योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-38

जगज्जीर्णकुटीकीर्णानर्पयत्युग्रकोटरे ।
क्रमेण गुणवल्लोकमणीन्मृत्युसमुद्गके ॥ ३८ ॥

jagajjīrṇakuṭīkīrṇānarpayatyugrakoṭare ,
krameṇa guṇavallokamaṇīnmṛtyusamudgake 38

38. jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān arpayati ugra-koṭare
krameṇa guṇavat-loka-maṇīn mṛtyu-samudgake

38. (saḥ) krameṇa jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān
guṇavat-loka-maṇīn ugra-koṭare mṛtyu-samudgake arpayati

38. Gradually, this one places the jewel-like virtuous people, who are scattered throughout the decrepit hut of the world, into the fearsome cavity which is the casket of death.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्-जीर्ण-कुटी-कीर्णान् (jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān) - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

• अर्पयति (arpayati) - places, offers, entrusts

• उग्र-कोटरे (ugra-koṭare) - Refers to the 'casket of death'. (in the fierce cavity, in the terrible hollow)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in order

• गुणवत्-लोक-मणीन् (guṇavat-loka-maṇīn) - the jewel-like people possessing (good) qualities

• मृत्यु-समुद्गके (mṛtyu-samudgake) - This is the destination for the 'gems' (people). (in the casket of death, in death's box)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्-जीर्ण-कुटी-कीर्णान् (jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān) - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇa

jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇa - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+jīrṇa+kuṭī+kīrṇa)

• jagat – world, universe, what moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -at
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jīrṇa – old, decayed, worn out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root jṛ (to decay, grow old)
  Root: jṛ (class 4)
• kuṭī – hut, cottage, house
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kuṭ (class 1)
• kīrṇa – scattered, spread, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to scatter)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `guṇavat-loka-maṇīn`.

अर्पयति (arpayati) - places, offers, entrusts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛ

Causative

Causative of root ṛ (to go), meaning 'to cause to go' or 'to place, offer'

Root: ṛ

Note: The agent (Time/Death) is implicit.

उग्र-कोटरे (ugra-koṭare) - Refers to the 'casket of death'. (in the fierce cavity, in the terrible hollow)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ugra-koṭara

ugra-koṭara - fierce cavity, terrible hollow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ugra+koṭara)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty
  adjective
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole in a tree
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kuṭ

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in order

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially.

गुणवत्-लोक-मणीन् (guṇavat-loka-maṇīn) - the jewel-like people possessing (good) qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇavat-loka-maṇi

guṇavat-loka-maṇi - jewel-like people possessing qualities

Compound type : karmadhāraya (guṇavat+loka+maṇi)

• guṇavat – possessing qualities, virtuous
  adjective
  Suffix -vat indicating possession of guṇa
• loka – people, world, folk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• maṇi – gem, jewel, pearl
  noun (masculine)
  Root: maṇ

मृत्यु-समुद्गके (mṛtyu-samudgake) - This is the destination for the 'gems' (people). (in the casket of death, in death's box)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu-samudgaka

mṛtyu-samudgaka - casket of death, box of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+samudgaka)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• samudgaka – casket, box, small receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: ga (class 1)