योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-20

आत्मारामतया तांस्तु सुखयन्ति न काश्चन ।
जगत्क्रियाः सुसंसुप्तान्रूपालोकाः स्त्रियो यथा ॥ २० ॥

ātmārāmatayā tāṃstu sukhayanti na kāścana ,
jagatkriyāḥ susaṃsuptānrūpālokāḥ striyo yathā 20

20. ātmārāmatayā tān tu sukhayanti na kāścana
jagat-kriyāḥ su-saṃsuptān rūpa-ālokāḥ striyaḥ yathā

20. yathā rūpa-ālokāḥ striyaḥ su-saṃsuptān na sukhayanti,
tu kāścana jagat-kriyāḥ ātmārāmatayā tān na sukhayanti

20. Just as the sights of women do not bring pleasure to those who are deeply asleep, so too, no worldly activities whatsoever can bring happiness to those who are content in their own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मारामतया (ātmārāmatayā) - by the state of being content in oneself, by self-enjoyment

• तान् (tān) - them

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they make happy, they please

• न (na) - not, no

• काश्चन (kāścana) - any, whatsoever

• जगत्-क्रियाः (jagat-kriyāḥ) - worldly activities, activities of the world

• सु-संसुप्तान् (su-saṁsuptān) - those who are deeply asleep, thoroughly asleep

• रूप-आलोकाः (rūpa-ālokāḥ) - sights of forms, perceptions of beauty

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मारामतया (ātmārāmatayā) - by the state of being content in oneself, by self-enjoyment

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmārāmatā

ātmārāmatā - state of finding joy in the self, self-contentment

Feminine noun derived from `ātman` + `ārāma` + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ārāma+tā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• ārāma – pleasure, enjoyment, garden, park, delight
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (state of being)
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Suffix

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they make happy, they please

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sukha

causal verb from nominal root `sukha`

Present active third person plural of causal verb `sukhay` (from `sukha`).

Note: Causal verb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

काश्चन (kāścana) - any, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, any

Formed from `ka` (interrogative pronoun) + `cana` (indefinite particle).

Note: Agreement with `jagat-kriyāḥ`.

जगत्-क्रियाः (jagat-kriyāḥ) - worldly activities, activities of the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jagat-kriyā

jagat-kriyā - worldly activity, action of the world

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+kriyā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `sukhayanti`.

सु-संसुप्तान् (su-saṁsuptān) - those who are deeply asleep, thoroughly asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of su-saṃsupta

su-saṁsupta - deeply asleep, thoroughly asleep

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of `sam-svap` with prefix `su-`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃsupta)

• su – good, well, very, deeply
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga
• saṃsupta – asleep, thoroughly asleep
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root `svap` with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'them' (like 'tān').

रूप-आलोकाः (rūpa-ālokāḥ) - sights of forms, perceptions of beauty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rūpa-āloka

rūpa-āloka - sight of form, perception of beauty

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+āloka)

• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – sight, view, appearance, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'sukhayanti'.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Appears with `yathā` in a simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.