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

सा कान्ता तौ स्तनौ पीनौ ते विलासास्तदाननम् ।
तारुण्य इति चिन्ताभिर्याति जर्जरतां जनः ॥ २० ॥
sā kāntā tau stanau pīnau te vilāsāstadānanam ,
tāruṇya iti cintābhiryāti jarjaratāṃ janaḥ 20
20. sā kāntā tau stanau pīnau te vilāsāḥ tat ānanam
tāruṇyam iti cintābhiḥ yāti jarjaratām janaḥ
20. sā kāntā tau pīnau stanau te vilāsāḥ tat ānanam
iti tāruṇyam cintābhiḥ janaḥ jarjaratām yāti
20. That beloved woman, those plump breasts, those captivating charms, that face—it is with thoughts like 'this is youth' that people become worn out.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सा (sā) - she, that
  • कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved woman, lovely woman
  • तौ (tau) - those two
  • स्तनौ (stanau) - breasts
  • पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, fat, swollen
  • ते (te) - those
  • विलासाः (vilāsāḥ) - charms, coquettish gestures, playfulness, allurements
  • तत् (tat) - that (that, its)
  • आननम् (ānanam) - face, mouth
  • तारुण्यम् (tāruṇyam) - youth, youthfulness
  • इति (iti) - thinking, like (thus, so, thinking, (quotation marker))
  • चिन्ताभिः (cintābhiḥ) - by thoughts, with anxieties, by worries
  • याति (yāti) - becomes, goes to (goes, proceeds, attains)
  • जर्जरताम् (jarjaratām) - to decrepitude, worn-out state, decay
  • जनः (janaḥ) - people (person, people, man)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved woman, lovely woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāntā
kāntā - a beloved woman, lovely, desired
Past Passive Participle (feminine form) used as a noun
From root kam (to desire), with suffix kta.
Root: kam (class 1)
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
स्तनौ (stanau) - breasts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of stana
stana - breast, udder
पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, fat, swollen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pīna
pīna - plump, fat, swollen, full
Past Passive Participle
From root pyā (to swell) or pī (to be strong, stout)
Root: pyā (class 1)
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विलासाः (vilāsāḥ) - charms, coquettish gestures, playfulness, allurements
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vilāsa
vilāsa - play, sport, amusement, graceful movement, coquetry, charm
From root las (to sport) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: las (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that (that, its)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used here as a demonstrative adjective for 'ānanam'.
आननम् (ānanam) - face, mouth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ānana
ānana - face, mouth, front
तारुण्यम् (tāruṇyam) - youth, youthfulness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tāruṇya
tāruṇya - youth, youthfulness
Derived from 'taruṇa' (young) with the suffix 'ya' indicating state or quality.
इति (iti) - thinking, like (thus, so, thinking, (quotation marker))
(indeclinable)
चिन्ताभिः (cintābhiḥ) - by thoughts, with anxieties, by worries
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of cintā
cintā - thought, anxiety, worry, reflection
From root cit (to think) with suffix ā.
Root: cit (class 1)
याति (yāti) - becomes, goes to (goes, proceeds, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
जर्जरताम् (jarjaratām) - to decrepitude, worn-out state, decay
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jarjaratā
jarjaratā - decrepitude, worn-out state, decay, feebleness
Derived from 'jarjara' (decrepit, decayed) with suffix 'tā' indicating state or quality.
जनः (janaḥ) - people (person, people, man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - person, man, creature, folk, people
Root: jan (class 4)