योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-29

जराकर्पूरधवलं देहकर्पूरपादपम् ।
मुने मरणमातङ्गो नूनमुद्धरति क्षणात् ॥ २९ ॥

jarākarpūradhavalaṃ dehakarpūrapādapam ,
mune maraṇamātaṅgo nūnamuddharati kṣaṇāt 29

29. jarā-karpūra-dhavalam deha-karpūra-pādapam |
mune maraṇa-mātaṅgaḥ nūnam uddharati kṣaṇāt ||

29. mune! maraṇa-mātaṅgaḥ nūnam kṣaṇāt
jarā-karpūra-dhavalam deha-karpūra-pādapam uddharati

29. O sage, the elephant of death (maraṇa) certainly uproots in a moment the body, which is like a camphor tree, made white and pale by the camphor of old age (jarā).

29. חכם קדוש, פיל המוות עוקר כהרף עין את עץ הגוף, שהלבין כולו מפיח הזקנה.

Words meanings summery:

• जरा-कर्पूर-धवलम् (jarā-karpūra-dhavalam) - made pale and weak by the advancing effects of old age, which is likened to camphor making things white (made white/pale by the camphor of old age)

• देह-कर्पूर-पादपम् (deha-karpūra-pādapam) - the body, likened to a camphor tree, which is easily uprooted and consumed (the body, which is a camphor tree)

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• मरण-मातङ्गः (maraṇa-mātaṅgaḥ) - death personified as a powerful and destructive elephant (the elephant of death)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• उद्धरति (uddharati) - uproots, completely destroys (uproots, extracts, lifts up, destroys)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment, instantly (from a moment, in a moment, instantly)

Words meanings and morphology

जरा-कर्पूर-धवलम् (jarā-karpūra-dhavalam) - made pale and weak by the advancing effects of old age, which is likened to camphor making things white (made white/pale by the camphor of old age)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jarā-karpūra-dhavala

jarā-karpūra-dhavala - made white/pale by the camphor of old age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarā+karpūra+dhavala)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṝ (class 1)
• karpūra – camphor (known for its white appearance)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• dhavala – white, pure, pale
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'deha-karpūra-pādapam'.

देह-कर्पूर-पादपम् (deha-karpūra-pādapam) - the body, likened to a camphor tree, which is easily uprooted and consumed (the body, which is a camphor tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha-karpūra-pādapa

deha-karpūra-pādapa - body-camphor-tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+karpūra+pādapa)

• deha – body, corporeal form
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• karpūra – camphor
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pādapa – tree (literally 'drinking by foot')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'pāda' (foot) and 'pa' (drinking).
  Root: pā (class 1)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

मरण-मातङ्गः (maraṇa-mātaṅgaḥ) - death personified as a powerful and destructive elephant (the elephant of death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maraṇa-mātaṅga

maraṇa-mātaṅga - elephant of death

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maraṇa+mātaṅga)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• mātaṅga – elephant, large elephant
  noun (masculine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

उद्धरति (uddharati) - uproots, completely destroys (uproots, extracts, lifts up, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhṛ

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment, instantly (from a moment, in a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time

Note: Indicates time 'from' or 'within' which an action occurs.

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