योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-11

सर्वस्याग्रे सर्वपुंसः क्षणमात्रमनोहरम् ।
गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्यं यौवनं मे न रोचते ॥ ११ ॥

sarvasyāgre sarvapuṃsaḥ kṣaṇamātramanoharam ,
gandharvanagaraprakhyaṃ yauvanaṃ me na rocate 11

11. sarvasya agre sarvapuṃsaḥ kṣaṇamātramanoharam
gandharvanagaraprakhyam yauvanam me na rocate

11. yauvanam sarvasya agre sarvapuṃsaḥ kṣaṇamātramanoharam
gandharvanagaraprakhyam me na rocate

11. Youth, which is pleasing to all people only for a moment and resembles a phantom city (gandharvanagara), does not appeal to me.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (people/beings) (of all, of everything)

• अग्रे (agre) - before, in front of, at the head, in presence of

• सर्वपुंसः (sarvapuṁsaḥ) - of all men, of all persons

• क्षणमात्रमनोहरम् (kṣaṇamātramanoharam) - charming only for a moment, momentarily pleasing

• गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्यम् (gandharvanagaraprakhyam) - resembling a city of Gandharvas, like an illusory city

• यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthfulness

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• न (na) - not, no

• रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable, shines

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (people/beings) (of all, of everything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Connects with 'agre' to form 'sarvasyāgre' by vowel sandhi.

अग्रे (agre) - before, in front of, at the head, in presence of

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'agra' used adverbially.

सर्वपुंसः (sarvapuṁsaḥ) - of all men, of all persons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvapuṃs

sarvapuṁs - all men, all persons

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+puṃs)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• puṃs – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'of all people'.

क्षणमात्रमनोहरम् (kṣaṇamātramanoharam) - charming only for a moment, momentarily pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣaṇamātramanohara

kṣaṇamātramanohara - charming or attractive only for a moment

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+mātra+manohara)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, twinkle of an eye
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, just, measure
  indeclinable/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• manohara – charming, attractive, captivating
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from manas (mind) + hara (taking, stealing)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'yauvanam'.

गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्यम् (gandharvanagaraprakhyam) - resembling a city of Gandharvas, like an illusory city

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gandharvanagaraprakhya

gandharvanagaraprakhya - resembling a phantom city (gandharvanagara), illusory

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gandharva+nagara+prakhya)

• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – like, resembling, similar, famous
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root khyā (to be known, to appear) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'yauvanam'.

यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthfulness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, youthfulness, adolescence

Derived from 'yuvan' (young)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Indirect object, 'to me'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

रोचते (rocate) - pleases, is agreeable, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root ruc (Bhvādi, 1st class)

Root: ruc (class 1)