योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-22, verse-7

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं जरठं दीनं हीनं गुणपराक्रमैः ।
गृध्रो वृक्षमिवादीर्घं गर्धो ह्यभ्येति वृद्धकम् ॥ ७ ॥

duṣprekṣyaṃ jaraṭhaṃ dīnaṃ hīnaṃ guṇaparākramaiḥ ,
gṛdhro vṛkṣamivādīrghaṃ gardho hyabhyeti vṛddhakam 7

7. duṣprekṣyam jaraṭham dīnam hīnam guṇaparākramaiḥ
gṛdhraḥ vṛkṣam iva adīrgham gardhaḥ hi abhyeti vṛddhakam

7. hi gardhaḥ duṣprekṣyam jaraṭham dīnam hīnam guṇaparākramaiḥ
vṛddhakam gṛdhraḥ adīrgham vṛkṣam iva abhyeti

7. Indeed, a predatory greed (gardha) approaches an old man (vṛddhakam) who is unsightly, decrepit, miserable, and lacking in good qualities and valor, just as a vulture approaches a barren or decaying tree.

Words meanings summery:

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - unsightly, difficult to look at, repulsive

• जरठम् (jaraṭham) - old, decrepit, worn out

• दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched, poor

• हीनम् (hīnam) - deprived of, devoid of, lacking

• गुणपराक्रमैः (guṇaparākramaiḥ) - by good qualities and valor

• गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अदीर्घम् (adīrgham) - decaying or barren (tree) (not long, short, decaying, stunted)

• गर्धः (gardhaḥ) - predatory desire or urge, implying a negative force or aspect of existence (greed, avidity, intense desire)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near

• वृद्धकम् (vṛddhakam) - an old man

Words meanings and morphology

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - unsightly, difficult to look at, repulsive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to see, unsightly, repulsive

Gerundive

Gerundive from prefix duṣ- and root √īkṣ (to see), with prefix pra-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+prekṣya)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• prekṣya – to be seen, visible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of pra-√īkṣ (to look, to see).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

जरठम् (jaraṭham) - old, decrepit, worn out

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaraṭha

jaraṭha - old, decrepit, infirm

दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched, poor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, distressed, poor

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root √dā (to give), but meaning 'afflicted' or 'miserable'.

Root: dī (class 4)

हीनम् (hīnam) - deprived of, devoid of, lacking

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - deprived of, devoid of, left, abandoned, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root √hā (to abandon, to leave).

Root: hā (class 3)

गुणपराक्रमैः (guṇaparākramaiḥ) - by good qualities and valor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇaparākrama

guṇaparākrama - good qualities and valor; power of qualities

Compound type : dvandva (guṇa+parākrama)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, good quality
  noun (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, heroism, power
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

गृध्रः (gṛdhraḥ) - vulture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy person

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अदीर्घम् (adīrgham) - decaying or barren (tree) (not long, short, decaying, stunted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adīrgha

adīrgha - not long, short, not prolonged

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dīrgha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective (masculine)

गर्धः (gardhaḥ) - predatory desire or urge, implying a negative force or aspect of existence (greed, avidity, intense desire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gardha

gardha - greed, avidity, intense desire, eagerness

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhi-√i

Root class 2, Parasmaipada, prefixed with abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

वृद्धकम् (vṛddhakam) - an old man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddhaka

vṛddhaka - an old man, an aged person

Derived from 'vṛddha' (old, grown) with a diminutive/substantive suffix 'ka'. 'Vṛddha' is the Past Passive Participle of √vṛdh.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)