योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-8

अयं हि दग्धसंसारो नीरन्ध्रकलनाकुलः ।
कथं सुस्वादुतामेति नीरसो मूढतां विना ॥ ८ ॥

ayaṃ hi dagdhasaṃsāro nīrandhrakalanākulaḥ ,
kathaṃ susvādutāmeti nīraso mūḍhatāṃ vinā 8

8. ayam hi dagdhasaṃsāraḥ nīrandhrakalanākulaḥ
kathaṃ susvādutām eti nīrasaḥ mūḍhatām vinā

8. ayam hi dagdhasaṃsāraḥ nīrandhrakalanākulaḥ
nīrasaḥ mūḍhatām vinā susvādutām kathaṃ eti

8. This worldly existence (saṃsāra) is indeed scorched and agitated by endless calculations. How can such an insipid (saṃsāra) attain any pleasantness without delusion?

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दग्धसंसारः (dagdhasaṁsāraḥ) - burnt existence, scorched worldly existence

• नीरन्ध्रकलनाकुलः (nīrandhrakalanākulaḥ) - agitated by incessant calculations or thoughts

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how?

• सुस्वादुताम् (susvādutām) - pleasantness, deliciousness, charm

• एति (eti) - attains, obtains, goes, reaches

• नीरसः (nīrasaḥ) - insipid, tasteless, devoid of essence, dry

• मूढताम् (mūḍhatām) - foolishness, delusion, stupidity

• विना (vinā) - without, except, apart from

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दग्धसंसारः (dagdhasaṁsāraḥ) - burnt existence, scorched worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdhasaṃsāra

dagdhasaṁsāra - burnt or scorched worldly existence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dagdha+saṃsāra)

• dagdha – burnt, scorched, consumed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dah (to burn) + -ta suffix
  Root: dah (class 1)
• saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

नीरन्ध्रकलनाकुलः (nīrandhrakalanākulaḥ) - agitated by incessant calculations or thoughts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīrandhrakalanākula

nīrandhrakalanākula - agitated by continuous thoughts/calculations

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (nīrandhra+kalana+ākula)

• nīrandhra – incessant, without gaps, continuous
  adjective
  Derived from nis + randhra
• kalana – calculation, thought, apprehension, consideration
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kal
  Root: kal (class 10)
• ākula – agitated, perturbed, distressed, confused
  adjective

कथं (kathaṁ) - how?

(indeclinable)

सुस्वादुताम् (susvādutām) - pleasantness, deliciousness, charm

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of susvādutā

susvādutā - pleasantness, deliciousness, sweetness

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+svādu+tā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• svādu – tasty, delicious, sweet, pleasant
  adjective
• tā – suffix indicating state, quality, or condition (-ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)

एति (eti) - attains, obtains, goes, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

नीरसः (nīrasaḥ) - insipid, tasteless, devoid of essence, dry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīrasa

nīrasa - without juice, tasteless, insipid, devoid of emotion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+rasa)

• nis – without, devoid of, out
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• rasa – juice, sap, essence, taste, emotion, aesthetic sentiment
  noun (masculine)

मूढताम् (mūḍhatām) - foolishness, delusion, stupidity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mūḍhatā

mūḍhatā - foolishness, delusion, state of being bewildered

Compound type : suffixal derivation (mūḍha+tā)

• mūḍha – deluded, foolish, bewildered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, confused) + -ta suffix
  Root: muh (class 4)
• tā – suffix indicating state, quality, or condition (-ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)

विना (vinā) - without, except, apart from

(indeclinable)