योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-37

अभावोऽग्रेसरी यत्र जरा जयति जन्तुषु ।
कस्तत्रेह समाश्वासो मम मन्दमतेर्मुने ॥ ३७ ॥

abhāvo'gresarī yatra jarā jayati jantuṣu ,
kastatreha samāśvāso mama mandamatermune 37

37. abhāvaḥ agresarī yatra jarā jayati jantuṣu
kaḥ tatra iha samāśvāsaḥ mama mandamateḥ mune

37. mune,
yatra jarā jantuṣu jayati,
(ca) abhāvaḥ agresarī (bhavati),
tatra iha mama mandamateḥ kaḥ samāśvāsaḥ (asti)?

37. O sage, where old age (jarā) prevails over living beings, with annihilation (abhāva) acting as its vanguard, what comfort can there be for me, whose intellect is dull, in this world?

Words meanings summery:

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - annihilation, decay (non-existence, annihilation, absence)

• अग्रेसरी (agresarī) - leading the way, vanguard

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

• जयति (jayati) - triumphs, conquers, wins

• जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings, among creatures

• कः (kaḥ) - what (comfort) (who, what)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• समाश्वासः (samāśvāsaḥ) - consolation, comfort, reassurance

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• मन्दमतेः (mandamateḥ) - of dull intellect, of slow understanding

• मुने (mune) - O sage

Words meanings and morphology

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - annihilation, decay (non-existence, annihilation, absence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, disappearance

Negation (a-) of bhāva (existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, being, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्रेसरी (agresarī) - leading the way, vanguard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agresarī

agresarin - leading, going before, vanguard

From 'agra' (front) + 'sarin' (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+sarin)

• agra – front, tip, top, leading
  noun (neuter)
• sarin – going, moving, leading
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from √sṛ
  From √sṛ (to go)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decrepitude, decay

Root: jṝ (class 9)

जयति (jayati) - triumphs, conquers, wins

(verb)

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

Class 1 verb (jayati)

Root: ji (class 1)

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings, among creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

Root: jan (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - what (comfort) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

समाश्वासः (samāśvāsaḥ) - consolation, comfort, reassurance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśvāsa

samāśvāsa - consolation, comfort, encouragement, reassurance

From √śvas (to breathe, to be confident) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मन्दमतेः (mandamateḥ) - of dull intellect, of slow understanding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mandamati

mandamati - dull-witted, slow of understanding, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+mati)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, dim
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mama' (implicitly, as for 'me of dull intellect').

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative person