योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-2

संतोषैश्वर्यसुखिनां चिरविश्रान्तचेतसाम् ।
साम्राज्यमपि शान्तानां जरत्तृणलवायते ॥ २ ॥

saṃtoṣaiśvaryasukhināṃ ciraviśrāntacetasām ,
sāmrājyamapi śāntānāṃ jarattṛṇalavāyate 2

2. santoṣa aiśvarya sukhinām ciraviśrānta cetasām |
sāmrājyam api śāntānām jarat tṛṇa lavāyate || 2 ||

2. santoṣa aiśvarya sukhinām,
cira viśrānta cetasām,
śāntānām (janānām) sāmrājyam api jarat tṛṇa lavāyate 2

2. For those whose happiness comes from the wealth of contentment (santoṣa), and whose minds are perpetually at peace, even a vast empire seems like a withered blade of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) - wealth, opulence (sovereignty, supremacy, wealth, prosperity, opulence)

• सुखिनाम् (sukhinām) - of those who are happy (of the happy ones)

• चिरविश्रान्त (ciraviśrānta) - long tranquil (long at rest, long tranquil)

• चेतसाम् (cetasām) - of those whose minds (cetas) are tranquil (of the minds, of the consciousness)

• साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - a vast empire (universal sovereignty, empire, dominion)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

• शान्तानाम् (śāntānām) - of the tranquil ones (of the peaceful ones, of the tranquil ones)

• जरत् (jarat) - worn-out (old, decaying, worn out)

• तृण (tṛṇa) - grass (grass, blade of grass)

• लवायते (lavāyate) - becomes like a blade (becomes like a blade, becomes like a small piece)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

Derived from sam + tuṣ (to be pleased).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: First part of the compound 'santoṣaiśvaryasukhinām'.

ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) - wealth, opulence (sovereignty, supremacy, wealth, prosperity, opulence)

(noun)

neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, wealth, prosperity, opulence

Derived from īśvara (lord).

Note: Middle part of the compound 'santoṣaiśvaryasukhinām'.

सुखिनाम् (sukhinām) - of those who are happy (of the happy ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable; a happy person

From sukha (happiness) with suffix -in.

Note: Last part of the compound 'santoṣaiśvaryasukhinām', showing its inflection.

चिरविश्रान्त (ciraviśrānta) - long tranquil (long at rest, long tranquil)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+viśrānta)

• cira – long time, ancient
  indeclinable
• viśrānta – rested, tranquil, ceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi + śram (to be weary, to rest).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)

चेतसाम् (cetasām) - of those whose minds (cetas) are tranquil (of the minds, of the consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

Note: Last part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'ciraviśrāntacetasām'.

साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - a vast empire (universal sovereignty, empire, dominion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmrājya

sāmrājya - universal sovereignty, empire, dominion

Derived from samrāj (emperor).

Note: Subject of 'jarattṛṇalavāyate'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

शान्तानाम् (śāntānām) - of the tranquil ones (of the peaceful ones, of the tranquil ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, to cease), past passive participle. Used substantively.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Describes the same people mentioned earlier; reinforces the quality.

जरत् (jarat) - worn-out (old, decaying, worn out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jarat

jarat - old, decaying, worn out

Present Active Participle

From root jṛ (to decay, grow old), present active participle.

Root: jṛ (class 4)

तृण (tṛṇa) - grass (grass, blade of grass)

(noun)

neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass

Note: Middle part of the compound 'jarattṛṇalavāyate'.

लवायते (lavāyate) - becomes like a blade (becomes like a blade, becomes like a small piece)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of lava

Note: Denominative verb 'to become like a piece/blade'.