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.

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)