योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-38

धारा जलधरस्येव सुदीर्घा जलनिर्मिता ।
असारसंसारदृढा रज्जुस्तृणगणैरिव ॥ ३८ ॥

dhārā jaladharasyeva sudīrghā jalanirmitā ,
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā rajjustṛṇagaṇairiva 38

38. dhārā jaladharasya iva sudīrghā jalanirmitā
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā rajjuḥ tṛṇagaṇaiḥ iva

38. jaladharasya iva sudīrghā jalanirmitā dhārā
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā tṛṇagaṇaiḥ iva rajjuḥ

38. Like a very long stream of water from a cloud, formed of water, it is the rope that strongly binds this essence-less world (saṃsāra), as if made of strands of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• धारा (dhārā) - stream, current, flow, cascade

• जलधरस्य (jaladharasya) - of the cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

• जलनिर्मिता (jalanirmitā) - made of water, formed by water

• असारसंसारदृढा (asārasaṁsāradṛḍhā) - strongly binding the essence-less world (saṃsāra)

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

• तृणगणैः (tṛṇagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of grass, by bundles of grass, by strands of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

धारा (dhārā) - stream, current, flow, cascade

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, continuous line, cascade

जलधरस्य (jaladharasya) - of the cloud

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud (lit. 'water-bearer'), ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix -ra from root dhṛ- (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudīrgha

sudīrgha - very long, exceedingly long

Compound type : praadi (su+dīrgha)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  prefix
• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective (masculine)

जलनिर्मिता (jalanirmitā) - made of water, formed by water

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalanirmita

jalanirmita - made of water, formed by water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+nirmita)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• nirmita – made, created, formed, constructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mā- (to measure, construct) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)

असारसंसारदृढा (asārasaṁsāradṛḍhā) - strongly binding the essence-less world (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asārasaṃsāradṛḍha

asārasaṁsāradṛḍha - firmly binding the essence-less saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (asārasaṃsāra+dṛḍha)

• asārasaṃsāra – essence-less (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute, binding
  adjective (masculine)

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

तृणगणैः (tṛṇagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of grass, by bundles of grass, by strands of grass

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tṛṇagaṇa

tṛṇagaṇa - group of grasses, collection of straws

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+gaṇa)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection, host
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)