योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-23

अनन्तानीह दुःखानि सुखं तृणलवोपमम् ।
नातः सुखेषु बध्नीयाद्दृष्टिं दुःखानुबन्धिषु ॥ २३ ॥

anantānīha duḥkhāni sukhaṃ tṛṇalavopamam ,
nātaḥ sukheṣu badhnīyāddṛṣṭiṃ duḥkhānubandhiṣu 23

23. anantāni iha duḥkhāni sukham tṛṇalavopamam na
ataḥ sukheṣu badhnīyāt dṛṣṭim duḥkhānubandhiṣu

23. iha duḥkhāni anantāni sukham tṛṇalavopamam ataḥ
duḥkhānubandhiṣu sukheṣu dṛṣṭim na badhnīyāt

23. Here in this world, sorrows are endless, while happiness is comparable to a blade of grass. Therefore, one should not fix one's gaze upon pleasures that are invariably accompanied by sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तानि (anantāni) - endless (endless, infinite, limitless)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows (sorrows, miseries, sufferings)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

• तृणलवोपमम् (tṛṇalavopamam) - comparable to a blade of grass (comparable to a blade of grass, insignificant)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• सुखेषु (sukheṣu) - upon pleasures (in pleasures, among joys, in happiness)

• बध्नीयात् (badhnīyāt) - one should fix (one should bind, one should fasten, one should fix)

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - one's gaze (gaze, sight, view, vision, perception)

• दुःखानुबन्धिषु (duḥkhānubandhiṣu) - upon pleasures that are invariably accompanied by sorrow (in those accompanied by sorrow, in sorrow-bound)

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तानि (anantāni) - endless (endless, infinite, limitless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, limitless, eternal

Derived from 'anta' (end) with the negative prefix 'an-'.

Compound type : privative tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows (sorrows, miseries, sufferings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, misery, suffering, pain

Derived from 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'kha' (space, axle-hole; implying unease).

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

Derived from 'su' (good, easy) and 'kha' (space, axle-hole; implying ease).

तृणलवोपमम् (tṛṇalavopamam) - comparable to a blade of grass (comparable to a blade of grass, insignificant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇalavopama

tṛṇalavopama - comparable to a blade of grass, like a grass-fragment, very small, insignificant

Compound of 'tṛṇa' (grass), 'lava' (fragment), and 'upama' (similar).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+lava+upama)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw, herb
  noun (neuter)
• lava – fragment, piece, drop, hair
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lū' (to cut).
  Root: lū (class 9)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'upa' (near) and root 'mā' (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sukham'.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix '-tas' added to the pronoun base 'a-'.

सुखेषु (sukheṣu) - upon pleasures (in pleasures, among joys, in happiness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

Derived from 'su' (good, easy) and 'kha' (space, axle-hole; implying ease).

बध्नीयात् (badhnīyāt) - one should fix (one should bind, one should fasten, one should fix)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: The agent 'one' is implied.

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - one's gaze (gaze, sight, view, vision, perception)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, gaze, view, perception

From root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दुःखानुबन्धिषु (duḥkhānubandhiṣu) - upon pleasures that are invariably accompanied by sorrow (in those accompanied by sorrow, in sorrow-bound)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of duḥkhānubandhin

duḥkhānubandhin - accompanied by sorrow, associated with misery, sorrow-bound

Compound of 'duḥkha' (sorrow) and 'anubandhin' (following, accompanying).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+anubandhin)

• duḥkha – sorrow, misery, suffering, pain
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'kha' (space, axle-hole; implying unease).
• anubandhin – following, accompanying, connected with, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'anu' (after) + 'bandh' (to bind) + suffix '-in'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Modifies an implicit 'sukheṣu'.