योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-17

शून्यं नगरमाभाति भाति च्छिन्नलतो द्रुमः ।
भात्यनावृष्टिमान्देशो न जराजर्जरं वपुः ॥ १७ ॥

śūnyaṃ nagaramābhāti bhāti cchinnalato drumaḥ ,
bhātyanāvṛṣṭimāndeśo na jarājarjaraṃ vapuḥ 17

17. śūnyam nagaram ābhāti bhāti chinna-lataḥ drumaḥ
bhāti anāvṛṣṭimān deśaḥ na jarā-jarjaram vapuḥ

17. śūnyam nagaram ābhāti; chinna-lataḥ drumaḥ bhāti; anāvṛṣṭimān
deśaḥ bhāti; (kintu) jarā-jarjaram vapuḥ na (bhāti)

17. An empty city appears desolate, a tree with severed creepers looks dismal, and a drought-stricken land appears bleak – but a body worn out by old age does not (shine or appear to have any vibrancy).

Words meanings summery:

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, desolate, deserted

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears desolate/bleak (shines, appears, looks)

• भाति (bhāti) - looks dismal/bleak (shines, appears, looks)

• छिन्न-लतः (chinna-lataḥ) - having severed creepers, from which creepers are cut off

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

• भाति (bhāti) - looks bleak (shines, appears, looks)

• अनावृष्टिमान् (anāvṛṣṭimān) - without rain, drought-stricken, having no rain

• देशः (deśaḥ) - country, region, place

• न (na) - not, no

• जरा-जर्जरम् (jarā-jarjaram) - worn out by old age, decaying with old age, decrepit due to old age

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

Words meanings and morphology

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, desolate, deserted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, deserted, desolate, non-existent

Note: Modifies 'nagaram'.

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears desolate/bleak (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-bhā

Root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भाति (bhāti) - looks dismal/bleak (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

छिन्न-लतः (chinna-lataḥ) - having severed creepers, from which creepers are cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnalata

chinnalata - having severed creepers/vines, whose creepers are cut

Bahuvrihi compound: chinna (cut, severed) + latā (creeper).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (chinna+latā)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken, pierced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chid (to cut, cleave).
  Root: chid (class 7)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'drumaḥ'.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, wood

भाति (bhāti) - looks bleak (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

अनावृष्टिमान् (anāvṛṣṭimān) - without rain, drought-stricken, having no rain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāvṛṣṭimat

anāvṛṣṭimat - drought-stricken, without rain, affected by drought

Derived from anāvṛṣṭi (absence of rain) with the possessive suffix -mat (matup).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (within anāvṛṣṭi) (an+āvṛṣṭi)

• an – not, without (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• āvṛṣṭi – rainfall, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'deśaḥ'.

देशः (deśaḥ) - country, region, place

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जरा-जर्जरम् (jarā-jarjaram) - worn out by old age, decaying with old age, decrepit due to old age

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jarājarjara

jarājarjara - worn out by old age, decrepit with age, decaying

Tatpurusha compound: jarā (old age) + jarjara (decrepit, worn out).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jarā+jarjara)

• jarā – old age, decay, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• jarjara – decrepit, worn out, shattered, broken down
  adjective (neuter)
  Reduplication of root jṛ (to decay, wear out) indicating intensity.
  Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, personal appearance