योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-28

शोभोज्ज्वला दैववशाद्विनष्टा गुणाः स्थिताः संप्रति जर्जरत्वे ।
आश्वासनादूरतरं प्रयाता जनस्य हेमन्त इवाम्बुजस्य ॥ २८ ॥

śobhojjvalā daivavaśādvinaṣṭā guṇāḥ sthitāḥ saṃprati jarjaratve ,
āśvāsanādūrataraṃ prayātā janasya hemanta ivāmbujasya 28

28. śobhā ujjvalā daiva-vaśāt vinaṣṭā
guṇāḥ sthitāḥ saṃprati jarjaratve
āśvāsanāt dūra-taram prayātā
janasya hemanta iva ambujasya

28. śobhā ujjvalā daiva-vaśāt vinaṣṭā
(tāḥ) guṇāḥ saṃprati jarjaratve
sthitāḥ janasya āśvāsanāt dūra-taram
prayātāḥ ambujasya hemanta iva

28. Once brilliant with splendor, [these things] are destroyed by the power of fate. Their qualities (guṇa) now remain in a worn-out state, having gone far beyond any human solace, just like a lotus (ambuja) in winter (hemanta).

Words meanings summery:

• शोभा (śobhā) - splendor, beauty, luster

• उज्ज्वला (ujjvalā) - brilliant, radiant, splendid

• दैव-वशात् (daiva-vaśāt) - by the power of fate, due to destiny

• विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - destroyed, perished, lost

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining, standing, situated

• संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present

• जर्जरत्वे (jarjaratve) - in a worn-out state, in decay, in decrepitude

• आश्वासनात् (āśvāsanāt) - from consolation, from reassurance

• दूर-तरम् (dūra-taram) - far beyond (further away, more distant)

• प्रयाता (prayātā) - gone, departed, proceeded

• जनस्य (janasya) - of a person, of people

• हेमन्त (hemanta) - winter, winter season

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुजस्य (ambujasya) - of a lotus

Words meanings and morphology

शोभा (śobhā) - splendor, beauty, luster

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhā

śobhā - splendor, beauty, luster

From root 'śubh'.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Subject for `ujjvalā` and `vinaṣṭā`.

उज्ज्वला (ujjvalā) - brilliant, radiant, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ujjvala

ujjvala - brilliant, radiant, splendid

From root 'jval' with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śobhā`.

दैव-वशात् (daiva-vaśāt) - by the power of fate, due to destiny

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of daiva-vaśa

daiva-vaśa - power/sway of fate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+vaśa)

• daiva – divine, fate, destiny
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  From `deva` (god).
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause.

विनष्टा (vinaṣṭā) - destroyed, perished, lost

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - destroyed, perished, lost

Past Passive Participle

From root 'naś' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `śobhā`.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue (guṇa)

Note: Subject of `sthitāḥ` and `prayātā`.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' + 'kta' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `guṇāḥ`.

संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

जर्जरत्वे (jarjaratve) - in a worn-out state, in decay, in decrepitude

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jarjaratva

jarjaratva - worn-out state, decay, decrepitude

From `jarjara` (worn-out) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Denotes the state or condition.

आश्वासनात् (āśvāsanāt) - from consolation, from reassurance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of āśvāsana

āśvāsana - consolation, reassurance, comfort

From root 'śvas' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Indicates the point of departure.

दूर-तरम् (dūra-taram) - far beyond (further away, more distant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra-tara

dūra-tara - further, more distant (comparative degree of `dūra`)

From `dūra` + `tara` (comparative suffix).

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying `prayātā`.

प्रयाता (prayātā) - gone, departed, proceeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone, departed, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `guṇāḥ`.

जनस्य (janasya) - of a person, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `āśvāsanāt` as 'people's consolation'.

हेमन्त (hemanta) - winter, winter season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hemanta

hemanta - winter, winter season (hemanta)

Note: Used in a simile, describing the season.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजस्य (ambujasya) - of a lotus

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (ambuja)

Literally 'water-born', from `ambus` (water) + `ja` (born).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambus+ja)

• ambus – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix from root 'jan'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in a simile, implies 'like the state of a lotus'.