योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-36

आपातमात्ररमणेषु सुदुस्तरेषु भोगेषु नाहमलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु ।
ब्रह्मन्रमे मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या शाम्याम्यहं परमुपैमि पदं प्रयत्नात् ॥ ३६ ॥

āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu bhogeṣu nāhamalipakṣaticañcaleṣu ,
brahmanrame maraṇarogajarādibhītyā śāmyāmyahaṃ paramupaimi padaṃ prayatnāt 36

36. āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu bhogeṣu
na aham alipakṣaticañcaleṣu | brahman
rame maraṇarogajarādibhītyā śāmyāmi
aham param upaimi padam prayatnāt ||

36. brahman! aham āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu alipakṣaticañcaleṣu bhogeṣu na rame.
maraṇarogajarādibhītyā aham śāmyāmi (ca) prayatnāt param padam upaimi.

36. O Brahman! I do not revel in these worldly enjoyments which are pleasing only superficially, are exceedingly difficult to overcome, and are as ephemeral as the fluttering of a bee's wings. Fearing death, illness, old age, and so forth, I find peace; I strive with effort to attain the supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• आपातमात्ररमणेषु (āpātamātraramaṇeṣu) - delightful only at first contact, superficially pleasing

• सुदुस्तरेषु (sudustareṣu) - very difficult to cross, extremely difficult to overcome

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in experiences

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु (alipakṣaticañcaleṣu) - flickering/unsteady like a bee's wings

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

• मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या (maraṇarogajarādibhītyā) - due to the fear of death, disease, old age, and others

• शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become peaceful, I become calm, I cease

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• उपैमि (upaimi) - I approach, I attain, I go to

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

• प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - by effort, with effort, carefully

Words meanings and morphology

आपातमात्ररमणेषु (āpātamātraramaṇeṣu) - delightful only at first contact, superficially pleasing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of āpātamātraramaṇa

āpātamātraramaṇa - delightful only at first contact, momentarily pleasing

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āpāta+mātra+ramaṇa)

• āpāta – falling down, meeting, contact, first appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-pat
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable
• ramaṇa – delighting, playing, pleasing, charming
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun / adjective from root ram
  Root ram + ana suffix
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhogeṣu

सुदुस्तरेषु (sudustareṣu) - very difficult to cross, extremely difficult to overcome

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sudustara

sudustara - very difficult to cross or pass, extremely difficult to overcome

su (intensive) + dus (difficult) + tara (crossing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dustara)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dustara – difficult to cross, insurmountable
  adjective (neuter)
  From dus (difficult) + root tṝ (to cross)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhogeṣu

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in experiences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, object of sense

From root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of rame, śāmyāmi and upaimi

अलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु (alipakṣaticañcaleṣu) - flickering/unsteady like a bee's wings

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of alipakṣaticañcala

alipakṣaticañcala - unsteady like a bee's wing, fleeting

Compound type : upamiti-samāsa (ali+pakṣati+cañcala)

• ali – bee
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣati – wing (of a bird or insect), side, flank
  noun (feminine)
• cañcala – moving, unsteady, flickering, fickle
  adjective (neuter)
  From root cañc (to move)
  Root: cañc (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality (brahman), the Supreme Being, priest, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Present middle indicative

1st person singular present tense middle voice of root ram

Root: ram (class 1)

मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या (maraṇarogajarādibhītyā) - due to the fear of death, disease, old age, and others

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of maraṇarogajarādibhīti

maraṇarogajarādibhīti - fear of death, disease, old age, and other such things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+roga+jarā+ādi+bhīti)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• roga – disease, sickness
  noun (masculine)
  From root ruj
  Root: ruj (class 6)
• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  From root jṝ
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• ādi – and so forth, beginning with, et cetera
  indeclinable
• bhīti – fear, dread
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhī
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause/reason

शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become peaceful, I become calm, I cease

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Present active indicative

1st person singular present tense of root śam (class 4)

Root: śam (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of śāmyāmi and upaimi

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

उपैमि (upaimi) - I approach, I attain, I go to

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present active indicative

1st person singular present tense of root i (to go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of upaimi

प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - by effort, with effort, carefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

pra + yat (to strive) + na

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used to indicate 'by means of' or 'due to'