योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-4

एतया तोषमायान्ति सारमेया न मानवाः ।
मृन्महीदारुतरवो देहा मांसमया अपि ॥ ४ ॥

etayā toṣamāyānti sārameyā na mānavāḥ ,
mṛnmahīdārutaravo dehā māṃsamayā api 4

4. etayā toṣam āyānti sārameyāḥ na mānavāḥ
mṛnmahīdārutaravaḥ dehāḥ māṃsamayāḥ api

4. sārameyāḥ etayā toṣam āyānti,
mānavāḥ na dehāḥ mṛnmahīdārutaravaḥ api māṃsamayāḥ

4. Only dogs, not human beings, find satisfaction in this (body). Bodies are like mere clay, earth, wood, or trees; they too are made of flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• एतया (etayā) - by this (woman's body, referring to pramādātanu from previous verse) (by this (feminine))

• तोषम् (toṣam) - satisfaction, contentment

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - find (satisfaction) (come, approach, attain, find)

• सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

• न (na) - not, no

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

• मृन्महीदारुतरवः (mṛnmahīdārutaravaḥ) - like clay, earth, wood, and trees

• देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

• मांसमयाः (māṁsamayāḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

एतया (etayā) - by this (woman's body, referring to pramādātanu from previous verse) (by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

तोषम् (toṣam) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of toṣa

toṣa - satisfaction, contentment

From √tuṣ (to be pleased)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of āyānti.

आयान्ति (āyānti) - find (satisfaction) (come, approach, attain, find)

(verb)

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

Present active

3rd person plural present active of ā-√yā (class 2)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārameya

sārameya - a dog

Descendant of Saramā (mythical dog)

Note: Subject of āyānti.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates mānavāḥ from finding satisfaction.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to man; a human being

From manu (man)

Note: Contrasted with sārameyāḥ.

मृन्महीदारुतरवः (mṛnmahīdārutaravaḥ) - like clay, earth, wood, and trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛnmahīdārutaru

mṛnmahīdārutaru - (made of/like) clay, earth, wood, and trees

Dvandva compound, where the final member (taru) takes the plural nominative form.

Compound type : dvandva (mṛd+mahī+dāru+taru)

• mṛd – earth, clay
  noun (feminine)
• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• dāru – wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ

Note: Functions as an adjective describing dehāḥ.

देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form

From √dih (to smear)

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Subject.

मांसमयाः (māṁsamayāḥ) - made of flesh, fleshy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsamaya

māṁsamaya - made of flesh, fleshy

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+maya)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix (masculine)
  primary suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for dehāḥ.

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)