योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-24

अद्यते सत्तयापि द्यौर्भुऽवन चापि ऊयते ।
धरापि याति वैधुर्यं केवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २४ ॥

adyate sattayāpi dyaurbhu'vana cāpi ūyate ,
dharāpi yāti vaidhuryaṃ kevāsthā mādṛśe jane 24

24. adyate sattayā api dyauḥ bhuvanam ca api ūyate
dharā api yāti vaidhuryam kā eva āsthā mādṛśe jane

24. dyauḥ api sattayā adyate bhuvanam ca api ūyate
dharā api vaidhuryam yāti mādṛśe jane kā eva āsthā

24. Even the sky (dyu) is consumed by existence (sattā), and the world (bhuvana) too is wasted away. Even the earth (dharā) undergoes decay (vaidhuryam). What stability or confidence (āsthā) then can there be in a being like me?

Words meanings summery:

• अद्यते (adyate) - is eaten, is consumed

• सत्तया (sattayā) - by existence, by reality

• अपि (api) - even, also

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky, celestial realm

• भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - world, universe, realm

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also

• ऊयते (ūyate) - is wasted away, is consumed, is destroyed

• धरा (dharā) - earth, ground

• अपि (api) - even, also

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches, undergoes

• वैधुर्यम् (vaidhuryam) - decay, deterioration, defect, distress, loneliness

• का (kā) - what (feminine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance

• मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me

• जने (jane) - in a person, in a being

Words meanings and morphology

अद्यते (adyate) - is eaten, is consumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of ad

Root: ad (class 2)

सत्तया (sattayā) - by existence, by reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky, celestial realm

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - world, universe, realm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, earth, water, dwelling

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

ऊयते (ūyate) - is wasted away, is consumed, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of ū

Root: ū (class 5)

धरा (dharā) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, bearer (feminine of dhara)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, reaches, undergoes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

वैधुर्यम् (vaidhuryam) - decay, deterioration, defect, distress, loneliness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaidhuryam

vaidhuryam - state of being deprived, deficiency, deterioration, decay, distress, widowhood

का (kā) - what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - confidence, trust, stability, firm belief, effort

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mādṛś

mādṛś - like me, similar to me

Note: Agrees with 'jane'.

जने (jane) - in a person, in a being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, human being, creature, folk