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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-4

शिथिलादीर्णसर्वाङ्गं जराजीर्णकलेवरम् ।
समं पश्यन्ति कामिन्यः पुरुषं करभं यथा ॥ ४ ॥
śithilādīrṇasarvāṅgaṃ jarājīrṇakalevaram ,
samaṃ paśyanti kāminyaḥ puruṣaṃ karabhaṃ yathā 4
4. śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅgam jarā-jīrṇa-kalevaram
samam paśyanti kāminyaḥ puruṣam karabham yathā
4. kāminyaḥ śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅgam jarā-jīrṇa-kalevaram
puruṣam karabham yathā samam paśyanti
4. Desirous women view a man whose entire body is loosened and decaying, whose physique is worn out by old age, with the same disdain as they would a camel.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शिथिल-अदीर्ण-सर्वाङ्गम् (śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅgam) - whose entire body is loose and torn/decayed
  • जरा-जीर्ण-कलेवरम् (jarā-jīrṇa-kalevaram) - whose body is worn out by old age
  • समम् (samam) - equally, in the same way, with indifference
  • पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold
  • कामिन्यः (kāminyaḥ) - desirous women, women longing for love
  • पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person (puruṣa)
  • करभम् (karabham) - camel
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

शिथिल-अदीर्ण-सर्वाङ्गम् (śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅgam) - whose entire body is loose and torn/decayed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅga
śithila-adīrṇa-sarvāṅga - one whose entire body is loose and torn/decayed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śithila+adīrṇa+sarvāṅga)
  • śithila – loose, slack, relaxed
    adjective
  • adīrṇa – torn, rent, split (past passive participle of dṛ)
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: dṛ (class 6)
  • sarvāṅga – all limbs, entire body
    noun (neuter)
जरा-जीर्ण-कलेवरम् (jarā-jīrṇa-kalevaram) - whose body is worn out by old age
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jarā-jīrṇa-kalevara
jarā-jīrṇa-kalevara - one whose body is decrepit due to old age
Compound type : bahuvrihi (jarā+jīrṇa+kalevara)
  • jarā – old age, decay
    noun (feminine)
  • jīrṇa – worn out, decrepit, digested
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: jṛ (class 4)
  • kalevara – body, corporeal frame
    noun (neuter)
समम् (samam) - equally, in the same way, with indifference
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, indifferent, even
पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कामिन्यः (kāminyaḥ) - desirous women, women longing for love
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kāminī
kāminī - a loving woman, a desirous woman
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person (puruṣa)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
करभम् (karabham) - camel
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karabha
karabha - camel
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)