योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-13

धूमेषु परितिष्ठामि मार्गे विलुलितास्मि च ।
तृणेषु प्रेषितास्म्यन्तर्हा मे दुःखपरम्परा ॥ १३ ॥

dhūmeṣu paritiṣṭhāmi mārge vilulitāsmi ca ,
tṛṇeṣu preṣitāsmyantarhā me duḥkhaparamparā 13

13. dhūmeṣu paritiṣṭhāmi mārge vilulitā asmi ca
tṛṇeṣu preṣitā asmi antar hā me duḥkhaparamparā

13. aham dhūmeṣu paritiṣṭhāmi ca mārge vilulitā asmi
tṛṇeṣu preṣitā asmi antar me duḥkhaparamparā hā

13. I wander amidst smoke, and I am tossed about on the path. I am driven among the blades of grass. Alas, within me lies a continuous succession of suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• धूमेषु (dhūmeṣu) - amidst smoke (metaphorical for confusion or obscurity) (in smokes, among mists, in fumes)

• परितिष्ठामि (paritiṣṭhāmi) - I roam, I wander aimlessly (I stand around, I dwell, I remain, I wander)

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, in the way (implying aimlessness or a difficult path) (on the path, in the way, on the road)

• विलुलिता (vilulitā) - tossed about, scattered (like dust or leaves, indicating lack of control) (tossed about, scattered, disheveled, confused)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तृणेषु (tṛṇeṣu) - among the blades of grass (referring to being insignificant, trampled upon) (in grasses, among blades of grass)

• प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - driven, cast (implies being directed by external, uncontrollable forces) (sent, dispatched, driven, urged)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside (referring to the inner state or being) (within, inside, inwardly, between, among)

• हा (hā) - alas!, an expression of lament or sorrow (alas!, ah!, oh!)

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, for me, my)

• दुःखपरम्परा (duḥkhaparamparā) - an endless series of sorrows (series of sorrows, continuous suffering, succession of miseries)

Words meanings and morphology

धूमेषु (dhūmeṣu) - amidst smoke (metaphorical for confusion or obscurity) (in smokes, among mists, in fumes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor, mist, fume, cloud

From √dhū (to shake, move, agitate) or √dhu (to move).

Root: dhū (class 5)

परितिष्ठामि (paritiṣṭhāmi) - I roam, I wander aimlessly (I stand around, I dwell, I remain, I wander)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pariṣṭhā

Present Active

Present stem of pari-√sthā (to stand, remain). The root √sthā takes the present stem tiṣṭha-.

Prefix: pari

Root: sthā (class 1)

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, in the way (implying aimlessness or a difficult path) (on the path, in the way, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, street, course, passage

From root √mṛj (to cleanse, polish, pass over) or related to √mṛg (to hunt, seek).

Root: mṛj (class 2)

विलुलिता (vilulitā) - tossed about, scattered (like dust or leaves, indicating lack of control) (tossed about, scattered, disheveled, confused)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilulita

vilulita - tossed about, agitated, scattered, disheveled, disordered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi-√lul (to toss, roll, agitate) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular of root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तृणेषु (tṛṇeṣu) - among the blades of grass (referring to being insignificant, trampled upon) (in grasses, among blades of grass)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw, any insignificant object

From root √tṛ (to cross, pass over, overcome) implying something trodden upon.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - driven, cast (implies being directed by external, uncontrollable forces) (sent, dispatched, driven, urged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, driven, urged, thrown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√iṣ (to send, throw, urge, command) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular of root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside (referring to the inner state or being) (within, inside, inwardly, between, among)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya.

हा (hā) - alas!, an expression of lament or sorrow (alas!, ah!, oh!)

(indeclinable)

Interjection.

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun.

दुःखपरम्परा (duḥkhaparamparā) - an endless series of sorrows (series of sorrows, continuous suffering, succession of miseries)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhaparamparā

duḥkhaparamparā - series of sorrows, continuous suffering, succession of miseries

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+paramparā)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, unhappiness, misery
  noun (neuter)
  From duḥ- (bad, difficult) + kha (axle-hole, empty space; or related to √khan - to dig).
• paramparā – succession, series, uninterrupted order, tradition, lineage
  noun (feminine)
  From para (other, subsequent) + paramparā (series).

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied 'asti' (is).