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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-10

कलाकलङ्कितो लोको बन्धवो भवबन्धनम् ।
भोगा भवमहारोगास्तृष्णाश्च मृगतृष्णिकाः ॥ १० ॥
kalākalaṅkito loko bandhavo bhavabandhanam ,
bhogā bhavamahārogāstṛṣṇāśca mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ 10
10. kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ lokaḥ bandhavaḥ bhava-bandhanam
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ tṛṣṇāḥ ca mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ
10. lokaḥ kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ (asti)
bandhavaḥ bhava-bandhanam (asti)
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ (santi)
ca tṛṣṇāḥ mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ (santi)
10. People are tainted by imperfections. Relatives are a bondage to the cycle of existence (saṃsāra). Sensual enjoyments are great diseases of existence (saṃsāra), and desires are mere mirages.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कला-कलङ्कितः (kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ) - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections
  • लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, mankind
  • बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
  • भव-बन्धनम् (bhava-bandhanam) - bondage of existence (saṃsāra), tie to the cycle of rebirth
  • भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, sensual pleasures, experiences
  • भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)
  • तृष्णाः (tṛṣṇāḥ) - desires, cravings, thirsts
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages, deer's thirst (illusion)

Words meanings and morphology

कला-कलङ्कितः (kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ) - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalā-kalaṅkita
kalā-kalaṅkita - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections, stained with defects
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+kalaṅkita)
  • kalā – a small part, digit (of moon), flaw, imperfection, art, skill
    noun (feminine)
    Root: kal
  • kalaṅkita – stained, blemished, disgraced, defiled
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from 'kalaṅka' (stain, blemish)
Note: Agrees with 'lokaḥ'.
लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, mankind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, people, mankind, realm
From root lok (to see, perceive)
Root: lok (class 10)
बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhava
bandhava - relative, kinsman, friend
Derived from 'bandhu' (relative)
Root: bandh (class 1)
भव-बन्धनम् (bhava-bandhanam) - bondage of existence (saṃsāra), tie to the cycle of rebirth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhava-bandhana
bhava-bandhana - bondage of existence, tie to the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bandhana)
  • bhava – existence, being, birth, world, (saṃsāra)
    noun (masculine)
    From root bhū (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • bandhana – binding, bondage, tie, fetter
    noun (neuter)
    From root bandh (to bind) with -ana suffix
    Root: bandh (class 1)
भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, sensual pleasures, experiences
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, sensual pleasure, experience, possession
From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhava-mahāroga
bhava-mahāroga - great diseases of existence, serious illnesses of worldly life
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhava+mahāroga)
  • bhava – existence, being, birth, world, (saṃsāra)
    noun (masculine)
    From root bhū (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • mahāroga – great disease, serious illness
    noun (masculine)
तृष्णाः (tṛṣṇāḥ) - desires, cravings, thirsts
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - desire, craving, thirst, longing
From root tṛṣ (to thirst)
Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages, deer's thirst (illusion)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛgatṛṣṇikā
mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage, optical illusion, deer's thirst
Compound of 'mṛga' (deer) and 'tṛṣṇikā' (thirst, desire)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇikā)
  • mṛga – deer, animal
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mṛj
  • tṛṣṇikā – thirst, craving, desire (diminutive/feminine of tṛṣṇā)
    noun (feminine)
    From root tṛṣ (to thirst) + nikā suffix
    Root: tṛṣ (class 4)