योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-23

पुष्पेषु गन्धतां याति शनैः संचितकेसरम् ।
मृत्कोटररसोल्लासः स्थाणुतामेति भूतले ॥ २३ ॥

puṣpeṣu gandhatāṃ yāti śanaiḥ saṃcitakesaram ,
mṛtkoṭararasollāsaḥ sthāṇutāmeti bhūtale 23

23. puṣpeṣu gandhatām yāti śanaiḥ saṃcitakesaram
mṛtkoṭararasollāsaḥ sthāṇutām eti bhūtale

23. śanaiḥ saṃcitakesaram puṣpeṣu gandhatām yāti
mṛtkoṭararasollāsaḥ bhūtale sthāṇutām eti

23. Slowly, that which holds collected stamens transforms into fragrance within flowers. On the ground, the vital sap within an earthen hollow turns into a mere stump.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers, among flowers

• गन्धताम् (gandhatām) - the state of being fragrance, fragranceness

• याति (yāti) - becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• संचितकेसरम् (saṁcitakesaram) - referring to a flower bud or part that develops (having collected stamens/pollen, with accumulated stamens/pollen)

• मृत्कोटररसोल्लासः (mṛtkoṭararasollāsaḥ) - the vital sap within an earthen hollow or tree trunk (the exuberance/delight of the sap in an earthen hollow or tree hollow)

• स्थाणुताम् (sthāṇutām) - the state of being a mere stump (the state of being a stump/post, immobility)

• एति (eti) - becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पेषु (puṣpeṣu) - in flowers, among flowers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Root: puṣ (class 4)

गन्धताम् (gandhatām) - the state of being fragrance, fragranceness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandhatā

gandhatā - the state of being fragrance, fragranceness

derived from gandha (fragrance) + tā suffix (state of being)

Note: Used with yāti to mean 'becomes fragrance'.

याति (yāti) - becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of instrumental plural of śana

Note: Adverb modifying 'yāti'.

संचितकेसरम् (saṁcitakesaram) - referring to a flower bud or part that develops (having collected stamens/pollen, with accumulated stamens/pollen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃcitakesara

saṁcitakesara - having collected stamens/pollen

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃcita+kesara)

• saṃcita – collected, accumulated, gathered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from saṃ-ci (to collect, accumulate)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)
• kesara – stamen, filament, pollen, mane
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter singular subject (e.g., a bud).

मृत्कोटररसोल्लासः (mṛtkoṭararasollāsaḥ) - the vital sap within an earthen hollow or tree trunk (the exuberance/delight of the sap in an earthen hollow or tree hollow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtkoṭararasollāsa

mṛtkoṭararasollāsa - the exuberance/delight of the sap in an earthen hollow/tree hollow

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛt+koṭara+rasa+ullāsa)

• mṛd – earth, clay, soil
  noun (feminine)
  d becomes t in compound sandhi
  Root: mṛd
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole (especially of a tree)
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – sap, juice, essence, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)
• ullāsa – delight, joy, expansion, exuberance
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-las (to shine forth, be joyful)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'eti'.

स्थाणुताम् (sthāṇutām) - the state of being a mere stump (the state of being a stump/post, immobility)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthāṇutā

sthāṇutā - the state of being a stump/post, immobility, stability

derived from sthāṇu (stump, post, Shiva) + tā suffix (state of being)

Note: Used with eti to mean 'becomes a stump'.

एति (eti) - becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present active indicative

Root: i (class 2)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

tatpurusha compound bhū + tala

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat ground, plain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tal (class 10)