योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-19

पूर्वादरण्यादरसात्तद्धि किंचित्सुखावहम् ।
अत्यन्तदुःखान्मरणाद्वरं व्याधिर्हि जन्तुषु ॥ १९ ॥

pūrvādaraṇyādarasāttaddhi kiṃcitsukhāvaham ,
atyantaduḥkhānmaraṇādvaraṃ vyādhirhi jantuṣu 19

19. pūrvāt araṇyāt arasāt tat hi kiṃcit sukhāvaham
atyantaduḥkhāt maraṇāt varam vyādhiḥ hi jantuṣu

19. hi pūrvāt araṇyāt arasāt tat kiṃcit sukhāvaham
hi jantuṣu atyantaduḥkhāt maraṇāt vyādhiḥ varam

19. Indeed, that experience from the former, desolate forest was somewhat pleasant. For living beings, sickness is surely preferable to extreme suffering and death.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वात् (pūrvāt) - from the former, from the prior

• अरण्यात् (araṇyāt) - from the forest, from the wilderness

• अरसात् (arasāt) - from the tasteless, from the dry, from the desolate

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, a little, something

• सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - pleasant, bringing happiness, comfortable

• अत्यन्तदुःखात् (atyantaduḥkhāt) - from extreme suffering, from severe pain

• मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, from dying

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

• व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, sickness, illness

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

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

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वात् (pūrvāt) - from the former, from the prior

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, eastern, first

Note: Declined as masculine or neuter. Here, it refers to 'forest'.

अरण्यात् (araṇyāt) - from the forest, from the wilderness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert

अरसात् (arasāt) - from the tasteless, from the dry, from the desolate

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of arasa

arasa - tasteless, sapless, dry, insipid, uninteresting, lacking essence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+rasa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• rasa – taste, sap, juice, essence, emotion, aesthetic delight
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the quality of the forest experience.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, a little, something

(indeclinable)

सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - pleasant, bringing happiness, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhāvaha

sukhāvaha - bringing happiness, pleasant, comfortable, conducive to ease

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing, conveying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √vah (to carry, convey) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

अत्यन्तदुःखात् (atyantaduḥkhāt) - from extreme suffering, from severe pain

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of atyantaduḥkha

atyantaduḥkha - extreme suffering, great pain, severe distress

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+duḥkha)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much, endless
  adjective
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)

मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death, from dying

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, decease

Derived from root √mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - better, preferable, excellent, superior; a boon, a blessing

Note: Used as a predicate adjective meaning 'is better'.

व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, sickness, illness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, sickness, illness, ailment

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - among living beings, among creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being, animal

Derived from root √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)