योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-38

तं त्यजन्त्यापदः सर्वाः सर्पा इव जरत्त्वचम् ।
परिस्फुरति यस्यान्तर्नित्यं सत्त्वचमत्कृतिः ॥ ३८ ॥

taṃ tyajantyāpadaḥ sarvāḥ sarpā iva jarattvacam ,
parisphurati yasyāntarnityaṃ sattvacamatkṛtiḥ 38

38. tam tyajanti āpadaḥ sarvāḥ sarpāḥ iva jarattvacam
parisphurati yasya antar nityam sattvacamatkṛtiḥ

38. sarvāḥ āpadaḥ tam tyajanti sarpāḥ iva jarattvacam (tyajanti)
yasya antar nityam sattvacamatkṛtiḥ parisphurati (tam)

38. All calamities abandon him, just as snakes shed their old skin. (This happens to) the one within whom the wonder of pure being (sattva) always shines forth.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to the noble-souled person mentioned in the previous verse) (him, that one)

• त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they forsake, they leave

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जरत्त्वचम् (jarattvacam) - old skin, worn-out skin

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - shines forth, manifests, pulsates, vibrates

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, in the middle

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• सत्त्वचमत्कृतिः (sattvacamatkṛtiḥ) - the wonder/splendor of pure being, the miracle of goodness

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the noble-souled person mentioned in the previous verse) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the noble-souled person mentioned in the previous verse.

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they forsake, they leave

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, danger

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies āpadaḥ.

सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जरत्त्वचम् (jarattvacam) - old skin, worn-out skin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jarattvaca

jarattvaca - old skin, worn-out hide

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jarat+tvac)

• jarat – old, decaying
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jṛ (to grow old).
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• tvac – skin, hide, bark
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of tyajanti in the simile.

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - shines forth, manifests, pulsates, vibrates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pari-sphur

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the person described.

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, in the middle

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वचमत्कृतिः (sattvacamatkṛtiḥ) - the wonder/splendor of pure being, the miracle of goodness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattvacamatkṛti

sattvacamatkṛti - wonder of pure being, splendor of sattva (goodness/purity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+camatkṛti)

• sattva – pure being, goodness, reality, essential nature
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sat (being) with suffix -tva.
  Root: as (class 2)
• camatkṛti – wonder, astonishment, charm, splendor, miracle
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root camatkṛ (to be astonished).
  Prefix: camat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of parisphurati.