योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-6

प्राक्तनीऽमुपभोगेहामिष्टानिष्टफलप्रदाम् ।
धाराधौतान्त्रया तद्वद्भृशं शुष्कास्थिमालया ॥ ६ ॥

prāktanī'mupabhogehāmiṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradām ,
dhārādhautāntrayā tadvadbhṛśaṃ śuṣkāsthimālayā 6

6. prāktanīm amum upabhogehām iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradām
dhārādhautāntrayā tadvat bhṛśam śuṣkāsthimālayā

6. amum upabhogehām iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradām prāktanīm
tadvat dhārādhautāntrayā bhṛśam śuṣkāsthimālayā

6. That (body), which previously held desires for enjoyment (upabhogehā) yielding both desired and undesired results, (now appears) similarly (to the state of decay), with its intestines washed by streams and exceedingly adorned with a garland of dry bones.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - previous, former

• अमुम् (amum) - that, yonder

• उपभोगेहाम् (upabhogehām) - desire for enjoyment

• इष्टानिष्टफलप्रदाम् (iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradām) - giving desired and undesired results

• धाराधौतान्त्रया (dhārādhautāntrayā) - with intestines washed by streams

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, intensely

• शुष्कास्थिमालया (śuṣkāsthimālayā) - with a garland of dry bones

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - previous, former

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - previous, former, ancient

अमुम् (amum) - that, yonder

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, that distant one

उपभोगेहाम् (upabhogehām) - desire for enjoyment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upabhogehā

upabhogehā - desire for enjoyment

Compound type : tatpurusha (upabhoga+īhā)

• upabhoga – enjoyment, experience
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• īhā – desire, wish, effort
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 1)

इष्टानिष्टफलप्रदाम् (iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradām) - giving desired and undesired results

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradā

iṣṭāniṣṭaphalapradā - giving desired and undesired results

Compound type : tatpurusha (iṣṭa+aniṣṭa+phala+pradā)

• iṣṭa – desired, wished, sacrificed
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yaj'
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• aniṣṭa – undesired, unpleasant, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  Negation of 'iṣṭa'
  Prefix: a
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• pradā – giving, granting
  adjective (feminine)
  From root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

धाराधौतान्त्रया (dhārādhautāntrayā) - with intestines washed by streams

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhārādhautāntrā

dhārādhautāntrā - having intestines washed by streams

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhārā+dhauta+antra)

• dhārā – stream, current, flow
  noun (feminine)
• dhauta – washed, purified
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhāv'
  Root: dhāv (class 1)
• antra – intestine, gut
  noun (neuter)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, intensely

(indeclinable)

शुष्कास्थिमालया (śuṣkāsthimālayā) - with a garland of dry bones

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śuṣkāsthimālā

śuṣkāsthimālā - garland of dry bones

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuṣka+asthi+mālā)

• śuṣka – dry, dried up
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śuṣ'
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)

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