योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-44

सुचिरं प्रभुतां कृत्वा संसेव्य विभवश्रियम् ।
नोच्छ्रायमेति न स्थैर्यं कायः किमिति पाल्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

suciraṃ prabhutāṃ kṛtvā saṃsevya vibhavaśriyam ,
nocchrāyameti na sthairyaṃ kāyaḥ kimiti pālyate 44

44. suciram prabhūtām kṛtvā samsevya vibhava śriyam na
ucchrāyam eti na sthairyam kāyaḥ kim iti pālyate

44. Even after exercising supremacy (prabhūtā) for a very long time and enjoying the splendor of prosperity, the body (kāya) neither achieves lasting growth nor stability. For what reason, then, is it maintained?

Words meanings summery:

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• प्रभूताम् (prabhūtām) - supremacy, dominance, abundance, power

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed, having exercised

• सम्सेव्य (samsevya) - having served, having enjoyed, having attended to

• विभव (vibhava) - wealth, prosperity, power

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory, splendor, prosperity, beauty

• न (na) - not, no

• उच्छ्रायम् (ucchrāyam) - upliftment, rise, growth, elevation

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes

• न (na) - not, no

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, constancy

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

• किम् (kim) - part of the interrogative phrase 'kim iti' (why) (what?, why?)

• इति (iti) - used with 'kim' to form the interrogative phrase 'why' or 'for what reason' (thus, in this manner)

• पाल्यते (pālyate) - is maintained, is protected, is cherished

Words meanings and morphology

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+ciram)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'goodness' or 'intensity'
• ciram – for a long time, long
  indeclinable

प्रभूताम् (prabhūtām) - supremacy, dominance, abundance, power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhūtā

prabhūtā - supremacy, dominance, abundance, might, majesty

Derived from 'prabhu' (lord, master)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed, having exercised

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ktvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सम्सेव्य (samsevya) - having served, having enjoyed, having attended to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix sam- and suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: sev (class 1)

विभव (vibhava) - wealth, prosperity, power

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhava

vibhava - wealth, prosperity, opulence, power, grandeur

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - glory, splendor, prosperity, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - glory, splendor, prosperity, wealth, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रायम् (ucchrāyam) - upliftment, rise, growth, elevation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucchrāya

ucchrāya - upliftment, rise, growth, elevation, increase

Derived from root śrī with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: śrī (class 1)

एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, constancy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - stability, firmness, constancy, steadfastness

Derived from sthira (firm, stable) with suffix -ya

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, heap

किम् (kim) - part of the interrogative phrase 'kim iti' (why) (what?, why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

इति (iti) - used with 'kim' to form the interrogative phrase 'why' or 'for what reason' (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

पाल्यते (pālyate) - is maintained, is protected, is cherished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pāl

Root: pāl (class 10)