - delicate, tender, soft
  • कायपल्लवः (kāyapallavaḥ) - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
  • जर्जरः (jarjaraḥ) - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile
  • तनुवृत्तः (tanuvṛttaḥ) - having a thin/meager existence, frail in constitution
  • (ca) - and, also
  • (na) - not, no
  • इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished, agreeable
  • मे (me) - by me, to me, my
  • कटुनीरसः (kaṭunīrasaḥ) - bitter and flavorless, insipid

Words meanings and morphology

पवनस्पतरलः (pavanaspataralaḥ) - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavanaspatarala
pavanaspatarala - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
Compound type : tatpurusha (pavana+spanda+tarala)
  • pavana – wind, breath
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vā (class 2)
  • spanda – trembling, vibration, pulsation
    noun (masculine)
    Root: spand (class 1)
  • tarala – unsteady, trembling, agitated
    adjective (masculine)
पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - delicate, tender, soft
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pelava
pelava - delicate, tender, soft
कायपल्लवः (kāyapallavaḥ) - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāyapallava
kāyapallava - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāya+pallava)
  • kāya – body
    noun (masculine)
  • pallava – sprout, tender shoot, leaf
    noun (masculine)
जर्जरः (jarjaraḥ) - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jarjara
jarjara - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile, infirm
तनुवृत्तः (tanuvṛttaḥ) - having a thin/meager existence, frail in constitution
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tanuvṛtta
tanuvṛtta - thin-waisted, having a slender form, meager conduct/existence
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tanu+vṛtta)
  • tanu – thin, slender, delicate, meager; body
    noun (feminine)
  • vṛtta – state, condition, existence, conduct; happened, occurred
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished, agreeable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - desired, wished, agreeable, beloved
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
Root: iṣ (class 4)
मे (me) - by me, to me, my
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I, me
कटुनीरसः (kaṭunīrasaḥ) - bitter and flavorless, insipid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭunīrasa
kaṭunīrasa - bitter and flavorless, insipid, devoid of essence
Compound type : dvandva (kaṭu+nīrasa)
  • kaṭu – pungent, sharp, bitter
    adjective (masculine)
  • nīrasa – tasteless, insipid, devoid of juice/essence
    adjective (masculine)
    Negative compound (na + rasa)