योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-33

शरीरशर्वरीज्योत्स्ना चित्तकेसरिणः सटा ।
लहरी जीविताम्भोधेर्युवता मे न तुष्टये ॥ ३३ ॥

śarīraśarvarījyotsnā cittakesariṇaḥ saṭā ,
laharī jīvitāmbhodheryuvatā me na tuṣṭaye 33

33. śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā citta-kesariṇaḥ saṭā
laharī jīvita-ambhodheḥ yuvatā me na tuṣṭaye

33. yuvatā śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā citta-kesariṇaḥ
saṭā jīvita-ambhodheḥ laharī me na tuṣṭaye

33. Youth (yuvatā) is like the moonlight of the body's night, the mane of the mind-lion, and a wave in the ocean of life. It brings no satisfaction to me.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीर-शर्वरी-ज्योत्स्ना (śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā) - a metaphor for youth's ephemeral and superficial charm, appearing bright but in a context of darkness (body's vulnerability, aging) (moonlight of the body's night)

• चित्त-केसरिणः (citta-kesariṇaḥ) - pertaining to the mind conceived as a powerful, wild lion (of the mind-lion)

• सटा (saṭā) - metaphor for youth being a superficial, impressive attribute (mane (of a lion), matted hair)

• लहरी (laharī) - metaphor for youth being transient and uncontrollable (wave, ripple, surge)

• जीवित-अम्भोधेः (jīvita-ambhodheḥ) - life is seen as a vast and turbulent ocean (of the ocean of life)

• युवता (yuvatā) - the period or state of being young, which is the main subject here (youth, youthfulness)

• मे (me) - indicates the speaker's personal experience or sentiment (to me, for me, my)

• न (na) - negates the idea of satisfaction (not, no)

• तुष्टये (tuṣṭaye) - the goal or purpose for which something is sought (for satisfaction, for contentment)

Words meanings and morphology

शरीर-शर्वरी-ज्योत्स्ना (śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā) - a metaphor for youth's ephemeral and superficial charm, appearing bright but in a context of darkness (body's vulnerability, aging) (moonlight of the body's night)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā

śarīra-śarvarī-jyotsnā - moonlight of the body's night

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+śarvarī+jyotsnā)

• śarīra – body, physical frame
  noun (neuter)
• śarvarī – night
  noun (feminine)
• jyotsnā – moonlight, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for yuvatā.

चित्त-केसरिणः (citta-kesariṇaḥ) - pertaining to the mind conceived as a powerful, wild lion (of the mind-lion)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citta-kesarin

citta-kesarin - mind-lion

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+kesarin)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• kesarin – lion, having a mane
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, modifies saṭā.

सटा (saṭā) - metaphor for youth being a superficial, impressive attribute (mane (of a lion), matted hair)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṭā

saṭā - mane, matted hair, crest

Note: Predicate nominative for yuvatā.

लहरी (laharī) - metaphor for youth being transient and uncontrollable (wave, ripple, surge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laharī

laharī - wave, ripple, surge

Note: Predicate nominative for yuvatā.

जीवित-अम्भोधेः (jīvita-ambhodheḥ) - life is seen as a vast and turbulent ocean (of the ocean of life)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvita-ambhodhi

jīvita-ambhodhi - ocean of life

Compound noun. 'ā' from sandhi of jīvita and ambhodhi.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+ambhodhi)

• jīvita – life, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √jīv (class 1)
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea (bearer of water)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, modifies laharī.

युवता (yuvatā) - the period or state of being young, which is the main subject here (youth, youthfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuvatā

yuvatā - youth, youthfulness

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

मे (me) - indicates the speaker's personal experience or sentiment (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Used in a dative sense with tuṣṭaye.

न (na) - negates the idea of satisfaction (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तुष्टये (tuṣṭaye) - the goal or purpose for which something is sought (for satisfaction, for contentment)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure

Derived from √tuṣ (to be pleased).

Root: √tuṣ (class 4)