योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-5

न बभूवात्मजस्तस्य मरुभूमौ तृणं यथा ।
न व्यराजत सा भार्या तस्य निष्फलपुष्पिता ॥ ५ ॥

na babhūvātmajastasya marubhūmau tṛṇaṃ yathā ,
na vyarājata sā bhāryā tasya niṣphalapuṣpitā 5

5. na babhūva ātmajaḥ tasya marubhūmau tṛṇaṃ yathā
na vyarājata sā bhāryā tasya niṣphalapuṣpitā

5. tasya ātmajaḥ na babhūva yathā marubhūmau tṛṇaṃ
tasya sā niṣphalapuṣpitā bhāryā na vyarājata

5. No son (ātmaja) was born to him, just as grass does not grow in a desert. His wife did not shine, for though she had blossomed, she remained fruitless.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• बभूव (babhūva) - was born (was, became, occurred, was born)

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son (son, offspring, born of self)

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, his

• मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in the desert, in the desert land

• तृणं (tṛṇaṁ) - grass, a blade of grass

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• न (na) - not, no

• व्यराजत (vyarājata) - did not shine, was not resplendent

• सा (sā) - that, she

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• निष्फलपुष्पिता (niṣphalapuṣpitā) - having flowered fruitlessly, having bloomed without fruit

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - was born (was, became, occurred, was born)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son (son, offspring, born of self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring, born of self/soul

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (suffix) (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - to him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) - in the desert, in the desert land

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of marubhūmi

marubhūmi - desert land, barren land

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maru+bhūmi)

• maru – desert, waste
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)

तृणं (tṛṇaṁ) - grass, a blade of grass

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, herb, straw

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

व्यराजत (vyarājata) - did not shine, was not resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vyarāj

Derived from root 'rāj' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'bhāryā'.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

gerundive/future passive participle

Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support), literally 'one to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

निष्फलपुष्पिता (niṣphalapuṣpitā) - having flowered fruitlessly, having bloomed without fruit

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣphalapuṣpita

niṣphalapuṣpita - having flowered without fruit, fruitless bloom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (niṣphala+puṣpita)

• niṣphala – fruitless, without fruit
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound 'nis' (without) + 'phala' (fruit)
  Prefix: nis
• puṣpita – flowered, bloomed
  verbal derivative (past passive participle) (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'puṣp' (to blossom)
  Root: puṣp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryā'.