योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-50

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निःसारसकलारम्भाः कायाश्चपलवायवः ।
रजोमार्गेण गच्छन्तो दृश्यन्ते नेह केनचित् ॥ ५० ॥

niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ kāyāścapalavāyavaḥ ,
rajomārgeṇa gacchanto dṛśyante neha kenacit 50

50. niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ kāyāḥ capalavāyavaḥ
rajaḥmārgeṇa gacchantaḥ dṛśyante na iha kenacit

50. These bodies, whose every undertaking is devoid of substance and which are as fickle as the wind, are not seen by anyone here as they pass along the path of dust.

Words meanings summery:

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निःसारसकलारम्भाः (niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ) - whose every undertaking is devoid of substance (whose every undertaking is without substance, having all fruitless efforts)

कायाः (kāyāḥ) - these bodies (bodies)

चपलवायवः (capalavāyavaḥ) - as fickle as the wind (swift/fickle as wind, having fickle wind)

रजःमार्गेण (rajaḥmārgeṇa) - along the path of dust (a metaphor for fleeting existence/dissolution) (by the path of dust, through the dust-path)

गच्छन्तः (gacchantaḥ) - as they pass (going, moving, passing)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (are seen, appear)

न (na) - not (not, no)

इह (iha) - here, in this (world) (here, in this world, at this time)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (by someone, by anyone)

Words meanings and morphology

निःसारसकलारम्भाः (niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ) - whose every undertaking is devoid of substance (whose every undertaking is without substance, having all fruitless efforts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niḥsārasakalārambha

niḥsārasakalārambha - having all undertakings without essence

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥsāra+sakala+ārambha)

niḥsāra – essenceless, unsubstantial, fruitless
adjective (masculine)
Compound: niḥ (without) + sāra (essence).
Prefix: nis
sakala – all, entire, whole
adjective (masculine)
Compound: sa (with) + kala (part, fragment).
ārambha – beginning, undertaking, effort, enterprise
noun (masculine)
Derived from prefix ā- + root rabh (to undertake).
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāyāḥ'.

कायाः (kāyāḥ) - these bodies (bodies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāya

kāya - body, heap, collection

Note: Subject of the sentence.

चपलवायवः (capalavāyavaḥ) - as fickle as the wind (swift/fickle as wind, having fickle wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of capalavāyu

capalavāyu - fickle wind, having fickle wind

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (capala+vāyu)

capala – fickle, unsteady, swift, trembling
adjective (masculine)
vāyu – wind, air, breath
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kāyāḥ'.

रजःमार्गेण (rajaḥmārgeṇa) - along the path of dust (a metaphor for fleeting existence/dissolution) (by the path of dust, through the dust-path)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rajaḥmārga

rajaḥmārga - dust-path, path of dust

Compound word.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rajas+mārga)

rajas – dust, dirt, pollen, impurity, menstrual blood, passion (guṇa)
noun (neuter)
Root: rañj (class 1)
mārga – path, road, way, course
noun (masculine)
Root: mṛg (class 6)

Note: Indicates the means or path of going.

गच्छन्तः (gacchantaḥ) - as they pass (going, moving, passing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, passing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) + śatṛ suffix. Masculine nominative plural form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjectival to `kāyāḥ`.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (are seen, appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś