योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-13

चारुवंशलतेवान्तःशून्या निस्सारकोटरा ।
सरित्तरङ्गमालेव न व्युच्छिन्नापि नश्वरी ॥ १३ ॥

cāruvaṃśalatevāntaḥśūnyā nissārakoṭarā ,
sarittaraṅgamāleva na vyucchinnāpi naśvarī 13

13. cāru-vaṃśa-latā iva antaḥ-śūnyā nissāra-koṭarā
sarit-taraṅga-mālā iva na vyucchinnā api naśvarī

13. cāru-vaṃśa-latā iva antaḥ-śūnyā nissāra-koṭarā (eṣā)
sarit-taraṅga-mālā iva na vyucchinnā api naśvarī (bhavati)

13. Like a beautiful bamboo creeper (cāru-vaṃśa-latā), it is hollow within (antaḥ-śūnyā) and its core lacks substance (nissāra-koṭarā). And like a chain of river waves (sarit-taraṅga-mālā), though it never ceases, it is still perishable (naśvarī).

Words meanings summery:

• चारु-वंश-लता (cāru-vaṁśa-latā) - like an attractive bamboo vine (a beautiful bamboo creeper)

• इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as, as if)

• अन्तः-शून्या (antaḥ-śūnyā) - internally devoid of substance or content (empty within, hollow inside)

• निस्सार-कोटरा (nissāra-koṭarā) - having an empty core that lacks any real value (having a hollow core without essence, empty-hearted)

• सरित्-तरङ्ग-माला (sarit-taraṅga-mālā) - continuous, flowing waves of a river (a series of river waves, a chain of river currents)

• इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as, as if)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• व्युच्छिन्ना (vyucchinnā) - not ceasing, continuous (cut off, broken, interrupted, ceased)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing the contrast, 'even though' (also, even, although, too)

• नश्वरी (naśvarī) - subject to decay and destruction (perishable, transient, destructible)

Words meanings and morphology

चारु-वंश-लता (cāru-vaṁśa-latā) - like an attractive bamboo vine (a beautiful bamboo creeper)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cāru-vaṃśa-latā

cāru-vaṁśa-latā - a beautiful bamboo creeper/vine

Compound type : tatpurusha (cāru+vaṃśa+latā)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming, attractive
  adjective (masculine)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, race
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, slender branch
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison as a simile.

इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तः-शून्या (antaḥ-śūnyā) - internally devoid of substance or content (empty within, hollow inside)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antaḥ-śūnya

antaḥ-śūnya - empty within, hollow inside, internally void

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+śūnya)

• antar – within, inside, intermediate (prefix/indeclinable)
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, hollow, devoid of, non-existent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (vāsanā/cakrikā).

निस्सार-कोटरा (nissāra-koṭarā) - having an empty core that lacks any real value (having a hollow core without essence, empty-hearted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nissāra-koṭara

nissāra-koṭara - having a hollow core that is without essence, worthless at its core

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nissāra+koṭara)

• nissāra – without essence, worthless, unsubstantial, empty
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix nis + sāra (essence)
  Prefix: nis
• koṭara – cavity, hollow (especially of a tree), core
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject.

सरित्-तरङ्ग-माला (sarit-taraṅga-mālā) - continuous, flowing waves of a river (a series of river waves, a chain of river currents)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit-taraṅga-mālā

sarit-taraṅga-mālā - a series or garland of river waves

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+taraṅga+mālā)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• taraṅga – wave, billow, current
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, necklace, string, series, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison as a simile.

इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

व्युच्छिन्ना (vyucchinnā) - not ceasing, continuous (cut off, broken, interrupted, ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyucchinna

vyucchinna - cut off, broken off, interrupted, ceased, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from prefix vi + ud + chid (to cut)

Prefixes: vi+ud

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject.

अपि (api) - emphasizing the contrast, 'even though' (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to imply a concession or contrast: 'although... yet...'

नश्वरी (naśvarī) - subject to decay and destruction (perishable, transient, destructible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naśvara

naśvara - perishable, transient, destructible, fragile

From root naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: naś (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject. Feminine form of naśvara.