योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-12

गर्धोऽभ्युदेति सोल्लासमुपभोक्तुं न शक्यते ।
हृदयं दह्यते नूनं शक्तिदौस्थ्येन वार्धके ॥ १२ ॥

gardho'bhyudeti sollāsamupabhoktuṃ na śakyate ,
hṛdayaṃ dahyate nūnaṃ śaktidausthyena vārdhake 12

12. gardhaḥ abhyudeti saullāsam upabhoktum na śakyate
hṛdayam dahyate nūnam śakti-dausthyena vārdhake

12. gardhaḥ saullāsam abhyudeti upabhoktum na śakyate
nūnam hṛdayam śakti-dausthyena vārdhake dahyate

12. Greed (gardha) arises with delight, yet it cannot be enjoyed. Surely, the heart (hṛdaya) is burned by the weakness (dausthya) of strength (śakti) in old age (vārdhaka).

Words meanings summery:

• गर्धः (gardhaḥ) - greed, craving, desire

• अभ्युदेति (abhyudeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

• सौल्लासम् (saullāsam) - with joy, with delight

• उपभोक्तुम् (upabhoktum) - to enjoy, to experience

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, soul

• दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned, is consumed, is tormented

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• शक्ति-दौस्थ्येन (śakti-dausthyena) - by the weakness of strength

• वार्धके (vārdhake) - in old age, during old age

Words meanings and morphology

गर्धः (gardhaḥ) - greed, craving, desire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gardha

gardha - greed, craving, intense desire

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

अभ्युदेति (abhyudeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-ud-i

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

सौल्लासम् (saullāsam) - with joy, with delight

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ullāsa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ullāsa – joy, delight, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

उपभोक्तुम् (upabhoktum) - to enjoy, to experience

(verb)

infinitive of upa-bhuj

infinitive

Infinitive form, ending in -tum.

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible, can be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, soul

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned, is consumed, is tormented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

शक्ति-दौस्थ्येन (śakti-dausthyena) - by the weakness of strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śakti-dausthya

śakti-dausthya - weakness of strength, feebleness of power

Compound type : tatpurusha (śakti+dausthya)

• śakti – strength, power, ability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• dausthya – weakness, feebleness, bad state
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dur-stha' (in a bad state).
  Root: sthā

वार्धके (vārdhake) - in old age, during old age

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vārdhaka

vārdhaka - old age, the period of old age