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).

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.