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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-21

जरसोपहतो देहो धत्ते जर्जरतां गतः ।
तुषारनिकराकीर्णपरिम्लानाम्बुजश्रियम् ॥ २१ ॥
jarasopahato deho dhatte jarjaratāṃ gataḥ ,
tuṣāranikarākīrṇaparimlānāmbujaśriyam 21
21. jarasā upahataḥ dehaḥ dhatte jarjaratām
gataḥ tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśriyam
21. jarasā upahataḥ,
jarjaratām gataḥ dehaḥ,
tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśriyam dhatte
21. The body, afflicted by old age (jarā) and having reached a state of decrepitude, takes on the faded beauty of a lotus covered and withered by a mass of hoarfrost.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जरसा (jarasā) - by old age, by decrepitude
  • उपहतः (upahataḥ) - afflicted, struck, injured, ruined
  • देहः (dehaḥ) - body
  • धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, bears, assumes, displays
  • जर्जरताम् (jarjaratām) - decrepitude, state of being worn out
  • गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (the state of decrepitude) (gone, attained, reached)
  • तुषारनिकरकीर्णपरिम्लानाम्बुज्यश्रियम् (tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśriyam) - the beauty of a lotus withered, covered, and faded by a multitude of hoarfrost

Words meanings and morphology

जरसा (jarasā) - by old age, by decrepitude
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jaras
jaras - old age, decrepitude, decay
उपहतः (upahataḥ) - afflicted, struck, injured, ruined
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upahata
upahata - struck, afflicted, injured, ruined, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix upa
Prefix: upa
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'.
देहः (dehaḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form, mass
धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, bears, assumes, displays
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhatte
Root: dhā (class 3)
जर्जरताम् (jarjaratām) - decrepitude, state of being worn out
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jarjaratā
jarjaratā - state of being worn out, decrepitude, dilapidation
Derived from jarjara with suffix -tā
गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (the state of decrepitude) (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained, become
Past Passive Participle
From root gam with suffix -ta
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'.
तुषारनिकरकीर्णपरिम्लानाम्बुज्यश्रियम् (tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśriyam) - the beauty of a lotus withered, covered, and faded by a multitude of hoarfrost
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśrī
tuṣāranikarakīrṇaparimlānāmbujyaśrī - the beauty of a lotus withered by a multitude of hoarfrost
Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣāra+nikara+ākīrṇa+parimlāna+ambuja+śrī)
  • tuṣāra – hoarfrost, snow, frost
    noun (masculine)
  • nikara – multitude, heap, collection, mass
    noun (masculine)
  • ākīrṇa – covered, scattered, filled, confused (past passive participle)
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṝ (to scatter) with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṝ (class 6)
  • parimlāna – withered, faded, languid (past passive participle)
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root mlai (to fade) with prefix pari
    Prefix: pari
    Root: mlai (class 1)
  • ambuja – lotus (born from water)
    noun (neuter)
  • śrī – beauty, splendor, prosperity, glory
    noun (feminine)