योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-25

जरामार्जारिका भुङ्क्ते यौवनाखुं तथोद्धता ।
परमुल्लासमायाति शरीरामिषगर्धिनी ॥ २५ ॥

jarāmārjārikā bhuṅkte yauvanākhuṃ tathoddhatā ,
paramullāsamāyāti śarīrāmiṣagardhinī 25

25. jarāmārjārikā bhuṅkte yauvanākhum tathā uddhatā
| param ullāsam āyāti śarīrāmiṣagardhinī ||

25. tathā uddhatā jarāmārjārikā yauvanākhum bhuṅkte.
śarīrāmiṣagardhinī (sā) param ullāsam āyāti.

25. Old age (jarā), like a fierce female cat (mārjārikā), thus devours the mouse of youth. She attains supreme delight, being greedy for the body's flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• जरामार्जारिका (jarāmārjārikā) - old age, personified as a female cat (the female cat of old age)

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - devours (eats, consumes, devours)

• यौवनाखुम् (yauvanākhum) - the mouse representing youth (the mouse of youth)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so (thus, so, likewise)

• उद्ध्हता (uddhhatā) - fierce (fierce, arrogant, proud, agitated)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supremely, greatly, exceedingly)

• उल्लासम् (ullāsam) - delight, exultation (delight, joy, exultation, manifestation)

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains, obtains (comes, comes to, attains, obtains)

• शरीरामिषगर्धिनी (śarīrāmiṣagardhinī) - greedy for the body's flesh (greedy for the flesh of the body)

Words meanings and morphology

जरामार्जारिका (jarāmārjārikā) - old age, personified as a female cat (the female cat of old age)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarāmārjārikā

jarāmārjārikā - female cat of old age (metaphorical)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jarā+mārjārikā)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• mārjārikā – female cat
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'mārjāra' (cat) with feminine suffix 'ikā'.

Note: Subject of 'bhuṅkte' and 'āyāti'.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - devours (eats, consumes, devours)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

यौवनाखुम् (yauvanākhum) - the mouse representing youth (the mouse of youth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yauvanākhu

yauvanākhu - mouse of youth (metaphorical)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yauvana+ākhu)

• yauvana – youth, youthfulness
  noun (neuter)
• ākhu – mouse, rat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'bhuṅkte'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so (thus, so, likewise)

(indeclinable)

उद्ध्हता (uddhhatā) - fierce (fierce, arrogant, proud, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uddhata

uddhata - raised, lifted, arrogant, fierce, agitated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike) with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'jarāmārjārikā'.

परम् (param) - supreme (supremely, greatly, exceedingly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to intensify 'ullāsam'.

उल्लासम् (ullāsam) - delight, exultation (delight, joy, exultation, manifestation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ullāsa

ullāsa - delight, joy, exultation, flash, manifestation

Prefix: ud

Root: lās (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - attains, obtains (comes, comes to, attains, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of āyā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

शरीरामिषगर्धिनी (śarīrāmiṣagardhinī) - greedy for the body's flesh (greedy for the flesh of the body)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarīrāmiṣagardhinī

śarīrāmiṣagardhinī - greedy for the flesh of the body

Derived from 'gardhin' (greedy) which is combined with 'śarīrāmiṣa'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+āmiṣa+gardhinī)

• śarīra – body, frame
  noun (neuter)
• āmiṣa – flesh, meat, prey, sensual object
  noun (neuter)
• gardhinī – greedy, covetous (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'gardhin' (greedy).

Note: Modifies 'jarāmārjārikā'.