योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-16

यत्तत्करञ्जगहनं तत्कलत्ररसं विदुः ।
दुःखकण्टकसंबाधं मानुष्यं विविधैषणम् ॥ १६ ॥

yattatkarañjagahanaṃ tatkalatrarasaṃ viduḥ ,
duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṃbādhaṃ mānuṣyaṃ vividhaiṣaṇam 16

16. yat tat karañjagahanam tat kalatrarasam viduḥ
duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṃbādham mānuṣyam vividhaiṣaṇam

16. yat tat karañjagahanam tat kalatrarasam viduḥ
mānuṣyam duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṃbādham vividhaiṣaṇam

16. They understand that what appears as the dense `karañja` thicket, implying hardship, is actually the pleasure derived from a wife. Human existence (mānuṣya), filled with various desires, is obstructed by the thorns of suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तत् (tat) - that

• करञ्जगहनम् (karañjagahanam) - dense `karañja` thicket

• तत् (tat) - that

• कलत्ररसम् (kalatrarasam) - pleasure of a wife

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• दुःखकण्टकसंबाधम् (duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṁbādham) - obstructed by thorns of suffering

• मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human existence, humanity

• विविधैषणम् (vividhaiṣaṇam) - full of various desires

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whoever

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

करञ्जगहनम् (karañjagahanam) - dense `karañja` thicket

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karañjagahana

karañjagahana - dense `karañja` forest/thicket

Compound type : tatpurusha (karañja+gahana)

• karañja – `karañja` tree (Pongamia pinnata)
  noun (masculine)
• gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable; thicket, forest
  adjective (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कलत्ररसम् (kalatrarasam) - pleasure of a wife

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kalatrarasa

kalatrarasa - the essence or pleasure of a wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalatra+rasa)

• kalatra – wife
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, pleasure, sentiment
  noun (masculine)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

दुःखकण्टकसंबाधम् (duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṁbādham) - obstructed by thorns of suffering

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṃbādha

duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṁbādha - impeded by the thorns of sorrow/suffering

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+kaṇṭaka+saṃbādha)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle; an obstacle
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbādha – obstruction, impediment, oppression, crowding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'badh' (to bind, oppress) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mānuṣyam'

मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human existence, humanity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya

mānuṣya - humanity, human existence, human nature

Derived from 'manuṣya' (human)

विविधैषणम् (vividhaiṣaṇam) - full of various desires

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividhaiṣaṇa

vividhaiṣaṇa - having various desires or pursuits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vividha+eṣaṇa)

• vividha – various, manifold, diverse
  adjective (neuter)
• eṣaṇa – desire, seeking, longing
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'iṣ' (to seek, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mānuṣyam'