योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-30

इत्येषा ललनाङ्गानामचिरेणैव भाविनी ।
स्थितिर्मया वः कथिता किं भ्रान्तिमनुधावथ ॥ ३० ॥

ityeṣā lalanāṅgānāmacireṇaiva bhāvinī ,
sthitirmayā vaḥ kathitā kiṃ bhrāntimanudhāvatha 30

30. iti eṣā lalanā-aṅgānām acireṇa eva bhāvinī
sthitiḥ mayā vaḥ kathitā kim bhrāntim anudhāvatha

30. mayā vaḥ lalanā-aṅgānām eṣā bhāvinī sthitiḥ
acireṇa eva iti kathitā kim bhrāntim anudhāvatha

30. I have thus quickly explained to you the ephemeral nature of women's bodies. Why do you then pursue such delusion (bhrānti)?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• ललना-अङ्गानाम् (lalanā-aṅgānām) - of women's bodies/limbs

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• भाविनी (bhāvinī) - future, imminent, going to be

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - ephemeral nature, transient state (state, condition, permanence, stability, end, ephemeral nature)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, of you (plural)

• कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated, spoken

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how, whether

• भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - delusion, error, confusion, wandering

• अनुधावथ (anudhāvatha) - you (plural) pursue/run after

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

ललना-अङ्गानाम् (lalanā-aṅgānām) - of women's bodies/limbs

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of lalanā-aṅga

lalanā-aṅga - a woman's body or limbs

Compound type : tatpurusha (lalanā+aṅga)

• lalanā – a woman, a beautiful woman, an alluring woman
  noun (feminine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body, constituent
  noun (neuter)

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of acira

acira - not long, short, recent

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cira' (long). Used here in instrumental singular adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

भाविनी (bhāvinī) - future, imminent, going to be

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, imminent, being, existing, going to be

future active participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the suffix '-in' forming an agent noun or participle, here used as an adjective.

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - ephemeral nature, transient state (state, condition, permanence, stability, end, ephemeral nature)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, position, permanence, stability, duration, limit, end

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, of you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kath' (to speak, tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

किम् (kim) - what, why, how, whether

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - delusion, error, confusion, wandering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, mistake, wandering, revolution

Derived from the root 'bhram' (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

अनुधावथ (anudhāvatha) - you (plural) pursue/run after

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anudhāv

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)