योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-22

स्वयं दीपशिखेवाशु क्षीयते स्नेहसंक्षये ।
सिन्दूरधूलिलेखेव विना रागं विराजते ॥ २२ ॥

svayaṃ dīpaśikhevāśu kṣīyate snehasaṃkṣaye ,
sindūradhūlilekheva vinā rāgaṃ virājate 22

22. svayam dīpaśikhā iva āśu kṣīyate snehasaṃkṣaye
sindūradhūlilekhā iva vinā rāgam virājate

22. svayam dīpaśikhā iva snehasaṃkṣaye āśu kṣīyate
sindūradhūlilekhā iva rāgam vinā virājate

22. Like a lamp-flame, it swiftly diminishes with the depletion of its oil (or affection). Like a streak of vermillion powder, it appears brilliant without true color (or passion).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• दीपशिखा (dīpaśikhā) - lamp-flame, flame of a lamp

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it wastes away, it diminishes, it wanes

• स्नेहसंक्षये (snehasaṁkṣaye) - upon the depletion of oil, upon the loss of affection

• सिन्दूरधूलिलेखा (sindūradhūlilekhā) - streak of vermillion powder, line of cinnabar dust

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• रागम् (rāgam) - color or passion (color, passion, attachment)

• विराजते (virājate) - it shines, it glitters, it is prominent

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(pronoun)

singular of svayam

svayam - oneself, by oneself, automatically

Indeclinable form of 'self/oneself'.

दीपशिखा (dīpaśikhā) - lamp-flame, flame of a lamp

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīpaśikhā

dīpaśikhā - lamp-flame

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dīpa+śikhā)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  From root dīp (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak, tuft
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śikh

Note: Used in comparison ('like a lamp-flame').

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the adjective āśu.

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying 'kṣīyate'.

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it wastes away, it diminishes, it wanes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣī

Present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive voice (or root itself functions as middle).

Root: kṣī (class 5)

स्नेहसंक्षये (snehasaṁkṣaye) - upon the depletion of oil, upon the loss of affection

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of snehasaṃkṣaya

snehasaṁkṣaya - depletion of oil, loss of affection/love

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sneha+saṃkṣaya)

• sneha – oil, fat, affection, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
  From root snih (to be sticky, to love).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• saṃkṣaya – depletion, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-kṣi (to waste away, destroy).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: The locative case indicates 'when there is' or 'upon' this event.

सिन्दूरधूलिलेखा (sindūradhūlilekhā) - streak of vermillion powder, line of cinnabar dust

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sindūradhūlilekhā

sindūradhūlilekhā - line/streak of vermillion powder

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sindūra+dhūli+lekhā)

• sindūra – vermillion, red lead, cinnabar
  noun (neuter)
• dhūli – dust, powder
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhūl (to shake).
  Root: dhūl (class 1)
• lekhā – line, streak, writing
  noun (feminine)
  From root likh (to scratch, write).
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Used in comparison ('like a streak of vermillion powder').

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition/indeclinable. Governs accusative, instrumental, or ablative cases.

रागम् (rāgam) - color or passion (color, passion, attachment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāga

rāga - color, hue, passion, affection, desire, musical mode

From root rañj (to color, to be red, to be pleased).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

विराजते (virājate) - it shines, it glitters, it is prominent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of virāj

Present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)