योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-27

अनुत्तमानन्दपदप्रधानविश्रान्तिरिक्तं सततं महात्मन् ।
कदर्थयन्तीह भृशं विकल्पाः श्वानो वने देहमिवाल्पजीवम् ॥ २७ ॥

anuttamānandapadapradhānaviśrāntiriktaṃ satataṃ mahātman ,
kadarthayantīha bhṛśaṃ vikalpāḥ śvāno vane dehamivālpajīvam 27

27. anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-riktam
satatam mahātman
kadarthayanti iha bhṛśam vikalpāḥ
śvānaḥ vane deham iva alpajīvam

27. mahātman iha vikalpāḥ anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-riktam bhṛśam satatam kadarthayanti,
vane alpajīvam deham śvānaḥ iva.

27. O great soul (mahātman), here in this world, mental constructs (vikalpāḥ) constantly and intensely torment that which is devoid of the supreme state of bliss and ultimate repose, just as dogs in a forest intensely afflict a weak, dying body.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुत्तम-आनन्द-पद-प्रधान-विश्रान्ति-रिक्तम् (anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-riktam) - that which is devoid of the ultimate state of bliss and ultimate repose (referring to the mind or inner state) (that which is devoid of the supreme state of joy, bliss, and primary repose/rest)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul, O noble being

• कदर्थयन्ति (kadarthayanti) - they torment, harass, afflict, abuse

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

• विकल्पाः (vikalpāḥ) - mental constructs, doubts, alternatives, notions

• श्वानः (śvānaḥ) - dogs

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the grove

• देहम् (deham) - body

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, just as

• अल्पजीवम् (alpajīvam) - weak, dying (referring to the body) (one with little life, weak, having a short life)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुत्तम-आनन्द-पद-प्रधान-विश्रान्ति-रिक्तम् (anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-riktam) - that which is devoid of the ultimate state of bliss and ultimate repose (referring to the mind or inner state) (that which is devoid of the supreme state of joy, bliss, and primary repose/rest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-rikta

anuttama-ānanda-pada-pradhāna-viśrānti-rikta - devoid of the unsurpassed state of bliss and primary rest

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anuttama+ānanda+pada+pradhāna+viśrānti+rikta)

• anuttama – unsurpassed, supreme, best
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: an
• ānanda – bliss, joy, happiness
  noun (masculine)
• pada – state, condition, abode, step, foot, word
  noun (neuter)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, primary, ultimate, nature (prakṛti)
  adjective (neuter)
• viśrānti – rest, repose, tranquility, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 1)
• rikta – empty, devoid, hollow
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ric' (to empty)
  Root: ric (class 7)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul, O noble being

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble individual, the Supreme (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)

कदर्थयन्ति (kadarthayanti) - they torment, harass, afflict, abuse

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kadarthay

Denominative verb from kadartha (bad purpose)

From 'ka' (bad) + 'artha' (purpose) -> 'kadartha' (bad purpose), then denominative verb root 'kadarthay-'.

Root: arth (class 10)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

विकल्पाः (vikalpāḥ) - mental constructs, doubts, alternatives, notions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikalpa

vikalpa - mental construct, notion, doubt, alternative, differentiation

From 'vi' + root 'kḷp' (to arrange, conceive)

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

श्वानः (śvānaḥ) - dogs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śvan

śvan - dog

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, just as

(indeclinable)

अल्पजीवम् (alpajīvam) - weak, dying (referring to the body) (one with little life, weak, having a short life)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alpajīva

alpajīva - having little life, short-lived, weak

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+jīva)

• alpa – little, small, few, short
  adjective (neuter)
• jīva – life, living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'deham' (masculine form for accusative singular).