योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-6

ग्रसतेऽविरतं भूतजालं सर्प इवानिलम् ।
कृतान्तः कर्कशाचारो जरां नीत्वाऽजरं वपुः ॥ ६ ॥

grasate'virataṃ bhūtajālaṃ sarpa ivānilam ,
kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāro jarāṃ nītvā'jaraṃ vapuḥ 6

6. grasate aviratam bhūtajālam sarpa iva anilam
kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāraḥ jarām nītvā ajaram vapuḥ

6. kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāraḥ ajaram vapuḥ jarām nītvā
sarpa iva anilam aviratam bhūtajālam grasate

6. Cruel-acting Kr̥tānta (god of death), having brought the ageless body to old age, incessantly devours the multitude of beings, just as a snake (devours) the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, seizes, swallows, consumes

• अविरतम् (aviratam) - incessantly, continuously, without interruption

• भूतजालम् (bhūtajālam) - multitude of beings, network of creatures

• सर्प (sarpa) - snake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनिलम् (anilam) - wind, air, life-breath

• कृतान्तः (kṛtāntaḥ) - Yama (god of death), destiny, fate, the end

• कर्कशाचारः (karkaśācāraḥ) - harsh in conduct, cruel, severe in action

• जराम् (jarām) - old age, decay, decrepitude

• नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought

• अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, undecaying, immortal

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, seizes, swallows, consumes

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

अविरतम् (aviratam) - incessantly, continuously, without interruption

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (from viram)

a (not) + virata (ceased, stopped)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+virata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• virata – ceased, stopped, refrained, desisted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + ram (to stop)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

भूतजालम् (bhūtajālam) - multitude of beings, network of creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūtajāla

bhūtajāla - multitude of beings, collection of creatures, network of elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+jāla)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From bhū (to be) + kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāla – net, trap, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'grasate'.

सर्प (sarpa) - snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

From root sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

अनिलम् (anilam) - wind, air, life-breath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breath

From an (to breathe) + ila

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of implicit 'devouring' in the simile.

कृतान्तः (kṛtāntaḥ) - Yama (god of death), destiny, fate, the end

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - Yama (the god of death), destiny, fate, end of creation, destroyer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+anta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From kṛ (to do) + kta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anta – end, limit, death
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कर्कशाचारः (karkaśācāraḥ) - harsh in conduct, cruel, severe in action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karkaśācāra

karkaśācāra - one whose conduct is harsh/cruel

Compound type : karmadhāraya (karkaśa+ācāra)

• karkaśa – harsh, rough, cruel, severe
  adjective (masculine)
• ācāra – conduct, behavior, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + car (to move, behave)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛtāntaḥ'.

जराम् (jarām) - old age, decay, decrepitude

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decrepitude, decay

From root jṛ (to grow old)

Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nītvā'.

नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root nī (to lead, carry) + tvā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Connects a prior action to the main verb.

अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, undecaying, immortal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, undecaying, not growing old

a (not) + jara (old, decaying)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jara – old, decaying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jṛ (to grow old) + a
  Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, nature

From root vap (to strew, scatter)

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nītvā'.