योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-16

असवोऽथ धनं दारास्त्यज्यन्ते मानवैः सुखम् ।
न पुत्रो मुनिशार्दूल स्वभावो ह्येष जन्तुषु ॥ १६ ॥

asavo'tha dhanaṃ dārāstyajyante mānavaiḥ sukham ,
na putro muniśārdūla svabhāvo hyeṣa jantuṣu 16

16. asavaḥ atha dhanam dārāḥ tyajyante mānavaiḥ sukham
na putraḥ muniśārdūla svabhāvaḥ hi eṣaḥ jantuṣu

16. O tiger among sages, men can easily give up their lives, wealth, and wives. But a son? Never. This is indeed the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of all living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• असवः (asavaḥ) - lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, now, moreover)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

• त्यज्यन्ते (tyajyante) - are given up (are abandoned, are renounced, are given up)

• मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by men (by men, by human beings)

• सुखम् (sukham) - easily (easily, happily, comfortably)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son)

• मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O tiger among sages! (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O tiger among sages! O best of sages!)

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent quality, disposition)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (refers to 'svabhāva') (this (masculine nominative singular))

• जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings (among living beings, among creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

असवः (asavaḥ) - lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asu

asu - life, breath, vital air

Root: as (class 4)

अथ (atha) - and (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (always grammatically masculine plural)

Root: dṛ (class 9)

त्यज्यन्ते (tyajyante) - are given up (are abandoned, are renounced, are given up)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Passive voice, present tense, third person plural.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by men (by men, by human beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to Manu, a human being, man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

सुखम् (sukham) - easily (easily, happily, comfortably)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of neuter singular accusative.

Note: Adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Root: put

मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O tiger among sages! (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O tiger among sages! O best of sages!)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent quality, disposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, one's own being

From sva (own) + bhāva (being, state).

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (refers to 'svabhāva') (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings (among living beings, among creatures)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

Root: jan (class 4)