योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-12

अन्यासु वृद्धासु सबाष्पनेत्रास्वार्तार्तियुक्तासु च वर्णयन्ती ।
अकालकान्तारविशीर्णबन्धुर्दुःखान्यसंख्यानि सखीषु वृद्धा ॥ १२ ॥

anyāsu vṛddhāsu sabāṣpanetrāsvārtārtiyuktāsu ca varṇayantī ,
akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhurduḥkhānyasaṃkhyāni sakhīṣu vṛddhā 12

12. anyāsu vṛddhāsu sabāṣpanetrāsu
ārtārtīyuktāsu ca varṇayantī
akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhuḥ
duḥkhāni asaṅkhyāni sakhīṣu vṛddhā

12. vṛddhā akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhuḥ
anyāsu vṛddhāsu sabāṣpanetrāsu
ca ārtārtīyuktāsu sakhīṣu
asaṅkhyāni duḥkhāni varṇayantī

12. An old woman, whose kinsmen had been scattered in the untimely wilderness, was describing her innumerable sorrows to her friends – other old women who also had tearful eyes and were filled with great distress.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यासु (anyāsu) - among other

• वृद्धासु (vṛddhāsu) - among old women, among elderly

• सबाष्पनेत्रासु (sabāṣpanetrāsu) - with tearful eyes

• आर्तार्तीयुक्तासु (ārtārtīyuktāsu) - filled with great distress, afflicted with pain and suffering

• च (ca) - and

• वर्णयन्ती (varṇayantī) - describing, narrating

• अकालकान्तारविशीर्णबन्धुः (akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhuḥ) - whose kinsmen were scattered/lost in the untimely wilderness

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, sufferings

• असङ्ख्यानि (asaṅkhyāni) - innumerable, countless

• सखीषु (sakhīṣu) - among friends

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - the old woman

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यासु (anyāsu) - among other

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Adjective to 'vṛddhāsu'.

वृद्धासु (vṛddhāsu) - among old women, among elderly

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old woman, elderly woman

Past Passive Participle (from vṛdh)

Feminine form of 'vṛddha' (grown, old).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the other old women in the company.

सबाष्पनेत्रासु (sabāṣpanetrāsu) - with tearful eyes

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sabāṣpanetrā

sabāṣpanetrā - having tearful eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + bāṣpa (tears) + netra (eyes).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāṣpa+netra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with'.
• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛddhāsu'.

आर्तार्तीयुक्तासु (ārtārtīyuktāsu) - filled with great distress, afflicted with pain and suffering

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of ārtārtīyuktā

ārtārtīyuktā - afflicted by suffering, filled with great distress

Compound: ārta (distressed) + ārti (suffering) + yukta (joined, endowed with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārta+ārti+yukta)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (from ṛ)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• ārti – pain, suffering, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (from yuj)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛddhāsu'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the adjectives 'sabāṣpanetrāsu' and 'ārtārtīyuktāsu'.

वर्णयन्ती (varṇayantī) - describing, narrating

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇayat

varṇayat - describing, narrating

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present participle from verb √varṇ (to describe, color).

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'vṛddhā'.

अकालकान्तारविशीर्णबन्धुः (akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhuḥ) - whose kinsmen were scattered/lost in the untimely wilderness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhu

akālakāntāraviśīrṇabandhu - one whose relatives are scattered in an untimely forest/wilderness

Bahuvrīhi compound: akāla (untimely) + kāntāra (wilderness) + viśīrṇa (scattered) + bandhu (kinsmen).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akāla+kāntāra+viśīrṇa+bandhu)

• akāla – untimely, out of season
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of 'kāla' (time).
• kāntāra – wilderness, forest, difficult path
  noun (neuter)
• viśīrṇa – scattered, fallen apart, wasted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-√śṛ (to break, scatter).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛddhā'.

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, sufferings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery

Note: Object of 'varṇayantī'.

असङ्ख्यानि (asaṅkhyāni) - innumerable, countless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of asaṅkhya

asaṅkhya - innumerable, countless

Compound: a (not) + saṅkhya (countable).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+saṅkhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṅkhya – countable, number
  noun (neuter)
  From sam-√khyā (to count).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkhāni'.

सखीषु (sakhīṣu) - among friends

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, companion

Note: Among her friends.

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - the old woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old woman, elderly woman

Past Passive Participle (from vṛdh)

Feminine form of 'vṛddha' (grown, old).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.