योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-4

वासोविलेपनैर्यानि लालितानि पुनः पुनः ।
तान्यङ्गान्यङ्ग लुण्ठन्ति क्रव्यादाः सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ ४ ॥

vāsovilepanairyāni lālitāni punaḥ punaḥ ,
tānyaṅgānyaṅga luṇṭhanti kravyādāḥ sarvadehinām 4

4. vāsovilepanaiḥ yāni lālitāni punaḥ punaḥ tāni
aṅgāni aṅga luṇṭhanti kravyādāḥ sarvadehinām

4. aṅga yāni vāsovilepanaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ lālitāni
tāni aṅgāni sarvadehinām kravyādāḥ luṇṭhanti

4. O dear one, those very limbs which are pampered again and again with fine clothes and perfumes will eventually be ravaged by carrion-eaters, belonging to all embodied beings.

Words meanings summery:

• वासोविलेपनैः (vāsovilepanaiḥ) - by clothes and ointments/perfumes

• यानि (yāni) - Refers to the 'limbs' that follow. (which, whatever (neuter plural))

• लालितानि (lālitāni) - The limbs that are adorned/pampered. (cherished, pampered, adorned, caressed)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• तानि (tāni) - Refers back to the limbs mentioned by yāni. (those (neuter plural))

• अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - The physical parts of the body. (limbs, body parts)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - A vocative particle addressing the listener. (O dear one, O friend, indeed)

• लुण्ठन्ति (luṇṭhanti) - They (the flesh-eaters) devour the limbs. (they plunder, they tear, they devour)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - Refers to animals or creatures that feed on dead bodies. (flesh-eaters, carnivores, scavengers)

• सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - Emphasizes the universal fate after death. (of all embodied beings)

Words meanings and morphology

वासोविलेपनैः (vāsovilepanaiḥ) - by clothes and ointments/perfumes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vāsovilepana

vāsovilepana - clothes and ointments/perfumes

Compound type : dvandva (vāsas+vilepana)

• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• vilepana – ointment, perfume, anointing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vi- + √lip (to smear, anoint).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Acts as the agent/means for lālitāni.

यानि (yāni) - Refers to the 'limbs' that follow. (which, whatever (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Note: Refers to aṅgāni.

लालितानि (lālitāni) - The limbs that are adorned/pampered. (cherished, pampered, adorned, caressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lālita

lālita - cherished, caressed, indulged, adorned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √lal (to sport, play, cherish) in causative sense with suffix -ita.

Root: lal (class 10)

Note: Agrees with yāni and aṅgāni.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes frequency.

तानि (tāni) - Refers back to the limbs mentioned by yāni. (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Correlative to yāni.

अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - The physical parts of the body. (limbs, body parts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, component

Note: Subject of luṇṭhanti.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - A vocative particle addressing the listener. (O dear one, O friend, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a vocative particle.

लुण्ठन्ति (luṇṭhanti) - They (the flesh-eaters) devour the limbs. (they plunder, they tear, they devour)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of luṇṭh

Present tense, 3rd person plural

√luṇṭh, 1st conjugation, present active.

Root: luṇṭh (class 1)

Note: Verb for kravyādāḥ.

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - Refers to animals or creatures that feed on dead bodies. (flesh-eaters, carnivores, scavengers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carnivore, scavenger

Compound of kravya (raw flesh) and āda (eater).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kravya+āda)

• kravya – raw flesh, carrion
  noun (neuter)
• āda – eater, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √ad (to eat) with suffix -a.
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of luṇṭhanti.

सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - Emphasizes the universal fate after death. (of all embodied beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadehin

sarvadehin - all embodied beings

Compound of sarva (all) and dehin (embodied being).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dehin)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• dehin – embodied, an embodied being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from deha (body) with suffix -in (possessive).

Note: Refers to the possessor of the limbs (implied 'bodies' from which the limbs come).