योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-19, verse-16

आसन्नमरणस्याथ भार्या म्लानिमुपाययौ ।
तस्य शाम्यति पुष्पर्तौ लतेव ग्रीष्मभीतितः ॥ १६ ॥

āsannamaraṇasyātha bhāryā mlānimupāyayau ,
tasya śāmyati puṣpartau lateva grīṣmabhītitaḥ 16

16. āsannamaraṇasya atha bhāryā mlānim upāyayau
tasya śāmyati puṣpartau latā iva grīṣmabhītitaḥ

16. atha āsannamaraṇasya bhāryā mlānim upāyayau
tasya puṣpartau śāmyati latā iva grīṣmabhītitaḥ

16. Then, the wife of the man whose death was imminent also withered away. She was like a creeper that wilts from fear of summer when its flowering season subsides, just as his (the brahmin's) own 'flowering season' (vitality) was fading.

Words meanings summery:

• आसन्नमरणस्य (āsannamaraṇasya) - of the man whose death was near, of the dying man

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• म्लानिम् (mlānim) - fading, weakness, languor, withered state

• उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, came to, attained

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - when it subsides/ends, subsiding

• पुष्पर्तौ (puṣpartau) - in the flowering season, when the flowering season (subsides)

• लता (latā) - creeper, vine

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• ग्रीष्मभीतितः (grīṣmabhītitaḥ) - from fear of summer

Words meanings and morphology

आसन्नमरणस्य (āsannamaraṇasya) - of the man whose death was near, of the dying man

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āsannamaraṇa

āsannamaraṇa - whose death is near, dying, imminent death

compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āsanna+maraṇa)

• āsanna – near, imminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sad (to sit, approach) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad
• maraṇa – death
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife (lit. one who is to be supported/nourished)

Gerundive

derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

म्लानिम् (mlānim) - fading, weakness, languor, withered state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mlāni

mlāni - fading, wilting, languor, weakness

Root: mlai (class 1)

उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, came to, attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of upa-yā

Perfect Mood, Active Voice

3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the Brahmin.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - when it subsides/ends, subsiding

(nominal form)

Locative, masculine, singular of śam

śam - to be quiet, to cease, to subside

Present Participle (Locative Absolute)

3rd person singular, used in locative absolute construction

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with puṣpartau.

पुष्पर्तौ (puṣpartau) - in the flowering season, when the flowering season (subsides)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṣpartu

puṣpartu - flowering season, spring

compound noun

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (puṣpa+ṛtu)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• ṛtu – season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

लता (latā) - creeper, vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

ग्रीष्मभीतितः (grīṣmabhītitaḥ) - from fear of summer

(indeclinable)

compound noun with ablative suffix -taḥ

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (grīṣma+bhīti)

• grīṣma – summer
  noun (masculine)
• bhīti – fear
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The suffix '-taḥ' imparts an ablative sense ('from' or 'due to').