योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-12

मूकप्रायो ह्यशक्तोऽसौ दीनः क्षणविनश्वरः ।
पद्मपत्राम्बुचपलो दैवादिविवशस्थितिः ॥ १२ ॥

mūkaprāyo hyaśakto'sau dīnaḥ kṣaṇavinaśvaraḥ ,
padmapatrāmbucapalo daivādivivaśasthitiḥ 12

12. mūkaprāyaḥ hi aśaktaḥ asau dīnaḥ kṣaṇavinaśvaraḥ
padmapatrāmbucapalaḥ daivādivivaśasthitiḥ

12. asau hi mūkaprāyaḥ aśaktaḥ dīnaḥ kṣaṇavinaśvaraḥ
padmapatrāmbucapalaḥ daivādivivaśasthitiḥ

12. Indeed, this [body] is almost mute, powerless, wretched, and perishable in a moment. It is as unsteady as a drop of water on a lotus leaf, and its condition is helpless, subject to fate and other such factors.

12. גוף זה הוא כמעט אילם, חסר אונים, עלוב, כלה כהרף עין, הפכפך כטיפת מים על עלה לוטוס, וקיומו נתון לחלוטין לחסדי הגורל.

Words meanings summery:

• मूकप्रायः (mūkaprāyaḥ) - almost dumb, mostly silent, nearly mute

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - powerless, weak, incapable

• असौ (asau) - refers to the physical body (this one, he (demonstrative pronoun))

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, wretched, helpless

• क्षणविनश्वरः (kṣaṇavinaśvaraḥ) - perishable in a moment, momentary perishable

• पद्मपत्राम्बुचपलः (padmapatrāmbucapalaḥ) - unsteady like water on a lotus leaf

• दैवादिविवशस्थितिः (daivādivivaśasthitiḥ) - whose state is helpless due to fate and other factors

Words meanings and morphology

मूकप्रायः (mūkaprāyaḥ) - almost dumb, mostly silent, nearly mute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūkaprāya

mūkaprāya - almost dumb, mostly silent, nearly mute

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūka+prāya)

• mūka – dumb, mute, silent
  adjective (masculine)
• prāya – abundance, mostly, almost (suffix)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - powerless, weak, incapable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśakta

aśakta - powerless, weak, incapable, unable

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śakta)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• śakta – able, capable, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

असौ (asau) - refers to the physical body (this one, he (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder (demonstrative pronoun)

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - miserable, wretched, helpless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, helpless, poor, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dai (to be weak, exhausted)

Root: dai (class 4)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

क्षणविनश्वरः (kṣaṇavinaśvaraḥ) - perishable in a moment, momentary perishable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇavinaśvara

kṣaṇavinaśvara - perishable in a moment, momentary perishable, transient

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣaṇa+vinaśvara)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, very short time
  noun (masculine)
• vinaśvara – perishable, destructible, transient
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from vi-naś with suffix -vara
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

पद्मपत्राम्बुचपलः (padmapatrāmbucapalaḥ) - unsteady like water on a lotus leaf

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmapatrāmbucapala

padmapatrāmbucapala - unsteady like water on a lotus leaf, fickle like a water drop on a lotus leaf

Compound type : tatpurusha (padmapatra+ambu+capala)

• padmapatra – lotus leaf
  noun (neuter)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• capala – unsteady, fickle, trembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

दैवादिविवशस्थितिः (daivādivivaśasthitiḥ) - whose state is helpless due to fate and other factors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daivādivivaśasthiti

daivādivivaśasthiti - whose state is helpless due to fate etc., having a condition dependent on divine will or fate

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daiva+ādi+vivaśa+sthiti)

• daiva – fate, destiny, divine will
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – and so on, beginning, etc.
  indeclinable
• vivaśa – helpless, uncontrolled, subject to another's will
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• sthiti – state, condition, position
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with asau (body)

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